The Nicholas Chronicle is a newspaper serving Summersville, West Virginia, and surrounding Nicholas County.[2] Published weekly, it has a 2016 paid circulation of 7,481 and is owned by Nicholas Co. Publishing Company, Inc.[3] It is currently the largest weekly newspaper in West Virginia.[3]
History
Founded in 1880 as a Democratic weekly[4] by Howard Templeton,[5] it was acquired in 1891 by D.A. and John Grose.[6][5] John had learned the trade as a printer at the paper.[6] By 1919, it was the only newspaper in the town, and was edited by A. L. Stewart.[6] Stewart owned and edited it until 1921, introducing a number of improvements including motorized printing before moving on to the Braxton Democrat.[5]
In 1956, the paper was sold to two attorneys, Joseph Berzito and Roland Clapperton.[5]
From 1991 to 2002 it was edited by Charles W. Yeager, who increased readership from 4,500 to more than 10,000, making it the largest weekly in the state.[7]
It is currently edited by Raymond W. Corbin.
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.
- ^ a b 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "About The Nicholas chronicle". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Nicholas Weekly Sold to Attorneys". Beckley Post-Herald. 29 March 1956. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Sutton, John Davison (1919). History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. McClain Printing Company.
- ^ "Nicholas Chronicle publisher Yeager dies". Charleston Gazette. 29 October 2002.