List of newspapers in Kentucky
This is a list of newspapers in Kentucky.
Daily and weekly newspapers (currently published)
| Title | Location | Established | Frequency[1] | Publisher[2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County Community Voice | Columbia | 2002 | Weekly | Sharon Burton[3] | |
| Adair Progress | Columbia | 1987 | Weekly | Donna Hancock[4] | |
| The Advance Yeoman | Wickliffe | 1889[5] | Weekly | Kentucky Publishing, Inc. | |
| The Advocate-Messenger | Danville | 1940 | Tue–Sat | Boone Newspapers | Created by merger of The Kentucky Advocate and The Danville Daily–Messenger |
| The Anderson News | Lawrenceburg | 1877 | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Banner–Republic | Morgantown | 1885 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| Barren County Progress | Glasgow | 1882 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| Bath County News Outlook | Owingsville | 1884[6] | Weekly | Kentucky News Group | |
| Beattyville Enterprise | Beattyville | 1883[7] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | |
| Berea Citizen | Berea | 1899[8] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | |
| The Big Sandy News | Louisa | 1885 | Weekly | Big Sandy Publishing[9] | |
| Boone County Recorder | Burlington | 1875[10] | Weekly | USA Today Co. | |
| Bourbon County Citizen | Paris | 1807[11] | Weekly | Genevieve Brannon | |
| Bracken County News | Brooksville | 1927[12] | Weekly | Kathy Bay | |
| Breathitt Advocate | Jackson | 2009[13] | Weekly | Bobby Thorpe | |
| The Carlisle County News | Bardwell | 1894[14] | Weekly | Kentucky Publishing | |
| The Casey County News | Liberty | 1904[15] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Central Kentucky News-Journal | Campbellsville | 1910 | Paxton Media Group | ||
| The Citizen–Times | Scottsville | 1918 | Weekly | Robert Pitchford | Created from merger between The Citizen (1908) and Allen County Times (1890)[16] |
| Clinton County News | Albany | 1949[17] | Weekly | Allen Gibson | |
| The Crittenden Press | Marion | 1879[18] | Weekly | Allison Evans | |
| The Courier-Journal[19] | Louisville | 1868 | Daily | USA Today Co.[20] | |
| Cumberland County News | Burkesville | Weekly | Patsy Judd[21] | ||
| The Current | Fulton | 2017 | Weekly | Magic Valley Publishing Company | Created from merger of The Hickman Courier (1859), The Fulton Leader (1989), and The Hickman County Gazette (1904)[22] |
| Cynthiana Democrat | Cynthiana | 1868[23] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Daily Independent | Ashland | 1896 | Daily | Community Newspaper Holdings | Originally of nearby Catlettsburg[24] |
| Dawson Springs Progress | Dawson Springs | 1919[25] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Eagle Post | Oak Grove | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | Free weekly produced by Kentucky New Era[26] | |
| Edmonson News | Brownsville | 1927 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| Edmonton Herald-News | Edmonton | 1882 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| Elliott County News | Sandy Hook | 1940s[27] | Weekly | Courier Life Publications | |
| Flemingsburg Gazette | Flemingsburg | 1880 | Weekly | Kentucky News Group[28] | |
| Floyd County Chronicle & Times | Prestonsburg | 2017 | Wed, Fri | Lancaster Management | Created from merger of Floyd County Chronicle and Floyd County Times (1927) |
| Fort Campbell Courier | Fort Campbell | 1963 | Weekly | Fort Campbell | Advertising sold by Main Street Media of Tennessee[29] |
| The Gallatin County News | Warsaw | 1926 | Weekly | Warnick family[30] | |
| Garrard Central Record | Lancaster | 1889 | Weekly | Ted Cox[31] | |
| Glasgow Daily Times | Glasgow | 1882 | Mon–Sat | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |
| Grant County News | Dry Ridge | 1906[33] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Grayson Journal–Enquirer | Grayson | 1946 | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | Created from merger of Eastern Kentucky Journal (1916)[34] and Sandy Valley Enquirer (1936)[35] |
| Greensburg Herald–Record | Greensburg | 1926 | Weekly | Walt Gorin | Created from merger of The Green County Record (1895) and The Greensburg Herald (1926)[36] |
| Greenup County News–Times | Greenup | 1930s[37] | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |
| Hancock Clarion | Hawesville | 1893[38] | Weekly | Don Wimmer | |
| Harlan Enterprise | Harlan | 1902 | Wed, Sat | Boone Newspapers | Also known as Harlan Daily Enterprise from 1926 to 2018[39] |
| Harrodsburg Herald | Harrodsburg | Weekly | April Ellis | ||
| Hart County News-Herald | Munfordville | 1989 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | Created from merger of The Hart County Herald (1911) and Hart County News (1878)[40] |
| Henderson Gleaner | Henderson | 1883 | Tue–Sun | USA Today Co.[20] | |
| Henry County Local | Eminence | 1879[41] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Herald–Ledger | Eddyville | 1901[42] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Herald–News | Hardinsburg | 1876[43] | Weekly | Chris McGehee | |
