The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal

The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Harrison County Publishing Co
Founded1898
Headquarters223 Pike St Shinnston, WV
Circulation2,782
OCLC number12877341
Websiteshinnstonnews.com

The Shinnston News is a newspaper serving Shinnston, West Virginia, and surrounding Harrison County.[1] Published weekly, it has a circulation of 2,782 and is owned by Harrison County Publishing Co.[2]

History

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The News was founded in 1898 as a weekly, and taken over by W. A. Meredith in 1902.[3] In 1909, R.C. Walker came on as editor and manager, with Meredith retaining control.[4] Two other generations of Merediths owned and operated the paper before 1980, when the business was sold to James Jackson and Boyd Dotson.[5]

Since 2014, the publisher is Michael Showell,[2][6] with Leigh Merrifield as the editor.[7] Merrifield is a fourth generation descendant of W. A. Meredith.[6] Showell is owner of Mountain Media, a Lewisburg newspaper firm which operates a number of papers in West Virginia.[8]

Awards

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In 1999, then publisher Kim Germondo, was named the West Virginia's Media Advocate of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
  2. ^ a b 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  3. ^ Harris, John T. (1920). West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register. Charleston, West Virginia: Tribune Printing Company. p. 701.
  4. ^ "Walker Takes Charge of the Shinnston News for Mr. Meredith". The Clarksburg Telegram. 11 February 1909. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Thaddeus Maxwell Meredith". The Exponent Telegram. 21 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b "News & Journal Office Leaving Downtown Area". The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal. 27 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Contact Us". The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Southwest Virginia community newspapers land new owner". The Roanoke Times. 15 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Business briefs". Charleston Daily Mail. 12 February 1999.


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