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]

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

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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

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2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association[7]

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Year Award Place Recipient
2018 Best Humorous Column 1st Bradley Roberts

References

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  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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