List of newspapers in South Carolina explained

This is a list of newspapers in South Carolina, United States.

Current news publications

The following is a list of current (print and web-based) news publications published in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Title	Locale	Year est.	Frequency	Publisher/parent company	Notes
Advertizer-Herald	Bamberg, S.C.	1972	Weekly		Result of merger between The Advertizer and the Bamberg Herald. Stopped publishing in 2020.^[1]
Aiken Leader	Wagener, S.C.		Weekly
Aiken Standard	Aiken, S.C.				Major paper
Anderson Observer	Anderson, S.C.		Daily
Beaufort Gazette	Beaufort, S.C.			McClatchy Company^[2]	Major paper
Berkeley Independent	Moncks Corner, S.C.		Weekly
The Berkeley Observer	Goose Creek, S.C.^[3]		Daily
Chapin Times	Chapin, S.C.		Weekly
The Charleston Chronicle	Charleston, S.C.	1971	Weekly	Tolbert Smalls	Major African-American newspaper
Charleston City Paper	Charleston, S.C.		Weekly		Major paper
Cheraw Chronicle	Cheraw, S.C.		Weekly
Chronicle-Independent	Camden, South Carolina		Weekly
Clinton Chronicle	Clinton, S.C.		Weekly
Coastal Observer	Pawleys Island, S.C.		Weekly
Colletonian	Walterboro,, S.C.		Weekly		Ceased publication.
Columbia City Paper	Columbia, S.C.				Major paper
Daily King News	Hilton Head Island, S.C.				Major paper
Dillon Herald	Dillon, S.C.		Weekly
Dorchester Eagle-Record	St. George, S.C.		Weekly
Edgefield Advertiser	Edgefield, S.C.		Weekly
El Palmetto	Columbia, S.C.		Daily
Free Times	Columbia, S.C.		Weekly		Serving Columbia, and Richland and Lexington counties.^[4]
Georgetown Times	Georgetown, S.C.		Daily
Greenville Journal	Greenville, S.C.		Weekly
Greenville News	Greenville, S.C.			Gannett Company	Major paper
Hampton County Guardian	Hampton, S.C.		Weekly
Rock Hill Herald	Rock Hill, S.C.			McClatchy Company	Major paper
Herald-Journal	Spartanburg, S.C.			GateHouse Media	Major paper
Holly Hill Observer	Holly Hill, S.C.		Weekly		Closed in 2020.
Horry Independent	Conway, S.C.		Weekly
Independent-Mail	Anderson, S.C.			Gannett Company	Major paper
Index-Journal	Greenwood, S.C.				Major paper
Island Packet	Hilton Head Island, S.C.			McClatchy Company	Major paper
The Item	Sumter, S.C.				Major paper
Jasper County Sun	Ridgeland, S.C.		Weekly
Lake City News & Post	Lake City, S.C.		Weekly
Lancaster News	Lancaster, S.C.		Three times weekly
Laurens County Advertiser	Laurens, S.C.		Weekly
Lee County Observer	Bishopville, S.C.		Weekly
Marion Star& Mullins Enterprise	Marion, S.C.		Weekly
Marlboro Herald Advocate	Bennettsville, S.C.		Weekly
McCormick Messenger	McCormick, S.C.		Weekly
Morning News	Florence, S.C.		Daily	Lee Enterprises - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	Major paper
Myrtle Beach Herald	Myrtle Beach, S.C.		Weekly
Newberry Observer	Newberry, S.C.		Weekly
News	Kingstree, S.C.		Weekly
News and Press	Darlington, S.C.		Weekly
News & Reporter	Chester, S.C.		Twice weekly
North Myrtle Beach Times	North Myrtle Beach, S.C.		Weekly
People-Sentinel	Barnwell, S.C.		Weekly
The Post and Courier	Charleston, S.C.	1803^[5]			Major paper. Charleston Courier began in 1803; became Post and Courier in 1991
Press and Bannerand Abbeville Medium	Abbeville, S.C.	1844^[6]	Weekly	Banner Corporation	Original Website (Archived ver.)
Press and Standard	Walterboro, S.C.		Weekly		Colleton County
Progressive Journal	Pageland, S.C.		Weekly
Santee Striper	Santee, S.C.		Weekly		Closed in 2020.
The State	Columbia, S.C.	1891	Daily	McClatchy Company	Major paper. Service area includes Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the Midlands.
Summerville Journal-Scene	Summerville, S.C.		Twice weekly		Dorchester County
Sun News	Myrtle Beach, S.C.		Daily	McClatchy Company	Major paper
The Journal	Seneca, S.C.	1903	Daily (5 times per week, Tues-Sat)	Edwards Group (locally owned)	Major paper
Times and Democrat	Orangeburg, S.C.		Daily online, print on Tue. Thur. and Sat.	Lee Enterprises	Major paper
True Nation News Magazine	Bluffton, S.C.				Major paper
True Nation News Magazine	Columbia, S.C.		Daily
The Twin-City News	Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.	1925	Weekly	Bruner Press	Weekly newspaper covering western Midlands, including Lexington and Saluda counties
Union County News	Union, S.C.		Weekly
Union Daily Times	Union, S.C.				Major paper
Upstate Business Journal (UBJ)	Greenville, S.C.		Biweekly
Weekly Observer	Hemingway, S.C.		Weekly		Ceased publication.
West Of	Charleston (West Ashley), S.C.		Weekly

