List of newspapers in Mississippi explained

This is a list of newspapers in Mississippi.

Daily and nondaily newspapers (currently published)

Title	Locale	Year est.	Frequency	Publisher/parent company	Notes
Biloxi-D'Iberville Press	Biloxi/D'Iberville	200?	Weekly^[1]	Bay Newspapers, Inc
Brookhaven Daily Leader	Brookhaven	1968	Daily	Southwest Pub.
Canton News	Canton		Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Clarion-Ledger	Jackson/statewide	1941	Daily	Gannett Company
Clarksdale Press Register	Clarksdale	1949	Daily	Delta Press Pub. Co.
Columbian-Progress	Columbia	1935	Bi-weekly	Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Columbus Commercial	Columbus	1893-1922	Daily	J.T. Senter	^[2]
Crystal Springs Meteor	Crystal Springs	1886-1889	Weekly	Hurt & Branch
Daily Corinthian	Corinth		Daily
Daily Leader	Brookhaven		Daily
Daily Star	Grenada		Daily
Daily Times Leader	West Point		Daily		'
Darkhorse Press	Mississippi		Daily
Deer Creek Pilot	Rolling Fork		Weekly
Delta Democrat-Times	Greenville		Daily
Enterprise-Journal	McComb		Daily
Enterprise-Tocsin	Indianola, Mississippi		Weekly
Florence News^[3]	Florence	2018	Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Greenwood Commonwealth	Greenwood		Daily
Hattiesburg American	Hattiesburg		Daily	Gannett Company
Jackson Advocate	Jackson		Weekly
Jackson Free Press	Jackson				Changed to magazine 2018
Laurel Leader-Call	Laurel		Daily
Lawrence County Press	Monticello		Weekly
Long Beach Breeze	Long Beach		Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Madison County Journal	Ridgeland		Weekly
Meridian Star	Meridian		Daily	Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Mississippi Business Journal	Jackson/statewide		Daily
Mississippi Press	Pascagoula		Daily
Natchez Democrat^[4]	Natchez		Daily
Neshoba Democrat	Philadelphia		Daily
New Albany Gazette	New Albany		Semi-weekly
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal	Tupelo		Daily
The Northside Sun	Jackson		Weekly
Ocean Springs Record	Ocean Springs		Weekly
Oxford Eagle	Oxford		Daily
Pass Christian Gazebo Gazette	Pass Christian		Weekly
Pearl News	Pearl	2018	Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Pelahatchie News	Pelahatchie		Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Penny Pincher	Gulfport		Weekly
Picayune Item	Picayune	1904	Weekly	Boone Newspapers	Editorial services shared with Bogalusa (LA) Times
Richland News http://richlandnewsms.com/	Richland	2018	Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Sea Coast Echo	Bay St. Louis		Semi-weekly
Southwest Rankin News	Pearl, Richland, & Florence, MS		Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Starkville Daily News	Starkville		Daily
Stone County Enterprise	Wiggins		Weekly
Sun Herald	Biloxi-Gulfport		Daily^[5]	McClatchy Company^[6]
The Clinton Courier	Clinton		Bi-Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Vicksburg Post	Vicksburg		Daily
Wesson News	Wesson	2013	Monthly	Clay Mansell	Hyper-local, "good news" newspaper
Woodville Republican	Woodville	1823	Weekly	Andy Lewis	The oldest newspaper in Mississippi

University newspapers

• The Black Sheep - student newspaper of the University of Mississippi
• The Daily Mississippian – student newspaper of the University of Mississippi
• The Reflector – student newspaper of Mississippi State University
• The Mississippi Collegian - student newspaper of Mississippi College
• The Spectator - student newspaper of Mississippi University for Women
• The Student Printz - student newspaper of The University of Southern Mississippi

Defunct

• Capitol Reporter^[7]
• Jasper County News (1891-2024)^[8]
• Leland Progress (1888-2024)^[9]
• Smith County Reformer (1897-2024)

See also

• Mississippi media
  • List of radio stations in Mississippi
  • List of television stations in Mississippi
  • Media of locales in Mississippi: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson
• Journalism:
  • • • University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communication and Journalism (est. 2001)^[10]
• Mississippi literature

Bibliography

• I. Patridge . Press of Mississippi: Historical Sketch . . 29 . 1860 . 2027/njp.32101065217190?urlappend=%3Bseq=508 .
• 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: Mississippi . https://archive.org/stream/cu31924083814453#page/n335/mode/2up. .
• (1866-1884)
  • • Book: American Newspaper Directory . 1900 . . New York. Mississippi . 524+. 2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=%3Bseq=532 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=%3Bseq=532 . HathiTrust.
  • Book: American Newspaper Annual & Directory . Philadelphia . . 1922. Mississippi . 511+. 2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=%3Bseq=667 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=%3Bseq=667.
• Book: Works Progress Administration . Works Progress Administration . Mississippi newspapers, 1805-1940: a preliminary union list of Mississippi newspaper files available in county archives, offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Mississippi. HathiTrust . 1942.
• Book: Southern Country Editor . Thomas D. Clark . Thomas D. Clark . Bobbs-Merrill . 525858 . 1948 . (Includes information about weekly rural newspapers in Mississippi)
  • Web site: Mississippi Newspapers. Library of Congress. March 6, 2020.

External links

• Web site: Washington DC . . Library of Congress . US Newspaper Directory: Mississippi.
• Web site: News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: Mississippi . . . (Directory ceased in 2017)
• Web site: Mississippi Newspapers on Microfilm . .
• Web site: Library Guides . . Ohio . Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet . Historical U.S. Newspapers Online . Mississippi Newspapers .
• Web site: NewspaperCat

  Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers

  . University of Florida . Gainesville . Mississippi .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970215090930/http://www.n-net.com/ms.htm . dead . February 15, 1997 . Mississippi . N-Net: the Newspaper Network on the World Wide Web .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20011119015515/http://www.newsdirectory.com/news/press/na/us/ms/ . dead . November 19, 2001 . United States: Mississippi . NewsDirectory.com . . Toronto .
• Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19991116064523/http://ajr.newslink.org/msnews.html . dead . November 16, 1999 . AJR News Link . . Mississippi Newspapers .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Non-Daily Newspapers . Mississippi Press Association . Mississippi Press Association . Jackson . Mississippi Press Services . March 2, 2017 .
2. Web site: Columbus Commercial. Library of Congress. March 6, 2020.
3. Web site: SWRankinNews.com . 2024-05-20 . Florence . 2024-05-21 . SWRankinNews.com . en.
4. Web site: Newspapers & Publications . City of Natchez . March 2, 2017 .
5. Web site: Daily Newspapers . Mississippi Press Association . Jackson . Mississippi Press Services . March 2, 2017 .
6. Web site: Our Markets . McClatchy Company . Sacramento, California . March 26, 2017 .
7. News: 29 March 2017 . Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94 . New York Times.
8. Web site: Reily . Ross . Two historic Mississippi newspapers close their doors. See where they are . 2024-07-01 . The Clarion-Ledger . en-US.
9. Web site: Dankins . Pam . Another historic Mississippi newspaper set to close. See the location of this one . 2024-07-14 . The Clarion-Ledger . en-US.
10. Web site: School of Mass Communication and Journalism . University of Southern Mississippi . Hattiesburg . March 22, 2017 .