The ''Woodville Republican'' is a weekly newspaper published in Woodville,

Wilkinson County, Mississippi Wilkinson County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2020, its population was 8,587. Its county seat is Woodville. Bordered by the Mississippi River on the west, the county is named for James Wilk ...

. It is the oldest newspaper, as well as the oldest business, in continuous incorporated operation in

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. The ''Woodville Republican'' was established in 1823 by William A. A. Chisholm. The name predates, and is unrelated to, the present-day Republican Party. The Lewis family has owned and operated the ''Republican'' since 7 June 1879. As of 2010 the editor is Andy J. Lewis. Issues of the ''Woodville Republican'' come out on Wednesdays.

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1823 establishments in Mississippi History of Mississippi Newspapers published in Mississippi Publications established in 1823 Wilkinson County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-newspaper-stub