| 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 | Gannett | |
| 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 | Gannett [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 | Gannett [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 Louisville 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 | | | Gannett [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 Pioneer News | Shepherdsville | | | | |
| 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 | | |