The ''State Gazette'' is a semi-weekly

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published in Dyersburg,

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. The paper has served Dyersburg and Northwest Tennessee since 1865, and provides general news.

History

The ''Dyersburg State Gazette'' was purchased by Worrell Newspapers of

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in 1971.

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acquired eight daily papers, including the ''Dyersburg State Gazette'', from Worrell in 1982.

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 wee ...

purchased it from The New York Times Company in 1995.

Rust Communications Rust Communications is an American privately owned media company based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The '' Southeast Missourian'' is its flagship publication. History In 1967, Gary W. Rust purchased the ''Weekly Bulletin'', a weekly newspaper i ...

acquired the ''State Gazette'' in 2000. Rust sold the newspaper back to Paxton in 2024.

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Newspapers published in Tennessee Newspapers established in 1865 1865 establishments in Tennessee