Defunct

Title	Locale	Year est.	Frequency	Year ceased	Notes
Abbeville Medium	Abbeville	1871		1923	^[7]
Abbeville Press	Abbeville	1860		1869	^[8]
Advertizer	Bamberg	1967		1972	Merged with the Bamberg Herald.
American General Gazette
Anderson Gazette	Anderson	1843		1854	^[9]
Bamberg Herald	Bamberg	1891		1972	Merged with The Advertizer.
Charleston Mercury	Charleston	1819		1868
Citizen-News	Edgefield			2012
Columbia Record	Columbia	1897		1988	^[10]
Community Times-Dispatch	Walterboro
Deutsche Zeitung	Charleston	1853		1917
Evening Medium	Abbeville	1923		1925	^[11]
The Evening Post
Gazette and Advocate	Anderson	1855		185?
The Greenville Piedmont	Greenville
Greer Citizen	Greer	1918	Weekly	2024	^[12]
Herald and News	Newberry	1903		1937	^[13]
Highland Sentinel	Calhoun	1840		1843	^[14]
Lake Wylie Pilot	Lake Wylie			2016 (Dec)	Merged with the
North Trade Journal	North
Press and Banner	Abbeville	1924		1925	^[15]
The South-Carolina
Southern Rights Advocate	Anderson	1852		185?	^[16]
The Hampton County Herald	Hampton	1916			Founded by Randolph Murdaugh Sr.^[17]

18th century

Charleston

Newspapers published in Charleston, South Carolina:

• The Charleston Evening Gazette. D., T.W., July 11, 1785- Oct. 18, 1786.^[18]
• The Charleston Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 18, 1786-Nov. 5, 1787.
• Charlestown Gazette. W., Aug. (?), 1778-Jan. 18, 1780.
• The Chronicle of Liberty, or, the Republican Intelligencer. W., Mar. 25, 1783.
• The City Gazette & Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 2, 1792- Dec. 31, 1800+
• The City Gazette, and the Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 6- Dec. 17, 1787.
• The City Gazette or, the Daily Advertiser. D., Dec. 18, 1787-Jan. 1, 1792.

