Princeton Times
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | 213 South Walker Street, Princeton, WV |
| Circulation | 1,390 (as of 2016)[1] |
| Website | ptonline |
The Princeton Times is a newspaper serving Princeton, West Virginia, and surrounding Mercer County.[2] Published weekly on Fridays,[3] it has a circulation of 1,390 and is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings.[4]
History
The paper was launched as a daily in July 1961 with the help of Mercer County residents, 300 of whom bought stock in the new venture.[5] Howard Imboden was set up as publisher. The paper was soon sold to southern firm holding over 30 local newspapers, citing need for more capital investment.[5] It dropped its Sunday edition in 1963 and shifted to weekly publication in August 1964.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ↑ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
- ↑ "About Us". Princeton Times. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- 1 2 "Southern Firm Buys Mercer Paper". Beckley Post-Herald. January 20, 1963.
- ↑ "Princeton Times, A Daily, To Become Weekly Paper". Beckley Post-Herald. August 6, 1964.