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The paper would remain connected with the Simmons family until 1995. In 1995, the Herald was bought from the Simmons family by the group owning the Jackson Star. The paper was folded into a holding company called Jackson Newspapers, but continued to publish as a separate entity. [9] In 2022, Gannett sold the newspaper to NCWV Media. [10]
"West Virginia Printers and their Work, 1790-1830". West Virginia History. West Virginia Historical Society. ISSN 0043-325X. Delf Norona (1958). West Virginia Imprints, 1790-1863: A Checklist of Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and Broadsides. Moundsville: West Virginia Library Association. OCLC 863601 – via Internet Archive. G. Thomas Tanselle ...
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 27,791. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Ripley , [ 2 ] and its largest municipality is Ravenswood .
She later served as Jackson County commissioner. [1] A Democrat, [3] Starcher ran for her first state-level election in 1984, but lost to Bill Carmichael. [4] She won the 1986 election, becoming the first woman elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates from her district. Starcher won reelection in 1988, and retired at the conclusion of ...
In 1832, the Starchers donated 8 acres (32,000 m 2) of land to the county, 2 acres (8,100 m 2) for the location of the county courthouse and jail, and six for the general use of the new county (a public school and a cemetery were later located on the land). The town was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1832.
The paper began as the Forest News, founded in 1875, published by the Jackson County Publishing Company. It was renamed to the Jackson Herald in 1886. [3] In 1891 The Jackson Herald was sold to J.J. Holder for $3000; the old ownership had been "somewhat unfriendly" to the Farmers' Alliance, the new ownership was expected to be friendly towards the Alliance.
Ripley Historic District is a national historic district located at Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia. It encompasses 110 contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Early Settlers Cemetery), and one contributing structure that include the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings.
It lies along West Virginia Route 331 northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. [1] Established in 1858, its elevation is 594 feet (181 m). [2] Although Cottageville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 25239. [3] It also is the site of the annual Jackson County Junior Fair.