UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

~~PURSUANT~~ TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~ 21May 24, 2012

MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Georgia

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


333-112246		26-2569462
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

725 Broad Street; Augusta, Georgia		30901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(706) 724-0851

(Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 81.01 ~~Other~~Entry ~~Events~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AsAgreement ~~required~~for bySale ~~the “Indenture”~~of ~~to the Floating Rate Secured Notes Due 2014 dated March 1, 2010 (the “New Notes”),~~ Morris Publishing Group, LLC’s ~~(“Morris~~Athens ~~Publishing”) is required to use its monthly positive operating cash flow, net of permitted cash flow adjustments,~~ (~~“Excess Free Cash Flow”~~Ga.) toBanner-Herald ~~repay~~News any amounts outstanding on its working capital facility, and then to redeem (on a pro rata basis) stated principal amounts outstanding on the New Notes; provided, however, that no payment or redemptions are required if Excess Free Cash Flow is less than $250,000 during the monthly periodBuilding.

~~Applying~~On ~~this requirement~~May 24, ~~with~~2012, ~~respect to~~ Morris Publishing’s ~~monthly period ending April 30~~Group, ~~2012,~~LLC ( “Morris Publishing”) ~~redeemed~~entered ~~$2,491,322~~into ina ~~aggregate~~Second ~~stated~~Amendment ~~principal~~(the ~~amount~~“Second ofAmendment”) ~~the~~to ~~New~~an ~~Notes~~Agreement onof ~~May~~Purchase and Sale dated March 2319, 2012, (the ~~referenced~~“Original ~~period’s~~Agreement”) ~~Excess Cash~~with ~~Flow~~Hagen ~~Payment~~Creek ~~Date~~Properties, ~~(as~~Inc., ~~defined~~a inGeorgia ~~the~~corporation ~~Indenture~~(“Buyer”)., Onfor ~~May 21,~~the ~~2012,~~sale of Morris Publishing’s ~~delivered~~newspaper abuilding ~~certificate~~and toreal ~~the~~estate ~~Trustee~~located ~~under~~at ~~the~~One ~~Indenture~~Press ~~stating~~Place, ~~that $2~~Athens,~~491,322~~ Georgia of (the ~~aggregate~~“Real ~~stated~~Property”). ~~principal~~The ~~amounts~~building ~~outstanding~~contains onapproximately ~~the~~102,000 ~~New~~square ~~Notes will~~feet beof ~~redeemed~~space onand ~~the~~is ~~May 23,~~situated ~~2012~~on ~~Excess~~approximately ~~Cash~~3.1 ~~Flow Payment Date~~acres.

~~On May 3, 2012, through its broker,~~ Morris Publishing ~~acquired $800,000~~will ~~face~~continue ~~amount~~to ofpublish ~~the New Notes with a settlement date of May 8, 2012. On May 14, 2012, through~~ its ~~broker~~newspaper, ~~Morris Publishing acquired $2,200,000 face amount of~~ the ~~Notes~~Athens ~~with a settlement date of May 17~~Banner-Herald, ~~2012.~~following ~~Pursuant to Morris Publishing’s request pursuant to Section 2.11 of~~ the ~~Indenture relating to the New Notes, these New Notes in the aggregate stated principal amount of $3,000,000 were cancelled~~sale.

~~After~~Under ~~giving~~the ~~effect~~Second toAmendment, ~~both~~the ~~(i)~~ purchase price that the ~~cancellation~~Buyer ofwill pay Morris Publishing was reduced from $313,~~000~~230,000 ~~face~~under ~~amount~~the ofOriginal ~~New~~Agreement ~~Notes~~to ~~acquired~~$10,500,000 payable in ~~May 2012~~cash, ~~and~~at closing (~~ii)~~ the “Purchase ~~redemption~~Price”). ofThe ~~the New~~Buyer ~~Notes~~is required to close on the ~~May 23,~~Real ~~2012~~Property ~~Excess~~no ~~Cash~~later ~~Flow~~than ~~Payment~~fifteen ~~Date,~~(15) business ~~the~~days ~~aggregate~~following ~~principal~~the ~~amount~~execution of the ~~New~~Second ~~Notes outstanding is $57,231,110~~Amendment.

Morris Publishing will lease back approximately 10,000 square feet of the Real Property for a period of 5 years. Under the Second Amendment, the initial rental rate was reduced from $15.25 per square foot under the Original Agreement to $10.14 per square foot per year on a triple net basis, plus an allocation for common area maintenance.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 24, 2012	MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC
Date: May 31, 2012			MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC
	~~By:~~	~~/s/ Steve K. Stone~~	By:	/s/ Steve K. Stone
		~~Steve K. Stone Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer~~		Steve K. Stone Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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