William S. “Will” Morris IV joined the company as general manager of The St. Augustine (Fla.) Record, going on to become general manager of Athens Magazine and publisher of the Athens Daily News and Athens Banner-Herald in Athens, Ga. In 1995, he returned to corporate headquarters as assistant to the president. He became president of Morris Communications Co. in December 1996 and was the third generation of the Morris family to hold this position. In 2013, Will lead the family in a new direction by creating and becoming CEO of Morris Venture Capital, a direct investment vehicle designed to explore new areas for locating and assisting businesses with potential for growth and expansion.