The ''Commonwealth Journal'' is a six-day (Monday through Saturday) morning

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 ...

based in

Somerset, Kentucky Somerset is a home rule-class city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The city population was 11,924 according to the 2020 census. It is the seat of Pulaski County. History Somerset was first settled in 1798 by Thomas Hansford and rec ...

, and covering Pulaski County. It is owned by

Community Newspaper Holdings CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin,

Inc. The editorial staff are listed; Jeff Neal, editor; Steve Cornelius, sports editor; Chris Harris, Janie Slaven, Carla Slavey, Caleb Lowndes, and Bill Mardis. Founded separately as the ''Somerset Journal'' (1895) and ''The Commonwealth'' (1912), Somerset's two

weekly newspaper A weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly new ...

s began sharing office space and presses in the 1930s, eventually merging to become the Monday-Friday daily ''Commonwealth Journal'' January 3, 1966. The local owners added a Sunday edition October 31, 1982, before selling the paper to

Park Newspapers Roy Hampton Park (15 September 1910 – 25 October 1993) was an American media executive and entrepreneur. He is known for creating the Duncan Hines brand of packaged food products, and for his television/radio/newspaper conglomerate, Park Commun ...

on May 1, 1988. Park in turn sold the ''Commonwealth Journal'' in February 1997 to

Media General Media General was an American media company based in Richmond, Virginia. The company's origins can be traced back to 1887 when Richmond attorney Joseph Bryan acquired ''The Richmond Daily Times'', which later became ''The Richmond Times-Dispatch' ...

, which dealt it to CNHI a year later.Commonwealth Journal: About Us
, accessed January 19, 2007.

References

External links

''Commonwealth Journal'' WebsiteCNHI Website
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