List of newspapers in Virginia

This is a list of newspapers in Virginia.

A journalist with the Wytheville Enterprise interviewing a Virginia State Parks ranger in 2012

Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)

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TitleLocaleYear est.OccurrenceCompanyNotes
Alexandria Gazette PacketAlexandriaWeekly
Alexandria TimesAlexandria2005Weekly
Altavista Journal[1]Altavista1909WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Amelia Bulletin MonitorAmelia Court House1973Weekly
Amherst New Era-ProgressAmherstWeekly
Arlington Sun GazetteArlingtonWeekly
Bedford BulletinBedfordWeeklyLandmark Media Enterprises
Bland County MessengerBland CountyWeekly
Bristol Herald CourierBristolDailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Brunswick Times-Gazette[4]Lawrenceville1894WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]Other
CentreViewCentrevilleWeekly
The Central VirginianLouisaWeekly
Clinch Valley NewsTazewellWeekly
Connection Newspapersmultiple editions including Arlington, Burke, Great Falls, McLean, Mount Vernon, Reston, SpringfieldWeekly(Website)
El Comercio WoodbridgeWeekly
Courier-RecordBlackstoneWeekly
Culpeper Star-ExponentCulpeperDailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Daily News-RecordHarrisonburgDaily
Daily Press[5]Newport News1896DailyTribune Publishing[6]
Daily ProgressCharlottesville1892DailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Danville Register & BeeDanvilleDailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Dinwiddie Monitor[7]EmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
El Eco de VirginiaNorfolkWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Washington HispanicArlingtonWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Fairfax Sun-GazetteFairfaxWeekly
Fairfax TimesFairfax County1965Weekly
Falls Church News PressFalls Church1991Weekly
Farmville HeraldFarmville1890Twice weeklypublished twice weekly
Flagship NewsNorfolkWeeklyLandmark Media Enterprisesmilitary newspaper serving the Hampton Roads area
Floyd PressFloydWeekly
Free Lance–StarFredericksburgDailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Galax GazetteGalaxWeeklyLandmark Media Enterprises
Glo-QuipsGloucesterNondaily
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-JournalGloucester1937Weekly
Greene County RecordStanardsvilleWeekly
Henrico CitizenHenrico County, VirginiaBi-weeklypublished every two weeks
Hopewell Herald–Prince George PostHopewell2018Twice weeklyGateHouse Media
Independent-Messenger[8]Emporia1893WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
El ImparcialManassasWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Inside Business[5]NorfolkWeeklyLandmark Media EnterprisesBusiness newspaper
InsideNoVa/Prince WilliamPrince William CountyWeekly(Website)
Inside NoVa/North StaffordStafford CountyWeeklyInside (Website)
Las Américas NewspaperFalls ChurchWeeklySpanish language newspaper
Loudoun Times-MirrorAshland1855Weekly
Loudoun TribuneSterling2016WeeklyBrian ReynoldsCirculation: 116K addresses by mail. Loudoun (Website)
Madison EagleMadison1910Weekly
Martinsville BulletinMartinsville1889DailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Mount Vernon VoiceAlexandria2002Weekly
New Journal and GuideNorfolk1900Weekly
News & Advance[5]Lynchburg1986DailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
News-Gazette[5]Lexington1801[9]WeeklyThe News-Gazette Corp.Began as the Rockbridge Repository 1801
News LeaderStaunton1904DailyGannett Company[10]
News ProgressMecklenburg County1884WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2](Website)
News VirginianWaynesboroDailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Northern Virginia DailyStrasburgDailyOgden Newspapers Inc.[11]
Orange County ReviewOrangeWeeklyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.
Page News and CourierPage County1911WeeklyOgden Newspapers Inc.
PoliticoArlington County2007VariesCapitol News Company
Powell Valley NewsLee County1920Weekly
Powhatan TodayPowhatan1986WeeklyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.
Prince George Journal[12]EmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Progress-IndexPetersburg1865DailyGateHouse Media[13]
Purcellville GazetteLoudoun County2004Weekly
Radford News JournalRadfordWeekly
Rappahannock NewsWashingtonWeekly
The RecorderMonterey1877Weekly
Richlands News-PressRichlands1966Weekly
Richmond Free PressRichmond1992Weekly
Richmond Times-Dispatch[5]Richmond1850[14]DailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Roanoke Star-SentinelRoanoke2007Weekly
Roanoke Times[5]Roanoke1886DailyBerkshire Hathaway Inc.[3]
Roanoke TribuneRoanoke1939Weeklyfounded by Fleming Alexander
Smithfield TimesSmithfield1920Weekly
Smith Mountain Eagle[15]Wirtz1985WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Smyth County News & MessengerMarionTwice weeklypublished two times a week
South Hill Enterprise[16]South Hill1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Southside MessengerKeysville2004Weekly
Southside SentinelUrbanna1896Weekly
Southwest TimesPulaski1906Daily
Star-TribuneChatham1869WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Style WeeklyRichmond1982WeeklyLandmark Media Enterprises
Suffolk News-HeraldSuffolk1873Daily
Sussex-Surry DispatchEmporiaWeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Tidewater NewsFranklinThrice weeklypublished three times a week
Tidewater ReviewWest PointWeeklyTronc, Inc.
El Tiempo LatinoArlington1991WeeklySpanish language newspaper
Times-Virginian[17]Appomattox1892WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
Union Star[18]Brookneal1906WeeklyWomack Publishing Co. Inc.[2]
USA TodayTysons Corner1982DailyGannett CompanyNational circulation; headquartered in Virginia[19]
Virginia Beach Sun[5]Virginia Beach2012Nondaily
Virginia GazetteWilliamsburg1930Twice weeklyTribune Publishingpublished two times a week
Virginia Lawyers WeeklyRichmond1986WeeklyGateHouse Media[13]
Virginian-Pilot[5]Norfolk1894[20]DailyTribune Publishing
Virginian ReviewCovington1914Thrice weeklyPublished three times a week
La Voz Hispana de VirginiaRichmondNondaily
Washington County NewsAbingdonWeekly
Westmoreland NewsWestmoreland County1949Weekly
Winchester StarWinchester1896DailyOgden Newspapers Inc.
Wytheville EnterpriseWythe CountyWeeklypublished two times a week
Yorktown Crier-Poquoson PostYorktownWeekly
The Zebra[21]Alexandria2010Daily OnlineThe Zebra Press LLCPrint magazine monthly. (Website)

