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The West Virginia Daily News

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The West Virginia Daily News
Owner(s)Ecent Corporation
FoundedAugust 1851, renamed in 1967
Headquarters188 W Foster Street
Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901
Circulation4,637 (as of 2016)[1]
OCLC number12789500
Websitewvdn.com

The West Virginia Daily News is a newspaper in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

History

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The newspaper traces its roots to several weekly newspapers, including The Greenbrier Era (1851-1854), The Greenbrier Independent (1859-1980), The West Virginia News (1897-1967), The White Sulphur Sentinel (1910-1968) and The White Sulphur Springs Star (1962-1980). The current newspaper, The West Virginia Daily News was launched on January 1, 1967 in Ronceverte, WV. The Printing Press and offices were relocated to Lewisburg WV around 1972.

Published Monday through Friday, the newspaper covers local news and events in the Greenbrier Valley, West Virginia, spreading across Greenbrier and Monroe counties, and areas of Pocahontas County. Its partner paper, the West Virginian, is published on Wednesdays.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  2. ^ "Home". wvdn.com.