Franklin County Courier

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Franklin County Courier
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Greg Lemoreaux
EditorGreg Lemoreaux
Founded1977 (1977)
Headquarters Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Circulation 4,100 est.
Website countycourier.net

The Franklin County Courier is a weekly newspaper in Enosburg Falls, Vermont USA which is released on Thursdays. [1] [2] It is more often referred to as the County Courier. The County Courier, which has an estimated circulation of 4,100, serves Franklin County as well as the communities of Alburgh, Jeffersonville, Waterville, and Belvidere, Vermont. [1]

Contents

The current editor of the County Courier is Greg Lemoreaux. [1] The paper is currently published by O'Shea Publishing Co., [2] though the business status is listed as inactive by the Vermont Secretary of State. [3]

Notable History

Origins and Ownership

In 1977 the County Courier was formed from the merger of Enosburg Standard, Richford Journal and Gazette, Swanton Courier, and the Saint Albans Leader by then owner of the Swanton Courier and Saint Albans Leader, Bernard O'Shea. [2] [4] Prior to the merger this group of weekly newspapers was edited by Nat Worman. [5] The paper was sold to Mathias and Alison Dubilier in 1992. [6] Owner Mathias Dubilier gave the editor position to the paper's primary reporter Steve Cusick in 1997. [7] In 2008, Alison Dubilier sold the paper to Ed Shamy, a former columnist for The Burlington Free Press. [8] [9]

Political Connections

Owner and publisher of the paper from 1977 – 1992 Bernard O'Shea was active in politics throughout his life. He made several attempts at running for Vermont Senate and House seats as well as Governor, winning several primary elections but never successfully winning a general election. [4] [10] He held several appointments including on the State Board of Education, and was active in the peace movement. [4]

2006 Hacking

In August 2006 the website of the County Courier was hacked and the newspaper's web content was replaced with graphic images of bombing victims [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 "About The county courier". Chronicling America. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Business Details on O'SHEA PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Duffy, John J.; Hand, Samuel B.; Orth, Ralph H. (2003). The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. pp. 224–225. ISBN   9781584650867.
  5. ↑ Monroe, Michelle (September 27, 2018). "A legacy of words: Franklin County's storyteller dies". St. Albans Messenger. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "County Courier Sale Nears Completion". The Burlington Free Press. October 16, 1992. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Careers Section". The Burlington Free Press. February 24, 1997. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Former free press columnist takes over County Courier". The Burlington Free Press. November 17, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Veteran journalist starts one-man newspaper". SFGate. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. ↑ "VT Elections Database » Candidate Profile..." VT Elections Database. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  11. ↑ Barsch, Sky (August 12, 2006). "Hackers hijack Website of The County Courier". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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