List of newspapers in South Carolina

This is a list of newspapers in South Carolina, United States.

## Current news publications

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The following is a list of current (print and web-based) news publications published in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Title  | Locale  | Year est.  | Frequency  | Publisher/parent company  | Notes

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Advertizer-Herald | Bamberg, S.C. | 1972  | Weekly  |  | Result of merger of The Advertizer and the Bamberg Herald. Stopped publishing in 2020.[1]
Aiken Leader | Wagener, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Aiken Standard | Aiken, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Anderson Observer | Anderson, S.C. |  | Daily  |  |
Beaufort Gazette | Beaufort, S.C. |  |  | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper
Berkeley Independent | Moncks Corner, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
The Berkeley Observer | Goose Creek, S.C.[3] |  | Daily  |  |
Chapin Times | Chapin, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
The Charleston Chronicle | Charleston, S.C. | 1971  | Weekly  | Tolbert Smalls  | Major African-American newspaper
Charleston City Paper | Charleston, S.C.  |  | Weekly  |  | Major paper
Cheraw Chronicle | Cheraw, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Chronicle-Independent | Camden, South Carolina |  | Weekly  |  |
Clinton Chronicle | Clinton, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Coastal Observer | Pawleys Island, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Colletonian | Walterboro,, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  | Ceased publication
Columbia City Paper | Columbia, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Daily King News | Hilton Head Island, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Dillon Herald | Dillon, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Dorchester Eagle-Record | St. George, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Edgefield Advertiser | Edgefield, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
El Palmetto | Columbia, S.C. |  | Daily  |  |
Free Times | Columbia, S.C.  |  | Weekly  |  | Serving Columbia, and Richland and Lexington counties[4]
Georgetown Times | Georgetown, S.C. |  | Daily  |  |
Greenville Journal | Greenville, S.C. |  | Weekly  |
Greenville News | Greenville, S.C.  |  |  | Gannett Company[5] | Major paper
Hampton County Guardian | Hampton, S.C.  |  | Weekly  |  |
Herald-Journal | Spartanburg, S.C. |  |  | GateHouse Media[6] | Major paper
Holly Hill Observer | Holly Hill, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  | Closed in 2020
Horry Independent | Conway, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Independent-Mail | Anderson, S.C. |  |  | Gannett Company[5] | Major paper
Index-Journal | Greenwood, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Island Packet | Hilton Head Island, S.C. |  |  | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper
The Item | Sumter, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Jasper County Sun | Ridgeland, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
The Journal | Seneca, S.C. | 1903  | Daily (5 times per week, Tues-Sat)  | Edwards Group (locally owned)  | Major paper
Lake City News & Post | Lake City, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Lancaster News | Lancaster, S.C. |  | Three times weekly  |  |
Laurens County Advertiser | Laurens, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Lee County Observer | Bishopville, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Marion Star

& Mullins Enterprise

| Marion, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Marlboro Herald Advocate | Bennettsville, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
McCormick Messenger | McCormick, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Morning News | Florence, S.C. |  | Daily  | Lee Enterprises[7] | Major paper
Myrtle Beach Herald | Myrtle Beach, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Newberry Observer | Newberry, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
News | Kingstree, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
News and Press | Darlington, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
News & Reporter | Chester, S.C. |  | Twice weekly  |  |
North Myrtle Beach Times | North Myrtle Beach, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
People-Sentinel | Barnwell, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
The Post and Courier | Charleston, S.C. | 1803[8] |  |  | Major paper. Charleston Courier began in 1803; became Post and Courier in 1991
Press and Banner

