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, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station,

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in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous weekly newspapers, mostly in the southern United States. Daily circulation totals 350,000. Holdings include ''

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'', the ''

High Point Enterprise ''The High Point Enterprise'' is an American, English language daily, morning newspaper that primarily serves High Point, North Carolina. The newspaper's coverage area includes parts of Guilford, Davidson, Randolph and Forsyth counties in th ...

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, the '' Jonesboro Sun'' in

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, and the '' Daily Star'' in

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and '' The Daily Citizen'' in

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History

Paxton Media Group traces it roots to 1896, when a group of investors headed by William F. Paxton launched ''The Evening Sun'' by buying the assets of the failing ''Paducah Standard'' at 214 Broadway. The cost was $8,900, and the men started with $10,000 capital. The newspaper did not make a profit until 1918. In 1929, Paxton's son, Edwin J. Paxton, who had taken over as editor, bought out the rival ''News-Democrat''. After the merger, the newspaper became ''The Sun-Democrat'', and operations were moved to the subsequent location at 408 Kentucky Avenue in 1934. The name changed to ''

'' in 1978 at the request of Jack Paxton, editor at the time and grandson of Edwin J. Paxton. At 4:20 p.m. May 28, 1957,

(the PSD stands for Paducah Sun-Democrat) went on air as the company-owned television station based in Paducah. It is an

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affiliate. The company operated only ''The Paducah Sun'' and WPSD-TV until 1989, when it began acquiring other newspapers. In 1998, the company purchased Nixon Newspapers Inc., which included the ''Wabash Plain Dealer'' in Indiana.' In October 2000, Paxton purchased ''

The Herald-Palladium ''The Herald-Palladium'' is a newspaper distributed in the Southwest Michigan region serving all or part of Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, and Allegan Counties. History The ''Herald-Palladium'' is a merger of many former local newspapers in the ...

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In December 2004, Paxton Media Group purchased The Durham Herald Co., the parent company of ''The Herald-Sun'' and '' The Chapel Hill Herald.'' In 2007, Paxton Media Group purchased three Indiana newspapers: the ''Marion

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'' (in July) from the

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; the '' Huntington Herald-Press'' (in May) from the Quayle family; and the ''La Porte Herald-Argus'' from Small Newspaper Group (in September). In June 2015, Paxton purchased the ''Mayfield Messenger'' in Kentucky. In May 2016, Paxton purchased ''

The Elkhart Truth ''The Elkhart Truth'' is a daily news organization based in Elkhart, Indiana, that covers Elkhart County in northern Indiana and was founded as a newspaper in 1887. History ''The Elkhart Truth'' was first printed October 15, 1887. It was foun ...

'' in Indiana. In late December 2016, Paxton sold ''The Herald-Sun'' to

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. In 2017, Paxton acquired the ''

Grayson County News Gazette Grayson County News Gazette is a weekly newspaper published on Saturdays. It is based in Leitchfield, Kentucky. The paper was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland, Ohio Community Media, f ...

, the '' News Democrat Leader, and the ''Macon County Times'' from

Civitas Media Civitas Media, LLC was a Davidson, North Carolina–based publisher of community newspapers covering 11 Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states. History The company was formed in 2012 via the merger of Heartland Publications, Impressio ...

. In January 2018, Paxton purchased the '' Daily Herald'' in

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Wick Communications Wick Communications (formerly known as Wick Newspaper Group) is a family-owned media company with 18 newspapers in 10 states. They also publish websites and other specialty publications. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has ne ...

. In June 2018, it purchased ''The Batesville Daily Guard'' in Arkansas from the Jones family. In November 2018, Paxton purchased the ''

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's ''

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's '' Van Buren County Democrat'', ''The Sun-Times'' in

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, and the ''

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Independent''. In July 2020, Paxton purchased the ''Dubois County Herald'' in

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. In October 2020, Paxton purchased the '' Wilkes Journal-Patriot'' in North Carolina. In February 2021, Paxton acquired the ''North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun'' in Indiana. In May 2021, Paxton purchased

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, publisher of 47 daily and weekly newspapers in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. It later resold some publications acquired in the Landmark purchase that it considered outside the company's footprint: The ''

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'' in New Mexico to O'Rourke Media Group; ''Huskers Illustrated'' to Nicholas Holdings; and two newspapers in Iowa, the ''Red Oak Express'' and the ''Glenwood Opinion-Tribune'', to J. Louis Mullen. In November 2022 Paxton acquired six North Carolina newspapers from

