''Tryon Daily Bulletin'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in
Tryon,
Polk County, North Carolina
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,328. Its county seat is Columbus. The county was formed in 1855 from parts of Henderson and Rutherford counties. It was named fo ...
; it also serves parts of Spartanburg and Greenville counties in South Carolina.
History
Known as "The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper", it was established in 1928 by Seth Vining Sr.
It had a readership of 4,250 in 2019 and its website had 30,000 visitors.
Jeff Byrd purchased the paper in 1989
and sold it in 2010 to Boone Newspapers Inc. of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Its offices are housed in the
Bank of Tryon Building
Bank of Tryon Building, also known as the Tryon Daily Bulletin Building and Hester Building, is a historic bank building located at Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story, two bay, Romanesque Revival s ...
, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2008.
The paper doesn't carry any wire stories; as its publisher, Jeff Byrd, said in 1993, "It's all local. It's a
community paper
Community paper is a term used by publishers, advertisers and readers to describe a range of publications that share a common service to their local community and commerce. Their predominant medium being newsprint, often free and published at regul ...
. That's what people want here."
It features columns from 15 local residents, reader photos, a large letters to the editor section and a community calendar.
See also
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List of newspapers in North Carolina
There have been newspapers in North Carolina since the ''North-Carolina Gazette'' began publication in the Province of North Carolina in 1751. As of January 2020, there were approximately 260 newspapers in publication in North Carolina. While pr ...
References
Polk County, North Carolina
1928 establishments in North Carolina
Daily newspapers published in North Carolina
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