The Fayette Tribune is a newspaper serving Oak Hill, West Virginia, and surrounding Fayette County.[2] Published Monday and Thursday, it has a circulation of 1,093 and is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings.[3]
History
In 1915, Charles A. Goddard acquired the Fayette Tribune and Free Press,[4] a name simplified to the Fayette Tribune in 1924.[5] In 1930 the Tribune was sold to the Woodyard brothers, who also purchased the Fayette Democrat.[4]
The Fayette Tribune was the first newspaper to call attention to the Hawk's Nest Tunnel disaster,[6] a large scale incident of occupational silicosis, considered to be one of the worst industrial tragedies in the history of the United States.[7] Reporting in February 1931 the paper broke the story:
- "Their [sic] is a great deal of comment regarding the unusually large number of deaths among the colored laborers in the tunnel works. The deaths totaled about 37 in the past two weeks."[6]
The mining continued, however, resulting in an estimated 476 deaths before construction halted.[8]
Related Resources
References
- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ a b "Another Fayette Newspaper Is No More". Beckley Post-Herald. 2 October 1972.
- ^ "About The Fayette Tribune". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ a b "Memorial Sought for Those Lost". The Atlanta Constitution. 25 July 2010.
- ^ "The Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster: Summersville, WV". National Park Service. U. S. Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Book explores Hawks Nest tunnel history". Fayette Tribune. 2 April 2008.