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Co., Inc. The additions include the ''Lexington Dispatch'', the ''Asheboro Courier-Tribune'', the ''Burlington Times-News'', the ''Kinston Free Press'', the ''New Bern Sun Journal'', and ''The Daily News'' of Jacksonville. In October 2023, Paxton acquired ''

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. In May 2024, the company acquired the ''Kernersville News.'' In June that same year, Paxton acquired ''The Brazil Times, Greencastle Banner-Graphic,

Greene County Daily World The ''Greene County Daily World'' (formerly the ''Linton Daily Citizen'' and ''Bloomfield Evening World'') is a local newspaper founded in 1905 and published in Greene County, Indiana. It is owned by Paxton Media Group. History In 1905 Joe ...

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. In March 2025, Paxton purchased the ''Southern Standard'' and ''Smithville Review'' from

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Business practices

Durham ''Herald-Sun''

Paxton Media Group was criticized when it fired nearly 25 percent of the employees of ''The Herald-Sun'', many of them longtime staples of the newsroom, the day it assumed ownership. Paxton defended the move by claiming that the newsroom was overstaffed and the salaries were causing the Durham, North Carolina paper to post annual losses. According to the Durham-based ''

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'', sources familiar with the Herald-Sun, Co.'s accounting ledgers, the company was operating profitably at least 6 months prior to Paxton's $124 million purchase. Allegations of lackluster and biased reporting by Paxton Media Group's holdings became news, again, with the dismissal of charges against the suspects in the Duke lacrosse rape case, when it became clear that ''The Herald-Sun'' editorial policy would not permit the paper to publish criticism of Durham

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Mike Nifong Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a disbarred American prosecutor who formerly served as the Durham County District Attorney. He was removed from this position, disbarred, and jailed following court findings concerning his condu ...

, despite the fact that Nifong was facing ethics charges by the

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and demands by the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys that Nifong remove himself from the case. In December 2016, Paxton Media sold ''The Herald-Sun'' to

, owner of a competitor newspaper, ''

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La Porte ''Herald-Argus''

In September 2007, Paxton purchased the ''La Porte County Herald-Dispatch'' amidst rumors that the paper would either be moved, merged, or have its staff severely cut, due to the recent acquisition of a number of rural newspapers in northern

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. In order to allay those rumors, then-publisher John A. Newby wrote a column that firmly stated that the ''Herald-Argus'' was profitable and "lean" and therefore would not see any dramatic changes. Despite published claims to the contrary, in October, shortly after taking over operation of the paper, Paxton Media laid off about half its staff at the ''Herald-Argus'' and moved its production location to that of the Paxton-owned ''Herald-Palladium'' in

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, which by Paxton's own admission, has negatively impacted the paper's ability to publish timely local news. Reminiscent of the abrupt manner in which the ''Herald-Sun'' firings were conducted, at least one longtime ''Herald-Argus'' staffer was notified of her termination via certified mail while she recovered from surgery at home. The remaining ''Herald-Argus'' staffers and the staffers at other nearby Paxton-owned papers were specifically instructed not to publish information regarding the ''Herald-Argus'' staff cuts and production changes. The ''Herald-Argus website has also removed the September 17, 200
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which promised that there would be no staff cuts or relocation of the paper's offices under Paxton's watch. In July 2008, Paxton consolidated operations even more, making the publisher, managing editor, and other editorial management the same for both papers.

High Point ''Enterprise''

On November 15, 2007, reports indicate that Paxton dramatically cut the staff of the ''

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, which Paxton took control of in 2004. This is the third round of layoffs since 1999, when Paxton first purchased a stake in the paper. Senior ''Enterprise'' staff frequently criticized Paxton's management of the paper, arguing that there was a quantifiable reduction in local coverage.

''The Southern Illinoisan''

In October 2023,

sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group. Lee Enterprises' sale of ''The Southern Illinoisan'' was delayed after pushback from the newspapers union guild. The guild contested the sale after learning that Paxton would not be retaining any of the guild employees once the sale was final. The sale was completed on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 and all employees who were formerly working at the newspaper were laid off.

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Indiana Plain Dealer ''Indiana Plain Dealer'' is a weekly newspaper covering Peru, Wabash and Huntington, Indiana. It was formed in April 2024 from the merger of the ''Huntington Herald-Press, Wabash Plain Dealer'' and ''Peru Tribune.'' History The newspaper dat ...