• The Columbian Herald & Daily Advertiser. T.W., Sept. 1792- 1793(?).
• Columbian Herald, and the General Advertiser. T.W., 1792(?)-July 25 (?), 1793.
• The Columbian Herald, or, the Independent Courier of North-America. S.W., T.W., Nov. 24, 1785-Sometime After June 28, 1791.
• Columbian Herald, or, the New Daily Advertiser. D., Oct. 3, 1795-Dec. 17, 1796.
• The Columbian Herald, or, the Patriotic Courier of North- America. S.W., Nov. 23, 1784-Nov. 21, 1785.
• Columbian Herald, or, the Southern Star. T.W., July 27, 1793-September (?), 1795.
• The Daily Evening Gazette and Charleston Tea-Table Companion. D., Jan. 3, 1795-Feb. 18, 1795.
• Evening Vesper Courier. S.W., July 31-Nov. 16, 1798.
• Federal Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 2(?)-Dec. 25, 1800.
• The Gazette of the State of South-Carolina. W., S.W., Apr. 9, 1777-Mar. 24, 1785.
• The Royal Gazette. S.W. Mar. 3, 1781-Sept. 28, 1782.
• The Royal South-Carolina Gazette. T.W., S.W., June 1(?), 1780-Sept. 12, 1782.
• The South-Carolina and American General Gazette. W., S.W., Apr. 4, 1764-Feb. 28, 1781.
• The South-Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 8, 1732-Dec. 18, 1775.^[19]
• South-Carolina Gazette; and Country Journal. W., Dec. 31, 1765-Aug. 1, 1775.

• South-Carolina Gazette, and General Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Mar. 15, 1783-Oct. 23, 1784.
• The South-Carolina Gazette, and Public Advertiser. S.W., Mar. 3, 1784-July 9, 1785.
• The South-Carolina Gazette, and the General Advertiser. S.W., Jan. 7-14, 1786.
• The South-Carolina Gazette and the Public Advertiser. T.W., S.W., July 12, 1785-Jan. 4, 1786.
• South Carolina State Gazette and Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 30, 1784-July 26, 1785.
• South Carolina State Gazette, and General Advertiser. T.W., Oct. 26-Nov. 27, 1784.
• South-Carolina State-Gazette & Timothy & Mason's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1794-Dec. 31, 1797.
• South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timmothy's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1798-Dec., 31, 1800+
• The South-Carolina Gazetteer; and Country Journal. . W., Dec. 17-24, 1765.
• The South-Carolina Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 19-Apr. 23, 1783.
• The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Nov. 22 (?), 1758- Mar. 28, 1764.
• South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Feb. 15, 1783-Feb. 27, 1784.
• The State Gazette of South-Carolina. S.W., T.W., Mar. 28, 1785-Dec. 31, 1793.
• The Telegraphe, and Charleston Daily Advertiser. D., Mar. 16-20, 1795.

Columbia

Newspapers published in Columbia, South Carolina:

• The Columbia Gazette. W., Jan. 28, 1794-Dec. 9, 1794.
• South Carolina Gazette. W., Mar. (?), 1792-Sept. 3, 1793.

Georgetown

Newspapers published in Georgetown, South Carolina:

• The South-Carolina Independent Gazette; and Georgetown Chronicle. W., Apr. 2, 1791-1796(?).

See also

• South Carolina media
  • List of newspapers in South Carolina in the 18th century
  • List of radio stations in South Carolina
  • List of television stations in South Carolina
  • Media of locales in South Carolina: Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
• Journalism:
  • • • University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications, in Columbia http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/index.php
• South Carolina literature

Bibliography

• Book: Newspaper Press of Charleston, S.C.: a Chronological and Biographical History . William L. King . 1872 .
• Book: S. N. D. North . S. N. D. North . United States Department of the Interior . United States Department of the Interior . History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States . 1850475 . Washington, D.C. . Government Printing Office . 1884. Catalogue of Periodical Publications: South Carolina . https://archive.org/stream/cu31924083814453#page/n393/mode/2up. . (+ List of titles 50+ years old)
  • Book: American Newspaper Directory . 1900 . . New York. South Carolina . 964+. 2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=%3Bseq=972 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=%3Bseq=972 . HathiTrust.
• Book: American Newspaper Annual & Directory . Philadelphia . . 1922. South Carolina . 907+. 2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=%3Bseq=1171 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=%3Bseq=1171.
• Book: Southern Country Editor . Thomas D. Clark . Thomas D. Clark . Bobbs-Merrill . 525858 . 1948 . (Includes information about weekly rural newspapers in South Carolina)
• Book: John Hammond Moore. South Carolina Newspapers . University of South Carolina Press. 978-0-87249-567-8 . 1988.
• Patricia G. McNeely. Palmetto Press: The History of South Carolina’s Newspapers and the Press Association. South Carolina Press Association, 1998.
• Rhetoric of Fear: South Carolina Newspapers and the State and National Politics of 1830 . Erika J. Pribanic-Smith . . 0094-7679 . . 38 . 2012 .