and Abbeville Medium

| Abbeville, S.C.  | 1844[9] | Weekly  | Banner Corporation | Original website (archived ver.)
Press and Standard | Walterboro, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  | Colleton County
Progressive Journal | Pageland, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Rock Hill Herald | Rock Hill, S.C. |  |  | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper
Santee Striper | Santee, S.C.  |  | Weekly  |  | Closed in 2020
The State | Columbia, S.C. | 1891[8] | Daily  | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper. Service area includes Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the Midlands.
Summerville Journal-Scene | Summerville, S.C. |  | Twice weekly  |  | Dorchester County
Sun News | Myrtle Beach, S.C. |  | Daily  | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper
Times and Democrat | Orangeburg, S.C. |  | Daily online, print on Tue. Thur. and Sat.  | Lee Enterprises | Major paper
True Nation News Magazine | Bluffton, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
True Nation News Magazine | Columbia, S.C. |  | Daily  |  |
The Twin-City News | Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.  | 1925  | Weekly  | Bruner Press  | Weekly newspaper covering western Midlands, including Lexington and Saluda counties
Union County News | Union, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |
Union Daily Times | Union, S.C. |  |  |  | Major paper
Upstate Business Journal (UBJ) | Greenville, S.C. |  | Biweekly  |  |
Weekly Observer | Hemingway, S.C. |  | Weekly  |  | Ceased publication
West Of | Charleston (West Ashley), S.C. |  | Weekly  |  |

## Defunct

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Title  | Locale  | Year est.  | Frequency  | Year ceased  | Notes

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Abbeville Medium | Abbeville | 1871  |  | 1923  | [10]
Abbeville Press | Abbeville | 1860  |  | 1869  | [11]
Advertizer | Bamberg | 1967  |  | 1972  | Merged with the Bamberg Herald[1]
American General Gazette |  |  |  |  | [citation needed]
Anderson Gazette | Anderson | 1843  |  | 1854  | [12]
Bamberg Herald | Bamberg  | 1891  |  | 1972  | Merged with The Advertizer
Charleston Mercury | Charleston | 1819  |  | 1868  |
Citizen-News | Edgefield |  |  | 2012  |
Columbia Record | Columbia | 1897  |  | 1988  | [13]
Community Times-Dispatch | Walterboro |  |  |  |
Deutsche Zeitung | Charleston | 1853  |  | 1917  | [citation needed]
Evening Medium | Abbeville | 1923  |  | 1925  | [14]
The Evening Post |  |  |  |  | [citation needed]
Gazette and Advocate | Anderson | 1855  |  | 185?  | [citation needed]
The Greenville Piedmont | Greenville |  |  |  | [citation needed]
Greer Citizen | Greer | 1918  | Weekly  | 2024  | [15]
The Hampton County Herald | Hampton | 1916  |  |  | Founded by Randolph Murdaugh Sr.[16]
Herald and News | Newberry | 1903  |  | 1937  | [17]
Highland Sentinel | Calhoun | 1840  |  | 1843  | [18]
Lake Wylie Pilot | Lake Wylie |  |  | 2016 (Dec)  |
North Trade Journal | North |  |  |  |
Press and Banner | Abbeville | 1924  |  | 1925  | [19]
The South-Carolina |  |  |  |  | [citation needed]
Southern Rights Advocate | Anderson | 1852  |  | 185?  | [20]

## 18th century

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### Charleston

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Newspapers published in Charleston, South Carolina:

* The Charleston Evening Gazette. D., T.W., July 11, 1785- Oct. 18, 1786[21]
* The Charleston Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 18, 1786-Nov. 5, 1787[21]
* Charlestown Gazette. W., Aug. (?), 1778-Jan. 18, 1780[21]
* The Chronicle of Liberty, or, the Republican Intelligencer. W., Mar. 25, 1783[21]
* The City Gazette & Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 2, 1792- Dec. 31, 1800+[21]
* The City Gazette, and the Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 6- Dec. 17, 1787[21]
* The City Gazette or, the Daily Advertiser. D., Dec. 18, 1787-Jan. 1, 1792[21]