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* '' Princeton Daily Clarion'' -

Princeton, Indiana Princeton is the largest city in and the county seat of Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,301 at the 2020 United States census, and it is part of the greater Evansville, Indiana, Metropolitan Area. H ...

* ''The Rochester Sentinel'' -

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* ''The Shelbyville News'' -

Shelbyville, Indiana Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana and is the county seat. The population was 20,067 as of the 2020 census. History In 1818, the land that would become Shelbyville was ceded to the Un ...

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Frankfort, Indiana Frankfort is a city in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 16,715 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Clinton County. History Brothers John, William and Nicholas Pence, previously of Warren County, O ...

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Elkhart, Indiana Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana. It is the most populous city in the Elkhart–Goshen metropolitan area, which in tu ...

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Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,394 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Elizab ...

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Kentucky New Era The ''Kentucky New Era'' is the major daily newspaper in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in the United States. History The paper was founded in 1869 by John D. Morris and Asher Graham Caruth, as the ''Weekly Kentucky New Era.''Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a list of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 31,180. History Early years The area of p ...

* ''The Messenger'' -

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* ''Mayfield Messenger'' -

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Messenger-Inquirer The ''Messenger-Inquirer'' is a local newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. ''The Messenger-Inquirer'' serves 15,087 daily and 20,383 Sunday readers in five counties in western Kentucky. History The newspaper's roots trace back to 1875, when Lee Lu ...

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Corinth, Mississippi Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,622 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. His ...

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The Courier-Tribune ''The Courier-Tribune'' is the daily newspaper of Asheboro, North Carolina and the surrounding county of Randolph County, North Carolina. It has been published daily, except Saturday, since 1978. History The ''Courier-Tribune'' is one of the 10 ...

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The Daily Dispatch ''The Daily Dispatch'' is an American, English-language community-oriented daily newspaper based in Henderson, North Carolina, primarily covering the North Carolina counties of Vance, Granville, and Warren. It is published three times a week—o ...

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Jacksonville Daily News ''The Daily News'' is an American, English language daily newspaper headquartered in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It has served the city of Jacksonville, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and the surrounding parts of Onslow County, North Carolina, ...

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Kinston Free Press ''The Free Press'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It has served the city of Kinston and Lenoir County, North Carolina since 1882. ''The Free Press'' was owned by Freedom Communic ...

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Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,263 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northe ...

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Lexington, North Carolina Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town had a population of 19,632. It is located in central North Carolina, south of Winston-Salem, North Caroli ...

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Monroe, North Carolina Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 United States census, 2010 to 34,551 in 2020 United States census, 2020. It is within the rapidly growing Charlot ...

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New Bern, North Carolina New Bern, formerly Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 31,291 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse River, Neuse a ...

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Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. The geographic center of North Carolina is located northwest of the city, in Chatham County. His ...

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Conway, Arkansas Conway is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, Faulkner County, located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas. The city also serves as a regional shopping, ...

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Cleveland, Tennessee Cleveland is the county seat of, and largest city in, Bradley County, Tennessee. The population was 47,356 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee (consisting of Bradle ...

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Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most po ...

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Clinton, Arkansas Clinton is the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,602 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous city in the county. History The city was named for DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who built ...

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Heber Springs, Arkansas Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,969 as of the 2020 Census. Geography Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County. Arkansas Highway 5 bypasses the ...

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Newport, Arkansas Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River (Arkansas), White River, northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock. The population was 7,879 at the 20 ...

* ''The Haralson Gateway-Beacon'' -

Bremen, Georgia Bremen ( ) is a city in Haralson County, Georgia, Haralson and Carroll County, Georgia, Carroll counties, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,185 up from ...

* ''The Tallapoosa Journal'' -

Tallapoosa, Georgia Tallapoosa is a city in Haralson County, Georgia, Haralson County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The population was 3,170 at the 2010 census, up from 2,789 at the 2000 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tallapoosa as a t ...

* ''The Villa-Rican'' -

Villa Rica, Georgia Villa Rica (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese translation: Rich Village) is a city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Villa Rica is placed in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Additionally, there are unincorporated area ...

* ''Mount Carmel Register'' -

Mount Carmel, Illinois Mount Carmel is a city in and the county seat of Wabash County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 7,015, and it is the largest city in the county. The next largest town in Wabash County is Allendale, ...

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Metropolis, Illinois Metropolis is a city and the county seat in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It is located by the Ohio River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 5,969, down from 6,537 in 2010 United States census, 2 ...

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Boonville, Indiana Boonville is a city in Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,246 at the 2010 census. The city is the largest community in and the county seat of Warrick County. History Boonville was founded in 1818 and ...