| Hickman County Times | Clinton | 2010[44] | Weekly | Gaye Bencini | |
| The Interior Journal | Stanford | 1872[45] | Weekly | Boone Newspapers | |
| The Jackson–Breathitt County Times–Voice | Jackson | 1888 | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | Originally The Jackson Hustler[46] |
| Jackson County Sun | McKee | 1926[47] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | |
| Jessamine Journal | Nicholasville | 1873 | Weekly | Boone Newspapers | Merged with The Jessamine News–Week in 1957[48] |
| The Kentucky Gazette | Frankfort | 1787 | Laura Cullen Glasscock | Started as the Kentucke Gazette in Lexington by John Bradford. | |
| Kentucky New Era | Hopkinsville | 1863[49] | Daily | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Lake News | Calvert City | 1984[50] | Weekly | Loyd Ford | |
| The LaRue County Herald | Hodgenville | 1879[51] | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Lebanon Enterprise | Lebanon | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | ||
| The Ledger Independent | Maysville | 1968 | Mon, Wed–Sat[52] | Lee Enterprises | Created from merger of The Daily Independent (1907) and The Public Ledger (1913)[53] |
| Leslie County News | Hyden | 1963[54] | Weekly | Vernon Baker | |
| Letcher County Community News–Press | Cromona | 1960[55] | Weekly | Mike Whitaker | |
| Lewis County Herald | Vanceburg | 1924[56] | Weekly | Dennis Brown | |
| Lexington Herald-Leader | Lexington | 1870 | Sun–Fri[57] | McClatchy Company[58] | Originally Lexington Daily Press |
| Louisville Defender | Louisville | 1933 | Weekly | Albin H. Bowman Publishing[59] | |
| Louisville Eccentric Observer | Louisville | 1990 | weekly | Aaron Yarmuth | Free tabloid paper |
| The Manchester Enterprise | Manchester | 1890[60] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | |
| Marshall County Tribune–Courier | Benton | 1972 | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | Created from merger of The Marshall Courier (1937) and The Tribune–Democrat (1903)[61] |
| The Mayfield Messenger | Mayfield | 1900[62] | Sun, Wed, Fri[63] | Paxton Media Group | |
| The McCreary County Voice | Whitley City | Weekly | |||
| McLean County News | Calhoun | 1883 | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Meade County Messenger | Brandenburg | 1882[64] | Weekly | Meade Media Group | Meade Media Group led by Steven R Laick, purchased The Meade County Messenger in January 2024 |
| Menifee County News Outlook[65] | Frenchburg | Weekly | Kentucky News Group | ||
| The Messenger | Madisonville | 1917[66] | Tue–Sun[67] | Paxton Media Group | |
| Messenger-Inquirer | Owensboro | 1875 | Daily | Paxton Media Group | |
| Middlesboro Daily News | Middlesboro | 1911 | Tue, Wed, Fri–Sat[68] | Boone Newspapers | |
| Mountain Advocate | Barbourville | 1904[69] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group | |
| Mountain Citizen | Inez | 1970[70] | Weekly | Lisa Stayton | |
| The Mountain Eagle | Whitesburg | 1907[71] | Weekly | Ben Gish | |
| Murray Ledger & Times | Murray | 1928 | Mon–Sat[72] | Lancaster Management | Created from merger of The Murray Ledger and The Times-Herald[73] |
| The News–Democrat | Carrollton | 1930 | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | Created from merger of Carrollton Democrat (1868) and Carrollton News (1892)[74] |
| The News–Democrat & Leader | Russellville | 1992 | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | Created from merger of The Logan Leader (1968) and The News–Democrat (1912)[75] |
| The News–Enterprise | Elizabethtown | 1974 | Sun–Fri[76] | Paxton Media Group | Created from merger of The Elizabethtown News (1869) and The Hardin County Enterprise (1926)[77] |
| Olive Hill Times | Olive Hill | 1969[78] | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings | |
| The Paducah Sun | Paducah | 1896 | Tue–Sun[79] | Paxton Media Group | |
| The Paintsville Herald | Paintsville | 1901 | Wed, Fri | Lancaster Management | |
| Pineville Sun–Cumberland Courier | Pineville | 1908[80] | Weekly | Nolan Media Group[81] | |
| The Pioneer News | Shepherdsville | 1882 | Mon, Wed[82] | Paxton Media Group | |
| Richmond Register | Richmond | 1917 | Tue–Sat | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |
| Salyersville Independent | Salyersville | 1921[83] | Weekly | David Prater | |
| The Sentinel–Echo | London | 1908 | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | Created from merger of The Mountain Echo (1873; 1877 in London) and London Sentinel (1907)[84] |
| State Journal | Frankfort | 1902 | Tue–Sat | Boone Newspapers | Merged with The Frankfort News in 1912[85] |
| The Times–Leader | Princeton | 1992 | Wed, Sat[86] | Paxton Media Group | Created from merger of Caldwell County Times and The Princeton Leader (1940)[87] |
| Tri–City News | Cumberland | 1929 | Weekly | Paul J. Wilder[88] | |
| Troublesome Creek Times | Hindman | 1980 | Weekly | Karen J. Jones and Sharon Hall[89] | |
| The Voice-Tribune | Louisville | 1949 | Monthly | Voice-tribune LLC Company[90] | Originally The Voice of St. Matthews[91] |
