North Georgia News
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 The March 16, 1928, front page of The North Georgia News | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Kenneth West[1] |
| Editor | Shawn Jarrard[1] |
| Sports editor | Todd Forrest |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Blairsville, GA, 30514 United States |
| ISSN | 1947-5217 |
| OCLC number | 19346950 |
| Website | nganews |
The North Georgia News is one of the highest-circulation weekly newspapers in North Georgia.[2] It covers Blairsville, Georgia, and Union County.[1]
The newspaper launched in 1909. Its first publisher was F.A. Miller.[3]
The North Georgia News was preceded by the Blairsville Free Press which was started by J.A. Butt Jr., and The Blairsville Herald which was published by Quillian & Wellborn. Both newspapers began in 1892 and ceased publication in an unknown year.[4][5]
From 2001 until 2012, the North Georgia News faced competition from the Union Sentinel. Today the North Georgia News is the only newspaper printed in the county.[6][7]
Notable contributors[edit]
- Tom DeTitta, former editor who penned Georgia's official state drama, The Reach of Song[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "North Georgia News". Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Playwright Tom DeTitta Named 2014 Artist-in-Residence". www.fairmontstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "The North Georgia News (Blairsville, Ga.) 1909-Current". Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Blairsville free press. (Blairsville, Ga.) 1896-1???". Georgia Historic Newspapers. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "The Blairsville herald. (Blairsville, Ga.) 1892-????". Georgia Historic Newspapers. Digital Library of Georgia.
- ^ "Union Sentinel Newspaper". United States (USA) Business Database. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Union Sentinel". MondoTimes. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ DeTitta, Tom. "A World of Words". Tom DeTitta: Author, Playwright, Journalist. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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