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Benton, Kentucky Benton is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The current mayor of this city is Rita Dotson. The population was 4,756 at the 2020 census. History Benton was founded in 1842 by John Bearden ...

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Trigg County, Kentucky Trigg County is a county located on the far southwest border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061. Its county seat is Cadiz. Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in th ...

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Calhoun, Kentucky Calhoun is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of McLean County. It is included in the Owensboro ...

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Franklin, Kentucky Franklin is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The county is located on the south central border of the state, and its population was 10,176 at the 2020 census. Kentucky Downs, formerl ...

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Eddyville, Kentucky Eddyville is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kentucky, Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,554 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 2,350 in 2000. T ...

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Dawson Springs, Kentucky Dawson Springs is a home rule-class city in Hopkins and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,452. History Originally known as Tradewater Bend, the city was incorporated in ...

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Providence, Kentucky Providence is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,193 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, making the most populous community in the county. History In 1820, Richard B. Savag ...

* ''Grayson County News Gazette'' -

Leitchfield, Kentucky Leitchfield is the county seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. Leitchfield is a home rule-class city with a population of 6,404 as of the 2020 census. History The town was named for Major David Leitch, an aide to Gen. George Washi ...

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News-Democrat & Leader : ''For the Illinois newspaper, please see Belleville News-Democrat.'' The ''News-Democrat & Leader'' is a twice-weekly newspaper in Russellville, Kentucky. It has been published since 1806, fourteen years after Kentucky became a state. Russe ...

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Russellville, Kentucky Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census. History Local historian Alex C. Finley has claimed the area was fi ...

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South Haven, Michigan South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, Michigan, Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County, Michigan, Allegan County. The population was 3,964 at the 2020 United ...

* ''Archdale-Trinity News'' -

Archdale, North Carolina Archdale is a city in Guilford and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located 15 miles southwest of Greensboro, it is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. The ...

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Kernersville, North Carolina Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth County, North Carolina, and the largest suburb of Winston-Salem. A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County. The population was 26,481 ...

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Indian Trail, North Carolina Indian Trail is a suburban town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. A part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Indian Trail has grown rapidly in the 21st century, going from 1,942 residents in 1990 to 39,997 in 2020. History Foun ...

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North Wilkesboro, North Carolina North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,131 at the 2020 US Census. North Wilkesboro is the birthplace and original home of Lowe's, Lowe's Home Improvement, whi ...

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Thomasville, North Carolina Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 27,183 at the 2020 census. The city was once notable for its furniture industry, as were its neighbors High Point, North Carolina, High Point and Lexington ...

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Waxhaw, North Carolina Waxhaw is an incorporated town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 20,534 according to the 2020 Census. The population grew 108.28% from 2010. The name is derived from the indigenous people who lived in the area, w ...

* ''Macon County Times'' -

Lafayette, Tennessee Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,474 at the 2010 census, and had 5,584 in 2020.Portland, Tennessee Portland is a city in Sumner and Robertson counties in Tennessee. The population was 11,486 in 2010 according to estimates by the U.S. census bureau and in 2020 the population was 13,156. Portland is a part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statist ...

* ''The Lebanon Enterprise'' -

Lebanon, Kentucky Lebanon is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 6,274 at the 2020 census, up from 5,539 in 2010. Lebanon is located in central Kentucky, southeast of Louisville. A na ...

* ''The Corydon Democrat'' -

Corydon, Indiana Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana, Harrison Township and the county seat of Harrison County, Indiana, located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the state. Corydon was founded in 1808 and serve ...

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Shepherdsville, Kentucky Shepherdsville is a home rule-class city on the Salt River in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is the second largest city and seat of its county, located just south of Louisville. The population was 14,201 during the 2020 U.S. Cens ...

* ''The Kentucky Standard'' -

Bardstown, Kentucky Bardstown is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the list of counties in Kentucky, county seat of Nelson Count ...

* ''The Springfield Sun'' -

Springfield, Kentucky Springfield is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 census. History Springfield was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area. ...

* ''The Central Kentucky News-Journal'' -

Campbellsville, Kentucky Campbellsville is a city in central Kentucky founded in 1817 by Andrew Campbell. It is known for Campbellsville University, Taylor Regional Hospital health care system, its historic downtown, and the proximity to Green River Lake State Park. ...

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Kingston, Tennessee Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee, United States. This city is thirty-six miles southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. It had a population of 5,934 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 United States ce ...

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