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- ↑ "Newspaper invests more in online coverage as COVID-19 economic crisis worsens". The Advocate Messenger . Danville, Kentucky. 2020-04-10. Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "Advocate-Messenger switches to same-day mail delivery". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- 1 2 3 4 Griffin, Richard W., Newspaper Story of a Town: A History of Danville Kentucky, Danville Advocate Messenger, Danville KY, 1965
- ↑ Adkins, Rachael (2013-10-01). "Winchester press to be used: Printing being consolidated in Kentucky". The Winchester Sun. Schurtz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ↑ "Four Central Ky. newspapers being sold". Lexington Herald-Leader . 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ Lofton, Shelby (February 28, 2020). "Four Central Kentucky newspapers eliminate sports departments". WKYT-TV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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