Times-Journal

The Times-Journal newspaper appears three times a week is published in Fort Payne, Alabama and serves the DeKalb County, Alabama region. The Times-Journal was a Southern Newspapers publication for 60 years before selling to Patrick Graham in 2019,[1] along with sister papers in Albertville and Scottsboro. The Times-Journal resulted from the merger in 1959 of the Fort Payne Journal, first published in 1878, and the Times-New Era. The latter newspaper was the product of the 1951 merger of The DeKalb Times and The Collinsville New Era.[2][3]

This article is about the daily newspaper published in Fort Payne, Alabama. For the weekly newspaper in Chilton, Wisconsin, see Chilton Times-Journal. For the weekly newspaper in Schoharie County, New York, see Times Journal of Cobleskill. For the daily newspaper in St. Thomas, Ontario, see St. Thomas Times-Journal. For a weekly newspaper based in Russell Springs, Kentucky, see The Times Journal.
The Times-Journal
The Times-Journal
June 4, 2008
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Southern Newspapers
PublisherTricia Dunne
Managing editorEmily Kirby
Founded1878
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters811 Greenhill Blvd. NW
Fort Payne, Alabama, 35967
Circulation5,000 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
Websitetimes-journal.com

Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the Times-Journal has the nineteenth highest daily circulation.[4]

The Times-Journal has won numerous awards from state newspaper associations, such as the Alabama Press Association and the Associated Press Managing Editors.[5]

Weekly Post

The Weekly Post was a weekly newspaper published in Rainsville, Alabama, by Southern Newspapers and serving the DeKalb County, Alabama region. It was founded in 1986 by Carey and Teri Baker. In 2010 the Times-Journal absorbed the smaller sister-paper, the Weekly Post.[6]

Awards

2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association[7]
YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2018Best Humorous Column 1stBradley Roberts

References
  1. Graham purchases Times-Journal
  2. Alabama Department of Archives and History: Newspapers on Microfilm
  3. Alabama Department of Archives and History: Hardbound Newspapers
  4. Alabama Press Association: 2008 Ratesheet Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Alabama APME Contest Winners," Mobile Press-Register, May 4, 2008, p. B2
  6. "Weekly Post, Times-Journal merge". The Weekly Post. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  7. Langan, Jaclyn. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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