AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Morris-owned Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Conn., purchased New York-based Lyons Press Inc. in an agreement that closed Jan. 17.

The Lyons publishing house, which originated in 1984 as Nick Lyons Books, specializes in outdoor sports.

"The Lyons Press brings an exciting and complementary list of titles to Globe," said Linda Kennedy, president and publisher of Globe Pequot. "They will greatly expand our coverage of the outdoor market and cement our position as a top producer in this category."

The Globe Pequot Press is a publisher and distributor of travel and outdoor recreation books that provide comprehensive, travel-related information for locations throughout the world. The publishing house is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morris Communications Corp. For additional information, see www.globe-pequot.com.

Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services. For more information see the company's Web site at www.morris.com.