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American-Rescue. ? 1869-1871? w.
Continues Rescue.
Continued by Shelbyville Rescue.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: N 12 1869; Ag 19; S 30 1870
American Union. Jl 29 1865-1868? w.
Title varies: Weekly American Union
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: [1865] F 24, S 22, O 12 1866; Ag 28 1868
Bedford Bulletin. N 17 1871 – ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: N 24 1871
Bedford County News. F 17 1949-1956? w. sw.
Frequency varies: weekly F 17 1949-S 18 1952
TSLA HOLDINGS: F 17 1949-N 20 1953
Bedford County Sun. F 11 1949-N 17 1972 w.
TSLA HOLDINGS: F 11 1949-N 17 1972
Bedford County Times. Mr? 1886-Ja 28 1948 w. sw. tw.
Merged with Shelbyville Gazette to form Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Frequency varies: weekly 1886-Ag 2 1935; sw. Ag 6 1935-D 23 1941; weekly Ja 1 1942-N 13 1947; tri-weekly N 17 1947-Ja 28 1948.
TSLA HOLDINGS: Mr 10 1893; Ag 17 1900; [1927-Ja 28 1948]
Bedford Weekly Yeoman. Ja 13 1851 – ? w.
Title varies: Bedford Yeoman
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: [Ja 26 1853-My 16 1855]
Bedford Yeoman (The). see Bedford Weekly Yeoman (The)
Daily Rebel Banner. 1863? d.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ap 4 1863
Expositor. D 3 1847 – ? w.
Title varies: Shelbyville Expositor
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: D 10 1850; S 10 24 1851; Ja 12 1852; Je 5 1857; O 15 1858; Ap 17, O 11 1861
Peopleís Advocate. My 3 1836-? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ag 30 1838
Republican. Ag 17 1866-1869? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: O 19 1866; [1868-1869]
Rescue. My 8? 1867-1869? w.
Continued by American-Rescue
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Jl 24, O 23 1868
Reveille. N 27 1862- ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: D 4 1862
Saddle Horse Report. Ag 16 1976 – w.
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ag 16 1976 – present
Shelbyville Commercial. N 3 1869-1896? w.
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ja 12, Mr 8 1872; Ja 23 1874; My 5, Jl 14 1876; D 5 12 1884
Shelbyville Enquirer. Ja 5 1844- ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ag 3 17 1844
Shelbyville Expositor see Expositor (The)
Shelbyville Gazette. Ja 2? 1874 – Ja 27 1948. w. sw. d.
Merged with Bedford County Times to form Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
Frequency varies: weekly Ja 2 1874-S 26 1946; semi-weekly Ja 29 1946-N 20 1947; daily N 24 1947-Ja 27 1948
With Shelbyville Times Gazette
TSLA HOLDINGS: N 12 1875; Ag 4 1876; Mr 30 1877; My 10 1883; [1887-1888]; Je 17 1889; 1891-1893; 1895-1899; Ap 3 1902; [1903-1904]; Jl 6 1905; [1907]; Ap 3 1902; [1903-1904]; [1907]; Ap 23 1908; 1909-1913; 1915-1947
Shelbyville Intelligencer. O 17 1842-1843? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: D 20 1842
Shelbyville Repertory. Je 24 1825- ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: N 25 1826
Shelbyville Rescue. 1871?-1873? w.
Continues American-Rescue
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: N 29 1872
Shelbyville Times-Gazette. F 2 1948- d.
Supersedes Shelbyville Gazette, and Bedford County Times
TSLA HOLDINGS: F 2 1948-present
Sunday Journal. S 14 1969-Ag 27 1971 w.
TSLA HOLDINGS: S 14 1969-1970
Tennessee Herald. F 29 1816?-1823? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: D 19 1817; [1818]; D 11 18 1819; Mr 8 1820; Mr 8 1823
Tri-Weekly News. My 3? 1862- ? tw.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Je 19 21 1862
Walking Horse Report. F 7 1972- w.
Published in Chattanooga Ag 16 1971-Ja 24 1972
Title varies: Walking Horse Report and Sunday Journal
TSLA HOLDINGS: F 7 1972-present
Weekly American Union see American Union (Shelbyville)
Western Freeman. O 25 1831-1835? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: [1832]; Ja 1 8, Je 4, D 17 1833; [1835]
Western Intelligencer. Ja 25 1829-? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ag 29, S 12 1828
Western Star. Ja 15 1836- ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Je 24 1836
Western Star and Democrat Mirror O ? 1838 – ? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Jl 26 1839
Whig Advocate. Ja 22 1840-? w.
With Shelbyville Commercial
TSLA HOLDINGS: Ap 8 1841