Nicholas Chronicle

The Nicholas Chronicle is a newspaper serving Summersville, West Virginia, and surrounding Nicholas County.[1] Published weekly, it has a 2016 circulation of 7,481 and is owned by Nicholas Co. Publishing Company, Inc.[2] It is currently the largest weekly newspaper in the state.[2]

Nicholas Chronicle
Typeweekly
Owner(s)Nicholas Co. Publishing Company
EditorRaymond W. Corbin
Founded1880
Headquarters718 Broad St., Summersville, WV 26651
Circulation7,481
Websitewww.nicholaschronicle.com

Founded in 1880 as a Democratic weekly[3] by Howard Templeton,[4] it was acquired in 1891 by D.A. and John Grose.[5][4] John had learned the trade as a printer at the paper.[5] By 1919, it was the only newspaper in the town, and was edited by A. L. Stewart.[5] Stewart owned and edited it until 1921, introducing a number of improvements including motorized printing before moving on to the Braxton Democrat.[4]

In 1956, the paper was sold to two attorneys, Joseph Berzito and Roland Clapperton.[4]

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.[6]

It is currently edited by Raymond W. Corbin.




References
  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. 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  3. "About The Nicholas chronicle". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Nicholas Weekly Sold to Attorneys". Beckley Post-Herald. 29 March 1956. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. Sutton, John Davison (1919). History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. McClain Printing Company.
  6. "Nicholas Chronicle publisher Yeager dies". Charleston Gazette. 29 October 2002.
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