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Daily newspapers

*'' The LaGrange Daily News'', LaGrange, Georgia *'' The Mount Airy News'', Mount Airy, North Carolina *'' The Laurinburg Exchange'',

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*'' The Union Daily Times'',

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Non-dailies

*'' The Newberry Observer'', Newberry, South Carolina *''

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*'' Easley Progress'',

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*'' The Stokes News'', Stokes County, North Carolina *'' The Jefferson Post'',

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*'' Rural Hall Weekly Independent'',

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*'' The Thomaston Times'',

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Williamson Daily News The ''Williamson Daily News'' is a newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia. It was founded in 1912 and is the successor to a previous weekly effort, ''The Southern West Virginian'', founded in 1900. As of July 3, 2019, the paper publishes as a ...

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