''The Cadiz Record'' is a weekly newspaper (published on Wednesdays) in

Cadiz, Kentucky Cadiz ( ) is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,558 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Clarksville metropolitan area. Cadiz is a historic town located close to the Land ...

( Trigg County). It has fewer than 5,000 subscribers.

History

It started publishing December 31, 1880 as the ''Kentucky Telephone''. By 1899, the paper had a circulation of 1,375 copies. In 1898, the newspaper was purchased by Henry R. Lawrence in partnership with George H. Pike. Later that year, there was a fire at the building. After purchasing new printing equipment, the name of the newspaper was changed to the ''Cadiz Record''. Under the direction of Lawrence, the newspaper was a democratic publication. For example, he used it as a platform to fight for justice in the

Black Patch Tobacco Wars The Black Patch Tobacco Wars were a period of civil unrest and violence in the western counties of the U.S. states of Kentucky and Tennessee at the turn of the 20th century, circa 1904-1909. The so-called "Black Patch" consists of about 30 count ...

References

External links

Web site for ''The Cadiz Record''
Weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers published in Kentucky Newspapers established in 1880 Record {{Kentucky-stub