The ''Kentucky New Era'' is the major daily

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...

Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 ...

, in the United States.

History

The paper was founded in 1869 by John D. Morris and Asher Graham Caruth, as the ''Weekly Kentucky New Era.''Brief History of Kentucky New Era, Inc.
''Kentucky New Era'' website, Retrieved March 31, 2010Todd County Kentucky, Family History
(1995)() In 1881, attorney Hunter Wood (1845–1920) became sole owner of the paper. Daily publication began in 1888, although the weekly also continued publication until World War II. Since 1920, it has been the only newspaper published in Hopkinsville. In 1997, Hunter Wood's great-great-grandson, Taylor Wood Hayes, became CEO and publisher of the paper. In November 2018, it was announced that the ''New Era'', along with four other papers owned by the family, would be sold to

Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous week ...

Notable stories

Among the most bizarre incidents reported on by the ''New Era'' is the celebrated Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter with aliens in August 1955.Geraldine Sutton Stith
Alien Legacy
(2007) ()

TV 43

From its founding in 1983 through 2004, Kentucky New Era, Inc. also owned and operated local low-power TV station

WKAG-CA WKAG-CA, UHF analog channel 43, was a Class A low-power television station licensed to Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at t ...

References

External links

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Google News archives 1874-2008
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