The ''Kentucky New Era'' is the major daily

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...

, in the United States.

History

The paper was founded in 1869 by John D. Morris and Asher Graham Caruth, as the ''Weekly Kentucky New Era.''Brief History of Kentucky New Era, Inc.
''Kentucky New Era'' website, Retrieved March 31, 2010Todd County Kentucky, Family History
(1995)() In 1881, attorney Hunter Wood (1845–1920) became sole owner of the paper. Daily publication began in 1888, although the weekly also continued publication until World War II. Since 1920, it has been the only newspaper published in Hopkinsville. In 1997, Hunter Wood's great-great-grandson, Taylor Wood Hayes, became CEO and publisher of the paper. In November 2018, it was announced that the ''New Era'', along with four other papers owned by the family, would be sold to Paxton Media Group.

Notable stories

Among the most bizarre incidents reported on by the ''New Era'' is the celebrated

Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter (also known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case or Kelly Green Men Case) was a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in 1955 near the communities of Kelly and Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kent ...

with aliens in August 1955.Geraldine Sutton Stith
Alien Legacy
(2007) ()

TV 43

From its founding in 1983 through 2004, Kentucky New Era, Inc. also owned and operated local low-power TV station WKAG-CA.

References

External links

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Google News archives 1874-2008
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