List of newspapers in Virginia

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A journalist with the Wytheville Enterprise interviewing a Virginia State Parks ranger in 2012

This is a list of newspapers in Virginia .

Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)

TitleLocaleYear est.OccurrenceCompanyNotes
Alexandria Gazette Packet Alexandria Weekly
Alexandria Times Alexandria 2005Weekly
Altavista Journal [1] Altavista 1909WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Amelia Bulletin Monitor Amelia Court House 1973Weekly
Amherst New Era-Progress Amherst Weekly
Arlington Sun Gazette ArlingtonWeekly
Bedford Bulletin Bedford Weekly Paxton Media Group
Bland County Messenger Bland County Weekly
Bristol Herald Courier Bristol Daily Lee Enterprises
Brunswick Times-Gazette [3] Lawrenceville 1894WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2] Other
Cardinal News [4] Southwest and Southside Virginia, "...roughly the western third of the state that is south of I-64"2021Daily on weekdays with a weekend newsletterCardinal Productions"a nonprofit, online newspaper that specializes in in-depth reporting of three topics: politics, the economy, and culture ... in Southwest and Southside Virginia"
Carroll News Hillsville 1920Weekly Adams Publishing Group
CentreView Centreville Weekly
The Central Virginian Louisa Weekly
Clinch Valley News Tazewell Weekly
Connection Newspapers multiple editions including Arlington, Burke, Great Falls, McLean, Mount Vernon, Reston, SpringfieldWeekly (Website)
El Comercio Woodbridge Weekly
Courier-Record Blackstone Weekly
Culpeper Star-Exponent Culpeper Daily Lee Enterprises
Daily News-Record Harrisonburg Daily
Daily Press [5] Newport News 1896Daily Tribune Publishing [6]
Daily Progress Charlottesville 1892Daily Lee Enterprises
Danville Register & Bee Danville Daily Lee Enterprises
Dinwiddie Monitor [7] Emporia WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
El Eco de Virginia Norfolk WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Washington Hispanic Arlington WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Fairfax Sun-Gazette Fairfax Weekly
Fairfax Times Fairfax County 1965Weekly
Falls Church News Press Falls Church 1991Weekly
Farmville Herald Farmville 1890Twice weeklypublished twice weekly
Flagship News Norfolk Weekly Paxton Media Group military newspaper serving the Hampton Roads area
Floyd Press Floyd Weekly
The Free Lance–Star Fredericksburg Daily Lee Enterprises
The Gazette Galax Daily Paxton Media Group
Glo-Quips Gloucester Nondaily
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal Gloucester 1937Weekly
Greene County Record Stanardsville Weekly
Henrico Citizen Henrico County, Virginia Bi-weeklypublished every two weeks
Hopewell Herald–Prince George Post Hopewell 2018Twice weekly GateHouse Media
Independent-Messenger [8] Emporia1893WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
El Imparcial Manassas WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Inside Business [5] Norfolk Weekly Paxton Media Group Business newspaper
InsideNoVa/Prince William Prince William CountyWeekly (Website)
Inside NoVa/North Stafford Stafford CountyWeekly Inside (Website)
Las Américas Newspaper Falls Church WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Loudoun Times-Mirror Ashland 1855Weekly
Loudoun Tribune Sterling 2016WeeklyBrian ReynoldsCirculation: 116K addresses by mail. Loudoun (Website)
Madison Eagle Madison 1910Weekly
Martinsville Bulletin Martinsville 1889Daily Lee Enterprises
Mount Vernon Voice Alexandria 2002Weekly
New Journal and Guide Norfolk 1900Weekly
News & Advance [5] Lynchburg 1986Daily Lee Enterprises
News-Gazette [5] Lexington1801 [9] WeeklyThe News-Gazette Corp.Began as the Rockbridge Repository 1801
News Leader Staunton 1904Daily Gannett Company [10]
News Progress Mecklenburg County 1884WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2] (Website)
News Virginian Waynesboro Daily Lee Enterprises
The Northern Virginia Daily Strasburg Daily Ogden Newspapers Inc. [11]
Orange County Review Orange Weekly Lee Enterprises
The Page News and Courier Page County 1911Weekly Ogden Newspapers Inc.
Politico Arlington County 2007Varies Capitol News Company
Powell Valley News Lee County 1920Weekly
Powhatan Today Powhatan 1986Weekly Lee Enterprises
Prince George Journal [12] Emporia WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Progress-Index Petersburg 1865Daily GateHouse Media [13]
Purcellville Gazette Loudoun County 2004Weekly
Radford News Journal Radford Weekly
Rappahannock News Washington Weekly
Rappahannock Times Tappahannock Weekly
The Recorder Monterey 1877Weekly
Richlands News-Press Richlands 1966Weekly
Richmond Free Press Richmond 1992Weekly
Richmond Times-Dispatch [5] Richmond 1850 [14] Daily Lee Enterprises
Roanoke Star-Sentinel Roanoke 2007Weekly
Roanoke Times [5] Roanoke 1886Daily Lee Enterprises
Roanoke Tribune Roanoke 1939Weeklyfounded by Fleming Alexander
Smithfield Times Smithfield 1920Weekly
Smith Mountain Eagle [15] Wirtz 1985WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Smyth County News & Messenger Marion Twice weeklypublished two times a week
South Hill Enterprise [16] South Hill 1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Southside Messenger Keysville 2004Weekly
Southside Sentinel Urbanna 1896Weekly
Southwest Times Pulaski 1906Daily
Star-Tribune Chatham 1869WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Style Weekly Richmond 1982Weekly VPM Media Corporation
Suffolk News-Herald Suffolk 1873Daily
Sussex-Surry Dispatch Emporia WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Tidewater News Franklin Thrice weeklypublished three times a week [17]
Tidewater Review West Point Weekly Tronc, Inc.
El Tiempo Latino Arlington 1991WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Times-Virginian [18] Appomattox 1892WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
Union Star [19] Brookneal 1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc. [2]
USA Today Tysons Corner 1982Daily Gannett Company National circulation; headquartered in Virginia [20]
Virginia Beach Sun [5] Virginia Beach2012Nondaily
Virginia Gazette Williamsburg 1930Twice weekly Tribune Publishing published two times a week
Virginia Lawyers Weekly Richmond 1986Weekly GateHouse Media [13]
Virginian-Pilot [5] Norfolk 1894 [21] Daily Tribune Publishing
Virginian Review Covington 1914Thrice weeklyPublished three times a week
La Voz Hispana de Virginia Richmond Nondaily
Washington County News Abingdon Weekly
Westmoreland News Westmoreland County 1949Weekly
The Winchester Star Winchester 1896Daily Ogden Newspapers Inc.
Wytheville Enterprise Wythe County Weeklypublished two times a week
Yorktown Crier-Poquoson Post Yorktown Weekly
The Zebra [22] Alexandria2010Daily OnlineThe Zebra Press LLCPrint magazine monthly. (Website)