External links

• Encyclopedia: Newspapers . Patricia G. McNeely . South Carolina Encyclopedia . University of South Carolina .
• Web site: News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: South Carolina . . . (Directory ceased in 2017)
• Web site: Library Guides . University of South Carolina . Historical South Carolina Newspapers .
• Web site: Washington DC . . Library of Congress . US Newspaper Directory: South Carolina.
• Web site: Library Guides . . Ohio . Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet . Historical U.S. Newspapers Online . South Carolina Newspapers .
• Web site: Historical African American Newspapers Available Online . Southeast . Marist College Library . Poughkeepsie, NY . Subject Guides . (Includes South Carolina newspapers)
• Web site: International Coalition on Newspapers . International Coalition on Newspapers . Chicago . Center for Research Libraries . Newspaper Digitization Projects: United States: South Carolina .
• Web site: NewspaperCat

  Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers

  . University of Florida . Gainesville . South Carolina .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970215091811/http://www.n-net.com/sc.htm . dead . February 15, 1997 . South Carolina . N-Net: the Newspaper Network on the World Wide Web .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19991116101859/http://ajr.newslink.org/scnews.html . dead . November 16, 1999 . AJR News Link . . South Carolina Newspapers .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20011119022008/http://www.newsdirectory.com/news/press/na/us/sc/ . dead . November 19, 2001 . United States: South Carolina . NewsDirectory.com . . Toronto .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Advertizer-Herald newspaper in Bamberg South Carolina - MondoTimes.com. www.mondotimes.com. 2020-01-22.
2. Web site: Our Markets . McClatchy Company . Sacramento, California . March 26, 2017 .
3. http://www.berkeleyobserver.com The Berkeley Observer
4. Web site: About Us. free-times.com. Evening Post Industries. 10 June 2017.
5. Book: The South in the Building of the Nation . Southern Historical Publication Society . Richmond, VA . 1909 . Southern Press . 402–436 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/yale.39002004114386?urlappend=%3Bseq=522 . Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers . 7 . 2027/yale.39002004114386?urlappend=%3Bseq=522 .
6. Web site: The Press and Banner. thepressandbanner.business.site. en. 2020-01-22.
7. News: About The Abbeville medium. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1871–1923 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
8. News: About Abbeville press. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860–1869 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
9. News: About The Anderson gazette. (Anderson C.H., S.C.) 1843–1854 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
10. News: About The Columbia record. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1913–1988 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov).
11. News: About The evening medium. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1923–1925 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
12. Web site: Rainey . Zach . 2024-07-06 . Upstate newspaper announces closure . 2024-07-08 . WYFF . en.
13. News: About The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903–1937 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
14. News: About Highland sentinel. (Calhoun Anderson Dist. [i.e. Calhoun], S.C.) 1840–1843 ]. 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
15. News: About The press and banner. volume (None) 1924–1925 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
16. News: About Southern rights advocate. (Anderson, S.C.) 1852-185? . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
17. News: Hampton Herald is Established . March 11, 2023 . The State . March 3, 1916 . limited . . March 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311104921/https://www.newspapers.com/image/747359889/?terms=Randolph%20Murdaugh&match=1 . live .
18. Web site: 2010-10-23 . Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress: South Carolina . Library of Congress .
19. Book: Thomas, Isaiah . 1874 . History of printing in America, 2nd ed. . American Antiquarian Society . 2010-10-23 .