{"id":729,"date":"2023-06-20T13:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T18:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/williamson\/?p=729"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:12:37","slug":"the-tennessee-newspaper-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/williamson\/the-tennessee-newspaper-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tennessee Newspaper Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tennessee Newspaper Project maintains a database of historical newspaper titles statewide.&nbsp; Click here to learn more and search the database.<\/p>\n<p>Most extant editions of Tennessee newspapers are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library &amp; Archives.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/services\/library-archives-ask-us-a-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact TSLA<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The TNGenWeb Tennessee Historical Indexing Project focuses on newspapers statewide.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/fromthepage.com\/tngenealogyindexing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to learn more and volunteer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/newspapers\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view the listing of Library of Congress&#8217; Chronicling America digital collection of 19th and early 20th Century regional newspapers of interest to Bradley County researchers.&nbsp; Available issues are freely viewable and downloadable.&nbsp; 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<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/guides\/newspapers-on-microfilm-at-the-library-archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to browse the TN State Library &amp; Archives&#8217; finding aid for more information about the titles listed below.<\/p>\n<h3>Historical Titles<\/h3>\n<h4>Charleston Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Charleston &#8211; Calhoun Record<\/em>.<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;Published&nbsp; S 7? 1956 &#8211; Mr 17 1983.&nbsp; w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Twin City Tribune<\/em>.<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;Published&nbsp; ? &#8211; ? [1961]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Cleveland Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Battle-Flag<\/em>. <\/strong>&nbsp; Published&nbsp; &nbsp; Mr 12? 1864 &#8211; ? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Bradley County Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; My 19 1938 &#8211; ? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>leveland Banner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; D ? 1855 &#8211; F ? 1906. w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Banner<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; 1916 &#8211; D 29? 1921. w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Dispatch<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; My 1 1854 &#8211; D ? 1855. w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Herald<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; 1870? &#8211; ? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Herald<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; Jl 14 1876 &#8211; My 20 1949.&nbsp; w.sw.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; Mr 19? 1891 &#8211; 1906. w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Morning Star<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; Jl 1976 \u2013 Ja 27 1977.&nbsp; d.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Press.<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em>Published&nbsp; Je 18 1970 \u2013 S 4 1975.&nbsp; w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Star<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; Mr 18 &#8211; D? 1953. w.ir.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Tennessean<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; 1959? d.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Tribune<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; ? 1928? &#8211; ? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Weekly Herald<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; Published 1876-1888.&nbsp; Click here to view on-line from Chronicling America.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Commercial Republican<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; Published&nbsp; 1872 &#8211; 1874? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Delany\u2019s Register.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; ? &#8211; ?&nbsp;&nbsp; [1885?]&nbsp; w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>East Tennessee Herald<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>Published&nbsp; S 5? 1856 &#8211; 1874? w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Journal And Banner<\/em><\/strong><strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; F ? 1906 &#8211; 1916? w. sw.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Morning Sun.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; O 3 1975 &#8211; Ja 27 1977. d.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ocoee Register<\/em><\/strong> (Cleveland).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; ? 1872 &#8211; ? m.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Tennessee Valley Farmer<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; F \u2013 O 1908.&nbsp; w.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Weekly Herald.<\/em><\/strong><em> &nbsp;<\/em> See&nbsp; <strong><em>Cleveland Herald. <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Current Titles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Bradley News Weekly.<\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; My 1999 \u2013 present. w. &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>seems to be closed?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cleveland Daily Banner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Published&nbsp; Ag 5 1922 \u2013 present. d.<br \/>\nP. O. Box 3600<br \/>\nCleveland, TN 37320-3600<br \/>\n(423) 472-5041<br \/>\nPublished daily, except Saturdays and Christmas Day<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandbanner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Regional Titles<\/h3>\n<p>Athens newspapers have existed since the 19th Century and include Bradley County news.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypostathenian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to visit the <em>Daily Post Athenian<\/em> on-line.<\/p>\n<p>Chattanooga newspapers have existed since the 19th Century and have always included Bradley County news.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to visit the <em>Chattanooga Times Free Press<\/em> on-line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tennessee Newspaper Project maintains a database of historical newspaper titles statewide.&nbsp; Click here to learn more and search the database. Most extant editions of Tennessee newspapers are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library &amp; Archives.&nbsp; Contact TSLA for more information. The TNGenWeb Tennessee Historical Indexing Project focuses on newspapers statewide.&nbsp; Click here to learn more and volunteer. 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