Towns County Herald

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Towns County Herald
TypeWeekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
EditorShawn Jarrard [1]
Founded1928
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Hiawassee, GA, 30546
United States
ISSN 1947-5233
OCLC number 19131067
Website townscountyherald.net

The Towns County Herald is a weekly newspaper in Hiawassee, Georgia, and Towns County. It covers Hiawassee and Young Harris, Georgia.

The newspaper launched in 1928. Its first publisher was L.P. Cross who owned Cross Printing Co. in Clayton, Georgia. [2]

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References

  1. "Towns County Herald". Homepage. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. "Towns County Herald (Hiawassee, Towns County, Ga.) 1928–current". Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries. Library of Congress. Retrieved February 19, 2024.