Columbian Herald, 1784

* The Columbian Herald & Daily Advertiser. T.W., Sept. 1792- 1793 (?)[21]
* Columbian Herald, and the General Advertiser. T.W., 1792 (?)-July 25 (?), 1793[21]
* The Columbian Herald, or, the Independent Courier of North-America. S.W., T.W., Nov. 24, 1785-sometime after June 28, 1791[21]
* Columbian Herald, or the New Daily Advertiser. D., Oct. 3, 1795-Dec. 17, 1796[21]
* The Columbian Herald, or, the Patriotic Courier of North- America. S.W., Nov. 23, 1784-Nov. 21, 1785[21]
* Columbian Herald, or, the Southern Star. T.W., July 27, 1793-September (?), 1795[21]
* The Daily Evening Gazette and Charleston Tea-Table Companion. D., Jan. 3, 1795-Feb. 18, 1795[21]
* Evening Vesper Courier. S.W., July 31-Nov. 16, 1798[21]
* Federal Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 2 (?)-Dec. 25, 1800[21]
* The Gazette of the State of South-Carolina. W., S.W., Apr. 9, 1777-Mar. 24, 1785[21]
* The Royal Gazette. S.W. Mar. 3, 1781-Sept. 28, 1782[21]
* The Royal South-Carolina Gazette. T.W., S.W., June 1 (?), 1780-Sept. 12, 1782[21]
* The South-Carolina and American General Gazette. W., S.W., Apr. 4, 1764-Feb. 28, 1781[21]
* The South Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 8, 1732-Dec. 18, 1775[21][22]
* South-Carolina Gazette, and Country Journal. W., Dec. 31, 1765-Aug. 1, 1775[21]

South-Carolina Gazette and General Advertiser, 1783

* South-Carolina Gazette, and General Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Mar. 15, 1783-Oct. 23, 1784[21]
* The South-Carolina Gazette, and Public Advertiser. S.W., Mar. 3, 1784-July 9, 1785[21]
* The South-Carolina Gazette, and the General Advertiser. S.W., Jan. 7-14, 1786[21]
* The South-Carolina Gazette and the Public Advertiser. T.W., S.W., July 12, 1785-Jan. 4, 1786[21]
* South Carolina State Gazette and Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 30, 1784-July 26, 1785[21]
* South Carolina State Gazette, and General Advertiser. T.W., Oct. 26-Nov. 27, 1784[21]
* South-Carolina State-Gazette & Timothy & Mason's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1794-Dec. 31, 1797[21]
* South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timmothy's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1798-Dec., 31, 1800+[21]
* The South-Carolina Gazetteer, and Country Journal. W., Dec. 17-24, 1765[21]
* The South-Carolina Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 19-Apr. 23, 1783[21]
* The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Nov. 22 (?), 1758- Mar. 28, 1764[21]
* South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Feb. 15, 1783-Feb. 27, 1784[21]
* The State Gazette of South-Carolina. S.W., T.W., Mar. 28, 1785-Dec. 31, 1793[21]
* The Telegraphe, and Charleston Daily Advertiser. D., Mar. 16-20, 1795[21]

### Columbia

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Newspapers published in Columbia, South Carolina:

* The Columbia Gazette. W., Jan. 28, 1794-Dec. 9, 1794[21]
* South Carolina Gazette. W., Mar. (?), 1792-Sept. 3, 1793[21]

### Georgetown

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Newspapers published in Georgetown, South Carolina:

* The South-Carolina Independent Gazette, and Georgetown Chronicle. W., Apr. 2, 1791-1796 (?)[21]

## See also

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* South Carolina media
* List of newspapers in South Carolina in the 18th century
* List of radio stations in South Carolina
* List of television stations in South Carolina
* Media of locales in South Carolina: Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
* Journalism:
* Category:Journalists from South Carolina
* University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications, in Columbia[23]
* South Carolina literature

