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The Herald & Tribune is a paper serving Jonesborough, Tennessee. It is currently owned by the Sandusky Corporation, which runs a number of local papers and radio stations.[1]

History

The newspaper was established on August 26, 1869 as a four-page weekly.[2] The first issue went to press under the direction of Dr. C. Wheeler and Dr. M. S. Mahoney, the original publishers.[3] Initially a Republican paper, it promised to "condemn wrong and expose fraud by whom-so-ever committed."[4]

References

  1. ^ "About Us - Herald & Tribune - Jonesborough, TN". Herald & Tribune - Jonesborough, TN. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ^ Rowell, George Presbury (1887). Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory. Printers' Ink Publishing Company.
  3. ^ Fink, Paul M. (1989). Jonesborough: The First Century of Tennessee's First Town, 1776-1876. The Overmountain Press. ISBN 9780932807380.
  4. ^ Fink, Paul M. (1989). Jonesborough: The First Century of Tennessee's First Town, 1776-1876. The Overmountain Press. ISBN 9780932807380.