Nicholas Chronicle

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Nicholas Chronicle
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Nicholas Co. Publishing Company
EditorRaymond W. Corbin
Founded1880
Headquarters718 Broad St., Summersville, WV 26651
Circulation 7,481(as of 2016) [1]
Website nicholaschronicle.com

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. [3]

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History

Founded in 1880 as a Democratic weekly [4] by Howard Templeton, [5] it was acquired in 1891 by D.A. and John Grose. [6] [5] John had learned the trade as a printer at the paper. [6] By 1919, it was the only newspaper in the town, and was edited by A. L. Stewart. [6] Stewart owned and edited it until 1921, introducing a number of improvements including motorized printing before moving on to the Braxton Democrat. [5]

In 1956, the paper was sold to two attorneys, Joseph Berzito and Roland Clapperton. [5]

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.

References

  1. ↑ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  2. ↑ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
  3. 1 2 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  4. ↑ "About The Nicholas chronicle". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Nicholas Weekly Sold to Attorneys". Beckley Post-Herald. March 29, 1956. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Sutton, John Davison (1919). History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. McClain Printing Company.
  7. ↑ "Nicholas Chronicle publisher Yeager dies". Charleston Gazette. October 29, 2002.


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