The Tennessee Newspaper Project maintains a database of historical newspaper titles statewide.  Click here to learn more and search the database.

Most extant editions of Tennessee newspapers are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library & Archives.  Contact TSLA for more information.

The TNGenWeb Tennessee Historical Indexing Project focuses on newspapers statewide.  Click here to learn more and volunteer.

Click here to view the listing of Library of Congress’ Chronicling America digital collection of 19th and early 20th Century regional newspapers of interest to Bradley County researchers.  Available issues are freely viewable and downloadable.  Titles include The Athens Post, Blunt County Democrat, The Chattanooga Daily Rebel, The Chattanooga News, Loudon Free Press, Maryville Republican, The Maryville Times, Mrs. Grundy, Polk County News-Gazette, Polk County News, Polk County Republican, The Sweetwater Enterprise, The Sweetwater Forerunner

Click here to browse the TN State Library & Archives’ finding aid for more information about the titles listed below.

Historical Titles

Charleston Publications

• Charleston – Calhoun Record.   Published  S 7? 1956 – Mr 17 1983.  w.
• Twin City Tribune.   Published  ? – ? [1961]

Cleveland Publications

• Battle-Flag.   Published    Mr 12? 1864 – ? w.
• Bradley County Journal.    Published  My 19 1938 – ? w.
• leveland Banner.    Published  D ? 1855 – F ? 1906. w.
• Cleveland Banner.    Published  1916 – D 29? 1921. w.
• Cleveland Dispatch.    Published  My 1 1854 – D ? 1855. w.
• Cleveland Herald.    Published  1870? – ? w.
• Cleveland Herald.    Published  Jl 14 1876 – My 20 1949.  w.sw.
• Cleveland Journal.    Published  Mr 19? 1891 – 1906. w.
• Cleveland Morning Star.     Published  Jl 1976 – Ja 27 1977.  d.
• Cleveland Press.    Published  Je 18 1970 – S 4 1975.  w.
• Cleveland Star.    Published  Mr 18 – D? 1953. w.ir.
• Cleveland Tennessean.    Published  1959? d.
• Cleveland Tribune.     Published  ? 1928? – ? w.
• Cleveland Weekly Herald.  Published 1876-1888.  Click here to view on-line from Chronicling America.
• Commercial Republican.    Published  1872 – 1874? w.
• Delany’s Register.     Published  ? – ?   [1885?]  w.
• East Tennessee Herald.     Published  S 5? 1856 – 1874? w.
• Journal And Banner.     Published  F ? 1906 – 1916? w. sw.
• Morning Sun.      Published  O 3 1975 – Ja 27 1977. d.
• Ocoee Register (Cleveland).     Published  ? 1872 – ? m.
• Tennessee Valley Farmer.     Published  F – O 1908.  w.
• Weekly Herald.   See  Cleveland Herald.

Current Titles

• Bradley News Weekly.    Published  My 1999 – present. w. — seems to be closed?
• Cleveland Daily Banner.    Published  Ag 5 1922 – present. d.
  P. O. Box 3600
  Cleveland, TN 37320-3600
  (423) 472-5041
  Published daily, except Saturdays and Christmas Day
  Web site

Regional Titles

Athens newspapers have existed since the 19th Century and include Bradley County news.  Click here to visit the Daily Post Athenian on-line.

Chattanooga newspapers have existed since the 19th Century and have always included Bradley County news.  Click here to visit the Chattanooga Times Free Press on-line.