List of newspapers in Virginia explained

This is a list of newspapers in Virginia.

Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)

TitleLocaleYear est.OccurrenceCompanyNotes
Alexandria Gazette PacketAlexandriaWeekly
Alexandria TimesAlexandria2005Weekly
Altavista Journal[1] Altavista1909WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Amelia Bulletin MonitorAmelia Court House1973Weekly
Amherst New Era-ProgressAmherstWeekly
Arlington Sun GazetteArlingtonWeekly
Bedford BulletinBedfordWeeklyPaxton Media Group
Bland County MessengerBland CountyWeekly
Bristol Herald CourierBristolDailyLee Enterprises
Brunswick Times-Gazette[3] Lawrenceville1894WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.Other
Carroll NewsHillsville1920WeeklyAdams Publishing Group
CentreViewCentrevilleWeekly
The Central VirginianLouisaWeekly
Clinch Valley NewsTazewellWeekly
Connection Newspapersmultiple editions including Arlington, Burke, Great Falls, McLean, Mount Vernon, Reston, SpringfieldWeekly(Website)
El Comercio WoodbridgeWeekly
Courier-RecordBlackstoneWeekly
Culpeper Star-ExponentCulpeperDailyLee Enterprises
Daily News-RecordHarrisonburgDaily
Daily PressNewport News1896DailyTribune Publishing
Daily ProgressCharlottesville1892DailyLee Enterprises
Danville Register & BeeDanvilleDailyLee Enterprises
Dinwiddie Monitor[4] EmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
El Eco de VirginiaNorfolkWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Washington HispanicArlingtonWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Fairfax Sun-GazetteFairfaxWeekly
Fairfax TimesFairfax County1965Weekly
Falls Church News PressFalls Church1991Weekly
Farmville HeraldFarmville1890Twice weeklypublished twice weekly
Flagship NewsNorfolkWeeklyPaxton Media Groupmilitary newspaper serving the Hampton Roads area
Floyd PressFloydWeekly
Free Lance–StarFredericksburgDailyLee Enterprises
Galax GazetteGalaxWeeklyPaxton Media Group
Glo-QuipsGloucesterNondaily
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-JournalGloucester1937Weekly
Greene County RecordStanardsvilleWeekly
Henrico CitizenHenrico County, VirginiaBi-weeklypublished every two weeks
Hopewell Herald–Prince George PostHopewell2018Twice weeklyGateHouse Media
Independent-Messenger[5] Emporia1893WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
El ImparcialManassasWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Inside BusinessNorfolkWeeklyPaxton Media GroupBusiness newspaper
InsideNoVa/Prince WilliamPrince William CountyWeekly(Website)
Inside NoVa/North StaffordStafford CountyWeeklyInside (Website)
Las Américas NewspaperFalls ChurchWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Loudoun Times-MirrorAshland1855Weekly
Loudoun TribuneSterling2016WeeklyBrian ReynoldsCirculation: 116K addresses by mail. Loudoun (Website)
Madison EagleMadison1910Weekly
Martinsville BulletinMartinsville1889DailyLee Enterprises
Mount Vernon VoiceAlexandria2002Weekly
New Journal and GuideNorfolk1900Weekly
News & AdvanceLynchburg1986DailyLee Enterprises
News-GazetteLexington1801[6] WeeklyThe News-Gazette Corp.Began as the Rockbridge Repository 1801
News LeaderStaunton1904DailyGannett Company
News ProgressMecklenburg County1884WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.(Website)
News VirginianWaynesboroDailyLee Enterprises
Northern Virginia DailyStrasburgDailyOgden Newspapers Inc.
Orange County ReviewOrangeWeeklyLee Enterprises
Page News and CourierPage County1911WeeklyOgden Newspapers Inc.
PoliticoArlington County2007VariesCapitol News Company
Powell Valley NewsLee County1920Weekly
Powhatan TodayPowhatan1986WeeklyLee Enterprises
Prince George Journal[7] EmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Progress-IndexPetersburg1865DailyGateHouse Media
Purcellville GazetteLoudoun County2004Weekly
Radford News Journal RadfordWeekly
Rappahannock NewsWashingtonWeekly
Rappahannock TimesTappahannockWeekly
The RecorderMonterey1877Weekly
Richlands News-PressRichlands1966Weekly
Richmond Free PressRichmond1992Weekly
Richmond Times-DispatchRichmond1850[8] DailyLee Enterprises
Roanoke Star-SentinelRoanoke2007Weekly
Roanoke TimesRoanoke1886DailyLee Enterprises
Roanoke TribuneRoanoke1939Weeklyfounded by Fleming Alexander
Smithfield TimesSmithfield1920Weekly
Smith Mountain Eagle[9] Wirtz1985WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Smyth County News & MessengerMarionTwice weeklypublished two times a week
South Hill Enterprise[10] South Hill1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Southside MessengerKeysville2004Weekly
Southside SentinelUrbanna1896Weekly
Southwest TimesPulaski1906Daily
Star-TribuneChatham1869WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Style WeeklyRichmond1982WeeklyVPM Media Corporation
Suffolk News-HeraldSuffolk1873Daily
Sussex-Surry DispatchEmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Tidewater NewsFranklinThrice weeklypublished three times a week
Tidewater ReviewWest PointWeeklyTronc, Inc.
El Tiempo LatinoArlington1991WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Times-Virginian[11] Appomattox1892WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
Union Star[12] Brookneal1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.
USA TodayTysons Corner1982DailyGannett CompanyNational circulation; headquartered in Virginia[13]
Virginia Beach SunVirginia Beach2012Nondaily
Virginia GazetteWilliamsburg1930Twice weeklyTribune Publishingpublished two times a week
Virginia Lawyers WeeklyRichmond1986WeeklyGateHouse Media
Virginian-Pilot[14] Norfolk1894[15] DailyTribune Publishing
Virginian ReviewCovington1914Thrice weeklyPublished three times a week
La Voz Hispana de VirginiaRichmondNondaily
Washington County NewsAbingdonWeekly
Westmoreland NewsWestmoreland County1949Weekly
Winchester StarWinchester1896DailyOgden Newspapers Inc.
Wytheville EnterpriseWythe CountyWeeklypublished two times a week
Yorktown Crier-Poquoson PostYorktownWeekly
The Zebra[16] Alexandria2010Daily OnlineThe Zebra Press LLCPrint magazine monthly. (Website)