University newspapers

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Defunct newspapers

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TitleLocaleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia18021805OCLC 12656722, ISSN 2574-9765Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor
Alexandria Gazette[22]Alexandria18341974Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792[20][23]
Arlington Daily[24]Arlington19391951
BroadsideFairfax19632013Former student newspaper of George Mason Universitysucceeded by Fourth Estate
Caroline Progress[25]Bowling Green19192018
Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune[26]Charlottesville19541992Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication.
Charlottesville Tribune[27]Charlottesville1950unknownWeekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune. African American interest publication.
Chesterfield Observer[28]Chesterfield County19952023
CircuitCatlett
Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural GazetteAlexandria, District of Columbia18021802OCLC 11551715, ISSN 2574-9757; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser
Herald-Progress[29]Ashland18812018
HookCharlottesville20022013
Hopewell NewsHopewell19262018Began as City and Tri-County News
King George Journal PressKing George2017
Ledger-StarNorfolk1876[14]1995[20]Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962
News & MessengerManassas
Northern Virginia SunArlington1998
Port Folio WeeklyNorfolk19832009
Religious HeraldRichmond1828[22]
Richmonder Anzeiger [30]Richmond185418??
Richmond ChronicleRichmond1969197?
Richmond Enquirer[31]
Richmond News Leader[32]Richmond18881992
Richmond Planet [33]Richmond18831938
The Richmond State[citation needed]Richmond
Richmond Whig [34]Richmond1824[22]Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824[20]
Roanoke Weekly PressRoanoke18911892"Roanoke City's first black newspaper"[35]
Rockingham Register[22]Harrisonburg1822[20]1914
Scottsville SunScottsville
Shenandoah Herald[22]Woodstock1817Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817[20]
Spectator[22]Staunton1823[36]
The Times and Alexandria AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia17971799OCLC 10210698 ISSN 2574-9730
Virginian[22]Lynchburg1809Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809[20]
Washington ExaminerSpringfield
Washingtonian[22]Leesburg1808[20]

Newspapers by locale

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Alexandria

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Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser, 1784

Newspapers published in Alexandria, Virginia:

  • Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer. D., Dec. 8–31, 1800+[37]
  • The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. S.W., T.W., Nov. 21, 1792 – Dec. 6, 1800.[37]
  • The Times. Alexandria Advertiser. D., Apr. 10, 1797 – Apr. 16 1799.[37]
  • The Times; and District Of Columbia Daily Advertiser. D., Apr. 17, 1799 – Dec. 31, 1800+[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser. W., July 30(?), 1789 – Nov. 1793.[37]
  • The Virginia Journal, and Alexandria Advertiser. W., Feb. 5, 1784 – July 4, 1789.[37]

Dumfries

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Newspapers published in Dumfries, Virginia:

  • The Virginia Gazette, and Agricultural Repository. W., Sept. 29, 1791 – Dec. 19, 1793.[37]

Fincastle

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Newspapers published in Fincastle, Virginia:

  • The Herald Of Virginia, and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser. W., March – Dec. 27, 1800+[37]

Fredericksburg

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Newspapers published in Fredericksburg, Virginia:

  • The Genius Of Liberty; and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. W., S.W., Oct. 10, 1797 – Sept. 2, 1799.[37]
  • The Virginia Herald. S.W., Aug. 23, 1799 – Dec. 26, 1800+[37]
  • The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg Advertiser. W., S.W., June 7, 1787 – Oct. 16 (?), 1795.[37]
  • The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. S.W., Oct. 20, 1795 – Aug. 19, 1797.[37]

