| Nicholas Chronicle | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1880 |
| Owners: | Nicholas Co. Publishing Company |
| Editor: | Raymond W. Corbin |
| Circulation: | 7,481 |
| Circulation Date: | 2016 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
| Headquarters: | 718 Broad St., Summersville, WV 26651 |
The Nicholas Chronicle is a newspaper serving Summersville, West Virginia, and surrounding Nicholas County.[2] Published weekly, it has a 2016 paid circulation of 7,481 and is owned by Nicholas Co. Publishing Company, Inc.[3] It is currently the largest weekly newspaper in West Virginia.
Founded in 1880 as a Democratic weekly[4] by Howard Templeton,[5] it was acquired in 1891 by D.A. and John Grose.[6] John had learned the trade as a printer at the paper. By 1919, it was the only newspaper in the town, and was edited by A. L. Stewart. Stewart owned and edited it until 1921, introducing a number of improvements including motorized printing before moving on to the Braxton Democrat.
In 1956, the paper was sold to two attorneys, Joseph Berzito and Roland Clapperton.
From 1991 to 2002 it was edited by Charles W. Yeager, who increased readership from 4,500 to more than 10,000, making it the largest weekly in the state.[7]
It is currently edited by Raymond W. Corbin.