University newspapers

Defunct newspapers

TitleLocaleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian Advertiser Alexandria, District of Columbia 18021805 OCLC   12656722, ISSN   2574-9765 Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor
Alexandria Gazette [23] Alexandria 18341974Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792 [21] [24]
Arlington Daily [25] Arlington 19391951
Broadside Fairfax 19632013Former student newspaper of George Mason University succeeded by Fourth Estate
Caroline Progress [26] Bowling Green 19192018
Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune [27] Charlottesville19541992Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication.
Charlottesville Tribune [28] Charlottesville1950unknownWeekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune . African American interest publication.
Chesterfield Observer [29] Chesterfield County19952023
Circuit Catlett
Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural Gazette Alexandria, District of Columbia 18021802 OCLC   11551715, ISSN   2574-9757; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser
Herald-Progress [30] Ashland 18812018
Hook Charlottesville 20022013
Hopewell News Hopewell 19262018Began as City and Tri-County News
King George Journal Press King George 2017
Ledger-StarNorfolk1876 [14] 1995 [21] Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962
News & Messenger Manassas
Northern Virginia Sun Arlington 1998
Port Folio Weekly Norfolk 19832009
Religious Herald Richmond 1828 [23]
Richmonder Anzeiger [31] Richmond185418??
Richmond Chronicle Richmond1969197?
Richmond Enquirer [32]
Richmond News Leader [33] Richmond18881992
Richmond Planet [34] Richmond18831938
The Richmond State[ citation needed ]Richmond
Richmond Whig [35] Richmond1824 [23] Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824 [21]
Roanoke Weekly PressRoanoke18911892"Roanoke City's first black newspaper" [36]
Rockingham Register [23] Harrisonburg1822 [21] 1914
Scottsville Sun Scottsville
Shenandoah Herald [23] Woodstock1817Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817 [21]
Spectator [23] Staunton1823 [37]
The Times and Alexandria Advertiser Alexandria, District of Columbia 17971799 OCLC   10210698 ISSN   2574-9730
Virginian [23] Lynchburg1809Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809 [21]
Washington Examiner Springfield
Washingtonian [23] Leesburg1808 [21]

Newspapers by locale

Alexandria

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Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser, 1784

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:

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Staunton

Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia:

Williamsburg

Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia:

Winchester

Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia:

See also

U.S. newspapers

References

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