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## References

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2. ^ a b c d e "Our Markets". Sacramento, California: McClatchy Company. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
3. ^ The Berkeley Observer
4. ^ "About Us". free-times.com. Evening Post Industries. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
5. ^ a b Gannett Co., Inc., Our Brands: South Carolina, McLean, Virginia, retrieved March 27, 2017
6. ^ GateHouse Media, LLC, Our Markets: South Carolina, Pittsford, New York, retrieved March 27, 2017
7. ^ Berkshire Hathaway Inc., "Daily Newspapers: South Carolina" (PDF), 2016 Annual Report, Omaha, Nebraska
8. ^ a b "Southern Press". The South in the Building of the Nation. Vol. 7\. Richmond, VA: Southern Historical Publication Society. 1909. pp. 402–436\. hdl:2027/yale.39002004114386. "Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers"
9. ^ "The Press and Banner". thepressandbanner.business.site. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
10. ^ "About The Abbeville medium. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1871–1923". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
11. ^ "About Abbeville press. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860–1869". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
12. ^ "About The Anderson gazette. (Anderson C.H., S.C.) 1843–1854". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
13. ^ "About The Columbia record. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1913–1988 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
14. ^ "About The evening medium. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1923–1925". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
15. ^ Rainey, Zach (July 6, 2024). "Upstate newspaper announces closure". WYFF. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
16. ^ "Hampton Herald is Established". The State. March 3, 1916. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "About The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903–1937". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
18. ^ "About Highland sentinel. (Calhoun Anderson Dist. [i.e. Calhoun], S.C.) 1840–1843". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
19. ^ "About The press and banner. volume (None) 1924–1925". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
20. ^ "About Southern rights advocate. (Anderson, S.C.) 1852-185?". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress: South Carolina". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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## Bibliography

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* William L. King (1872). Newspaper Press of Charleston, S.C.: a Chronological and Biographical History.
* S. N. D. North; United States Department of the Interior (1884). "Catalogue of Periodical Publications: South Carolina". History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. OCLC 1850475. (+ List of titles 50+ years old)
* James T. Haley, ed. (1895), "Newspapers: South Carolina", Afro-American Encyclopaedia, Nashville: Haley & Florida, hdl:2027/inu.30000029292855, OCLC 219597043
* "South Carolina". American Newspaper Directory. New York: George P. Rowell. 1900. pp. 964+. hdl:2027/umn.31951002273861a – via HathiTrust.
* "South Carolina". American Newspaper Annual & Directory. Philadelphia: N. W. Ayer & Son. 1922. pp. 907+. hdl:2027/umn.31951001295695n.
* Thomas D. Clark (1948). Southern Country Editor. Bobbs-Merrill. OCLC 525858. (Includes information about weekly rural newspapers in South Carolina)
* John Hammond Moore (1988). South Carolina Newspapers. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-567-8.
* Patricia G. McNeely. Palmetto Press: The History of South Carolina’s Newspapers and the Press Association. South Carolina Press Association, 1998.
* Erika J. Pribanic-Smith (2012). "Rhetoric of Fear: South Carolina Newspapers and the State and National Politics of 1830". Journalism History. 38. E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. ISSN 0094-7679.

## External links

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* Patricia G. McNeely. "Newspapers". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina.
* "News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: South Carolina". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
* "Historical South Carolina Newspapers". Library Guides. University of South Carolina.
* "US Newspaper Directory: South Carolina". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress.
* "South Carolina Newspapers". Historical U.S. Newspapers Online. Library Guides. Ohio: Bowling Green State University. "Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet"
* "Southeast". Historical African American Newspapers Available Online. Subject Guides. Poughkeepsie, NY: Marist College Library. (Includes South Carolina newspapers)
* International Coalition on Newspapers. "Newspaper Digitization Projects: United States: South Carolina". Chicago: Center for Research Libraries.
* University of Florida. "South Carolina". NewspaperCat: Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers. Gainesville.
* "South Carolina". N-Net: the Newspaper Network on the World Wide Web. Archived from the original on February 15, 1997.
* "South Carolina Newspapers". AJR News Link. American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on November 16, 1999.
* "United States: South Carolina". NewsDirectory.com. Toronto: Tucows Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2001.

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