Leesburg

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Newspapers published in Leesburg, Virginia:

  • The True American. W., November 1798–1800(?)[37]

Norfolk

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Newspapers published in Norfolk, Virginia:

  • American Gazette. S.W., May 6, 1796.[37]
  • American Gazette & General Advertiser. S.W., May 10, 1796 – Nov. 7, 1797.[37]
  • American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Public Advertiser. S.W., May 7, 1794 – Apr. 30, 1796.[37]
  • The American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Weekly Advertiser. W., July 18, 1792 – Apr. 30, 1794.[37]
  • Epitome of the Times. S.W., Jan. 1, 1799 – Dec. 30, 1800+[37]
  • The Herald. T.W., Nov. 9–30, 1795.[37]
  • The Herald, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Aug. 13, 1794 – Nov. 5, 1795.[37]
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Chronicle. W., Aug. 29, 1789 – June (?), 1792.[37]
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Gazette. W., Sept. 9 – Oct. 8, 1789.[37]
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal. W., June 21, 1786 – May 13 (?), 1789.[37]
  • Norfolk Herald. T.W., Dec. 3, 1795 – Oct. 31, 1796.[37]
  • The Norfolk Herald. T.W., D., Feb. 20, 1798 – Dec. 29, 1800+[37]
  • The Norfolk Herald & Public Advertiser. T.W., Nov. 3, 1796 – Feb. 17, 1798.[37]
  • The Virginia Chronicle, & C. S.W., Nov. 13 – Dec. 19, 1794.[37]
  • The Virginia Chronicle, & General Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 11 – Nov. 10, 1794.[37]
  • Virginia Chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth General Advertiser. W., July 28, 1792 – Apr. 5, 1794.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette. 1775 – Feb. 3, 1776.[37]
  • Virginia Gazette, or, Norfolk Intelligencer. June 9 (?), 1774 – Sept. 20, 1775.[37]

Petersburg

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Newspapers published in Petersburg, Virginia:

  • The Independent Ledger, and Petersburg and Blandford Public Advertiser. W., Mar. 6 – May 8, 1793.[37]
  • The Petersburg Intelligencer. S.W., June 17 – Dec. 31, 1800+[37]
  • Virginia Gazette, and Petersburg Intelligencer. W., S.W., July 6 (?), 1786 – May (?), 1800.[37]

Richmond

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Newspapers published in Richmond, Virginia:

  • The American Advertiser.[37]
  • The Friend of the People, A Political Paper. Fortnightly, Jan. (?) – July (?), 1800.[37]
  • The Observatory, or, A View of the Times. S.W., July 3(?), 1797 – Sept. 10(?), 1798.[37]
  • The Press. W., Jan. 6 – Feb. 7(?) 1800.[37]
  • The Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 30, 1795 – Nov. 15, 1796.[37]
  • Richmond Chronicle. S.W., May 23, 1795 – Aug. 27, 1796.[37]
  • Richmond Whig, under various closely related titles, 1828–1888
  • The Virginia Argus. S.W., Nov. 19, 1796 – Dec. 30, 1800+[37]
  • The Virginia Federalist. S.W., May 25, 1799 – Aug. 2, 1800.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette. W., May 9, 1780 – May 19, 1781.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser. W., S.W., Aug. 25, 1790 – Dec. 26, 1800+[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Independent Chronicle. W., 1784 (?) – Sept. (?), 1789.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 15, 1793 – Apr. 25, 1795.[37]
  • Virginia Gazette & Richmond Chronicle. S.W., Mar. 2, 1793 – May 19, 1795.[37]
  • Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 16, 1782 – Apr. 22, 1797.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette, or, The American Advertiser. W., Dec. 22, 1781 – Dec. 20, 1786.[37]
  • The Virginia Independent Chronicle. W., July 26, 1786 – May 6, 1789.[37][38]
  • The Virginia Independent Chronicle, and General Advertiser. W., May 13, 1789 – Aug. 18, 1790.[37]

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Staunton

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Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia:

  • The Staunton Gazette, or, The Western Star. W., Feb. 5, 1790.[37]
  • Staunton Spectator was being published in 1859
  • Staunton Spy. W., Feb. 1793 – Feb. 1, 1794.[37]

Williamsburg

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Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia:

Winchester

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Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia:

  • Bowen's Virginia Centinel & Gazette, or, The Winchester Political Repository. W., Apr. 1790 – Feb. 19, 1796.[37]
  • The Virginia Centinel, or, The Winchester Mercury. W., Apr. 2, 1788 – Apr. (?), 1790.[37]
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Winchester Advertiser. W., July 11, 1787 – Apr. 23, 1788.[37]
  • Virginia Gazette, or, The Winchester Advertiser. W., Apr. 30, 1788 – Sept. 9, 1789.[37]
  • Winchester Gazette. W., 1798 (?) – Dec. 31, 1800+[37]

See also

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U.S. newspapers

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