University newspapers

Defunct newspapers

TitleLocaleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia18021805, Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor
Alexandria GazetteAlexandria18341974Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792[17]
Arlington Daily[18] Arlington19391951
BroadsideFairfax19632013Former student newspaper of George Mason Universitysucceeded by Fourth Estate
Caroline Progress[19] Bowling Green19192018
Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune[20] Charlottesville19541992Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication.
Charlottesville Tribune[21] Charlottesville1950unknownWeekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune. African American interest publication.
Chesterfield Observer[22] Chesterfield County19952023
CircuitCatlett
Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural GazetteAlexandria, District of Columbia18021802, ; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser
Herald-Progress[23] Ashland18812018
HookCharlottesville20022013
Hopewell NewsHopewell19262018Began as City and Tri-County News
King George Journal PressKing George2017
Ledger-StarNorfolk18761995Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962
News & MessengerManassas
Northern Virginia SunArlington1998
Port Folio WeeklyNorfolk19832009
Religious HeraldRichmond1828
Richmonder Anzeiger [24] Richmond185418??
Richmond ChronicleRichmond1969197?
Richmond Enquirer[25]
Richmond News Leader[26] Richmond18881992
Richmond Planet [27] Richmond18831938
The Richmond StateRichmond
Richmond Whig [28] Richmond1824Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824
Roanoke Weekly PressRoanoke18911892"Roanoke City's first black newspaper"[29]
Rockingham RegisterHarrisonburg18221914
Scottsville SunScottsville
Shenandoah HeraldWoodstock1817Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817
SpectatorStaunton1823[30]
The Times and Alexandria AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia17971799
VirginianLynchburg1809Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809
Washington ExaminerSpringfield
WashingtonianLeesburg1808

Newspapers by locale

Alexandria

Newspapers published in Alexandria, Virginia:

Dumfries

Newspapers published in Dumfries, Virginia:

Fincastle

Newspapers published in Fincastle, Virginia:

Fredericksburg

Newspapers published in Fredericksburg, Virginia:

Leesburg

Newspapers published in Leesburg, Virginia:

Norfolk

Newspapers published in Norfolk, Virginia:

Petersburg

Newspapers published in Petersburg, Virginia:

Richmond

Newspapers published in Richmond, Virginia:

Staunton

Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia:

Williamsburg

Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia:

Winchester

Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia:

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: altavistajournal.com A Good Impression Since 1909. Altavista Journal. en. 2019-08-22.
  2. Web site: Our Papers - Womack Publishing Company: Site. www.womackpublishing.com. 2019-08-22.
  3. Web site: brunswicktimes-gazette.com. Brunswicktimes Gazette. en. 2019-08-22.
  4. Web site: The Dinwiddie Monitor. The Dinwiddie Monitor. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  5. Web site: emporiaindependentmessenger.com. Independent-Messenger. Independent-Messenger. en. 2019-08-22.
  6. Web site: Lexington Gazette . US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . March 19, 2017 .
  7. Web site: The Prince George Journal. The Prince George Journal. en. 2019-08-22.
  8. 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 .
  9. Web site: smithmountaineagle.com Serving the Beautiful Smith Mountain Lake Area. Smith Mountain Eagle. en. 2019-08-22.
  10. Web site: southhillenterprise.com. South Hill Enterprise. en. 2019-08-22.
  11. Web site: timesvirginian.com Serving Appomattox County Since 1892. Times Virginian. en. 2019-08-22.
  12. Web site: theunionstar.com Nearly Everybody Reads the Star!. The Union Star. en. 2019-08-22.
  13. Book: World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014 . . USA . 0084-1382 . U.S. Daily Newspapers, 2012 . via Google Books
  14. Web site: Member Directory . Virginia Press Association . Glen Allen, VA . March 18, 2017 .
  15. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . . Library of Congress . March 18, 2017 .
  16. Web site: Alexandria VA News & Events - Alexandria Magazine. The Zebra. en-US. 2019-03-05.
  17. News: About The Arlington daily. [volume] (Arlington, Va.) 1939-1951 ]. 30 November 2022 . Library of Congress.
  18. News: About Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974 ]. 30 November 2022 . Library of Congress.
  19. Web site: The Caroline Progress Closes. The Caroline Progress. en. 2019-04-29.
  20. News: Charlottesville-Albemarle tribune.. Chronicling America. 2018-04-10. Library of Congress.
  21. News: Charlottesville Tribune.. Chronicling America. 2018-04-10. Library of Congress.
  22. News: Chesterfield Observer announces decision to close. Chesterfield Observer. 2023-10-26. Local News, LLC.
  23. News: News, Newspaper, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Engagement, Obituaries, Births, Government, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Advertising in Bowling Green, Va . August 26, 2021 . The Herald-Progress . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728041355/http://www.herald-progress.com/closing.html . July 28, 2018.
  24. News: About Richmonder Anzeiger. (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18?? . 7 April 2017 . Library of Congress.
  25. Book: Foner . Eric . The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery . 2010 . W. W. Norton & Company . 978-0-393-06618-0 . 9195.
  26. News: About The Richmond news leader. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1925–1992 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov).
  27. News: About Richmond planet. (Richmond, Va.) 1883–1938 . 11 May 2017 . Library of Congress.
  28. Book: Holzer . Harold . President Lincoln Assassinated . February 2015 . Library of America . 978-1598533736 . 404.
  29. Encyclopedia: Roanoke Weekly Press . Rand Dotson . Encyclopedia Virginia . Virginia Foundation for the Humanities . March 18, 2017 .
  30. Web site: Staunton Spectator . US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . March 19, 2017 .
  31. Web site: 2010-10-21 . Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress: Virginia . Library of Congress .
  32. Web site: Rawson. David. Augustine Davis (c. 1752 or 1753–1825). Encyclopedia Virginia. 9 March 2015.
  33. http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Colonial Williamsburg
  34. Web site: About . Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture . Virginia Commonwealth University . March 23, 2017 .