Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 21 newspapers that have been published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Lightville. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Covington County Journal (from 1889)
- Published in Williamsburg [Covington County]
- Years of publication: 1889 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Covington County Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065667
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16577768
Covington County News (from 19??)
- Published in Collins [Covington County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Covington County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065021
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004040
Lawrence County Press (from 1888)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1888 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lawrence County Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065415
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722348
Marion County Progress (from 1909)
- Published in Columbia [Marion County]
- Years of publication: 1909 to 1935
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion County Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065025
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004592
Mississippi Herald (from 19??)
- Published in Collins [Covington County]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mississippi Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88067133
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852694
Monticello Advocate (from 1872)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Monticello Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065416
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722506
Monticello Gazette (from 1831)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1831 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Monticello Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83016754
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10105687
Pearl River Herald, And Eastern Public Advertiser (from 1826)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Published during 1826
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pearl River Herald, And Eastern Public Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065480
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16578904
Republican Star (from 19??)
- Published in Williamsburg [Covington County]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Republican Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88067139
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852792
Sunday Mirror (from 1946)
- Published in Columbia [Marion County]
- Years of publication: 1946 to 1960
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sunday Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065027
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15006299
The Collins Commercial (from 1902)
- Published in Collins [Covington County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Collins Commercial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004224
The Columbian-Progress (from 1935)
- Published in Columbia [Marion County]
- Years of publication: 1935 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbian-Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065024
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004748
The Columbian (from 1901)
- Published in Columbia [Marion County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 1935
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065023
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004566
The Monticello Gazette (from 1823)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1823 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Monticello Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090962
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15242307
The News-Commercial (from 1937)
- Published in Collins [Covington County]
- Years of publication: 1937 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The News-Commercial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065022
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004332
The Pearl River Advocate, And Eastern Advertiser (from 1830)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1830 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pearl River Advocate, And Eastern Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83016806
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10134482
The Pearl River Banner (from 1837)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1837 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Pearl River Banner
- Holdings: LCCN SN87065417
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722628
- ISSN Number: 2469-9217
The Pearl River News (from 1883)
- Published in Columbia [Marion County]
- Years of publication: 1883 to 1903
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pearl River News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065026
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15005463
The Sunny South (from 1876)
- Published in Monticello [Lawrence County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sunny South
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065418
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722452
The Watchman-Journal
- Published in Williamsburg [Covington County]
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Watchman-Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88067141
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17853160
The Watchman (from 18??)
- Published in Williamsburg [Covington County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Watchman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88067140
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852966

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lightville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lightville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3432, Longitude: -89.8787 In this case, the coordinates for Lightville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).