| The Winchester Sun | Winchester | 1878 | Tue–Sat | Boone Newspapers | Originally The Semi–Weekly Sun and Winchester Sun[92] |
| Business Lexington | Lexington | ||||
| Butler County Banner-Republican | Morgantown | 1885 | weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| The Cadiz Record | Cadiz | ||||
| Commonwealth Journal | Somerset | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |||
| Georgetown News-Graphic | Georgetown | ||||
| The Independent | Ashland | Daily | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | ||
| Kentucky Enquirer | Fort Mitchell | USA Today Co.[20] | |||
| The Kentucky Standard | Bardstown | ||||
| Leader-News | Greenville, Kentucky | ||||
| Monroe County Citizen | Tompkinsville | 1990 | Weekly | Jobe Publishing, Inc. | |
| The Oldham Era | La Grange | ||||
| Park City Daily News | Bowling Green | ||||
| The Sentinel-Echo | London | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |||
| The Sentinel News | Shelbyville | ||||
| The Times-Argus | Central City | ||||
| The Times Leader[93] | Caldwell County | ||||
| Times-Tribune | Corbin | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[32] | |||
| The Trimble Banner | Bedford | ||||
| The Woodford Sun | Versailles | weekly |
University newspapers
- College Heights Herald – Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
- The Concord - Bellarmine University
- The Eastern Progress – Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
- The Hill - Henderson Community College
- The Kentucky Kernel – University of Kentucky, Lexington
- The Louisville Cardinal - University of Louisville
- The Murray State News - Murray State University
- The Northerner - Northern Kentucky University
- The Patriot Newspaper - University of the Cumberlands
- The Pinnacle – Berea College, Berea[94]
- The Quadrangle - Jefferson Community and Technical College
- The Rambler - Transylvania University
- The Thorobred News - Kentucky State University[95]
- The Trail Blazer - Morehead State University, Morehead[96]
Defunct newspapers
| Title | Locale | Year est. | Ceased | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County News | Columbia | 1897 | 1987 | Founded by Charles S. Harris. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 3, 1897)-v. 70, no. 41 (Aug. 10, 1987). |
[97] |
| Big Sandy News | Louisa | 1885 | 1929 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 27, 1885)-v. 45, no. 3 (Oct. 4, 1929). Merged with: Lawrence County Recorder, to form: Big Sandy News-Recorder. |
[98] |
| Citizen Voice & Times | Irvine | 1976 | 2022 | Created from merger of The Estill County Citizen Voice (1973) and The Irvine Times–Herald (1968) | [99][100] |
| The Clay City Times | Clay City | 1900 | 2022 | Appeared concurrently with Spout Spring Times | [99][101] |
| The Colored Kentuckian | Louisville | 1867 | Unknown | Edited by Philip H. Murray | [102] |
| Hartford Republican | Hartford | 18?? | 1926 | Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 21 (Dec. 18, 1891). | [103] |
| Jeffersonian | Jeffersontown | 1907 | 1965 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 13, 1907)-v. 59, no. 23 (Sept. 30, 1965). | [104] |
| Kentucky Irish American | Louisville | 1898 | 1968 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 4, 1898)-v. 140, no. 22 (Nov. 30, 1968). | [105] |
| The Kentucky Post | Northern Kentucky | 1881 | 2007 | Ceased operations December 31, 2007. | [106] |
| Louisville Anzeiger | Louisville | 1849 | 1938 | German-language | [19] |
| Louisville Herald | Louisville | 1869 | 1925 | Merged with Louisville Post in 1925 to form Herald-Post | [19]' |
| Louisville Herald-Post | Louisville | 1925 | 1936 | Owners:
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[107][108] |
| Louisville Times | Louisville | 1884 | 1987 | After Gannett, bought both the Times and Courier Journal, the Times ceased publication. | [109][110] |
| The Sentinel | Radcliff | 1961 | 2022 | N/a | [111][112] |
See also
- Kentucky media
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
- List of television stations in Kentucky
- Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville
- Journalism:
- Category:Journalists from Kentucky
- Western Kentucky University School of Journalism and Broadcasting (est. 1999), in Bowling Green[113]
- Murray State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communications (est. 1975)[114]
- Kentucky literature
U.S. newspapers
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External links
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- "Kentucky Newspapers". Historical U.S. Newspapers Online. Library Guides. Ohio: Bowling Green State University.
Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet
- "Southeast". Historical African American Newspapers Available Online. Subject Guides. Poughkeepsie, NY: Marist College Library. (Includes Kentucky newspapers)
- International Coalition on Newspapers. "Newspaper Digitization Projects: United States: Kentucky". Chicago: Center for Research Libraries.
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