# List of newspapers in South Carolina

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This is a list of newspapers in South Carolina, United States.

## Current news publications

The following is a list of current (print and web-based) news publications published in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
| Title | Locale | Year est. | Frequency | Publisher/parent company | Notes |
| Advertizer-Herald | Bamberg, S.C. | 1972 | Weekly | | Result of merger of The Advertizer and the Bamberg Herald. Stopped publishing in 2020. |
| Aiken Leader | Wagener, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Aiken Standard | Aiken, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Anderson Observer | Anderson, S.C. | | Daily | | |
| Beaufort Gazette | Beaufort, S.C. | | | McClatchy Company | Major paper |
| Berkeley Independent | Moncks Corner, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| The Berkeley Observer | Goose Creek, S.C. | | Daily | | |
| Chapin Times | Chapin, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| The Charleston Chronicle | Charleston, S.C. | 1971 | Weekly | Tolbert Smalls | Major African-American newspaper |
| Charleston City Paper | Charleston, S.C. | | Weekly | | Major paper |
| Cheraw Chronicle | Cheraw, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Chronicle-Independent | Camden, South Carolina | | Weekly | | |
| Clinton Chronicle | Clinton, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Coastal Observer | Pawleys Island, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Colletonian | Walterboro,, S.C. | | Weekly | | Ceased publication |
| Columbia City Paper | Columbia, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Daily King News | Hilton Head Island, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Dillon Herald | Dillon, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Dorchester Eagle-Record | St. George, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Edgefield Advertiser | Edgefield, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| El Palmetto | Columbia, S.C. | | Daily | | |
| Free Times | Columbia, S.C. | | Weekly | | Serving Columbia, and Richland and Lexington counties |
| Georgetown Times | Georgetown, S.C. | | Daily | | |
| Greenville Journal | Greenville, S.C. | | Weekly | |
| Greenville News | Greenville, S.C. | | | Gannett Company | Major paper |
| Hampton County Guardian | Hampton, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Herald-Journal | Spartanburg, S.C. | | | GateHouse Media | Major paper |
| Holly Hill Observer | Holly Hill, S.C. | | Weekly | | Closed in 2020 |
| Horry Independent | Conway, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Independent-Mail | Anderson, S.C. | | | Gannett Company | Major paper |
| Index-Journal | Greenwood, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Island Packet | Hilton Head Island, S.C. | | | McClatchy Company | Major paper |
| The Item | Sumter, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Jasper County Sun | Ridgeland, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| The Journal | Seneca, S.C. | 1903 | Daily (5 times per week, Tues-Sat) | Edwards Group (locally owned) | Major paper |
| Lake City News & Post | Lake City, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Lancaster News | Lancaster, S.C. | | Three times weekly | | |
| Laurens County Advertiser | Laurens, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Lee County Observer | Bishopville, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise | Marion, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Marlboro Herald Advocate | Bennettsville, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| McCormick Messenger | McCormick, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Morning News | Florence, S.C. | | Daily | Lee Enterprises - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Major paper |
| Myrtle Beach Herald | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Newberry Observer | Newberry, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| News | Kingstree, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| News and Press | Darlington, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| News & Reporter | Chester, S.C. | | Twice weekly | | |
| North Myrtle Beach Times | North Myrtle Beach, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| People-Sentinel | Barnwell, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| The Post and Courier | Charleston, S.C. | 1803 | | | Major paper. Charleston Courier began in 1803; became Post and Courier in 1991 |
| Press and Banner and Abbeville Medium | Abbeville, S.C. | 1844 | Weekly | Banner Corporation | Original website (archived ver.) |
| Press and Standard | Walterboro, S.C. | | Weekly | | Colleton County |
| Progressive Journal | Pageland, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Rock Hill Herald | Rock Hill, S.C. | | | McClatchy Company | Major paper |
| Santee Striper | Santee, S.C. | | Weekly | | Closed in 2020 |
| The State | Columbia, S.C. | 1891 | Daily | McClatchy Company | Major paper. Service area includes Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the Midlands. |
| Summerville Journal-Scene | Summerville, S.C. | | Twice weekly | | Dorchester County |
| Sun News | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | | Daily | McClatchy Company | Major paper |
| Times and Democrat | Orangeburg, S.C. | | Daily online, print on Tue. Thur. and Sat. | Lee Enterprises | Major paper |
| True Nation News Magazine | Bluffton, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| True Nation News Magazine | Columbia, S.C. | | Daily | | |
| The Twin-City News | Batesburg-Leesville, S.C. | 1925 | Weekly | Bruner Press | Weekly newspaper covering western Midlands, including Lexington and Saluda counties |
| Union County News | Union, S.C. | | Weekly | | |
| Union Daily Times | Union, S.C. | | | | Major paper |
| Upstate Business Journal (UBJ) | Greenville, S.C. | | Biweekly | | |
| Weekly Observer | Hemingway, S.C. | | Weekly | | Ceased publication |
| West Of | Charleston (West Ashley), S.C. | | Weekly | | |

## Defunct

| Title | Locale | Year est. | Frequency | Year ceased | Notes |
| Abbeville Medium | Abbeville | 1871 | | 1923 | |
| Abbeville Press | Abbeville | 1860 | | 1869 | |
| Advertizer | Bamberg | 1967 | | 1972 | Merged with the Bamberg Herald |
| American General Gazette | | | | | |
| Anderson Gazette | Anderson | 1843 | | 1854 | |
| Bamberg Herald | Bamberg | 1891 | | 1972 | Merged with The Advertizer |
| Charleston Mercury | Charleston | 1819 | | 1868 | |
| Citizen-News | Edgefield | | | 2012 | |
| Columbia Record | Columbia | 1897 | | 1988 | |
| Community Times-Dispatch | Walterboro | | | | |
| Deutsche Zeitung | Charleston | 1853 | | 1917 | |
| Evening Medium | Abbeville | 1923 | | 1925 | |
| The Evening Post | | | | | |
| Gazette and Advocate | Anderson | 1855 | | 185? | |
| The Greenville Piedmont | Greenville | | | | |
| Greer Citizen | Greer | 1918 | Weekly | 2024 | |
| The Hampton County Herald | Hampton | 1916 | | | Founded by Randolph Murdaugh Sr. |
| Herald and News | Newberry | 1903 | | 1937 | |
| Highland Sentinel | Calhoun | 1840 | | 1843 | |
| Lake Wylie Pilot | Lake Wylie | | | 2016 (Dec) | |
| North Trade Journal | North | | | | |
| Press and Banner | Abbeville | 1924 | | 1925 | |
| The South-Carolina | | | | | |
| Southern Rights Advocate | Anderson | 1852 | | 185? | |

## 18th century
### Charleston

Newspapers published in Charleston, South Carolina:
* The Charleston Evening Gazette. D., T.W., July 11, 1785- Oct. 18, 1786
* The Charleston Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 18, 1786-Nov. 5, 1787
* Charlestown Gazette. W., Aug. (?), 1778-Jan. 18, 1780
* The Chronicle of Liberty, or, the Republican Intelligencer. W., Mar. 25, 1783
* The City Gazette & Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 2, 1792- Dec. 31, 1800+
* The City Gazette, and the Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 6- Dec. 17, 1787
* The City Gazette or, the Daily Advertiser. D., Dec. 18, 1787-Jan. 1, 1792
* The Columbian Herald & Daily Advertiser. T.W., Sept. 1792- 1793 (?)
* Columbian Herald, and the General Advertiser. T.W., 1792 (?)-July 25 (?), 1793
* The Columbian Herald, or, the Independent Courier of North-America. S.W., T.W., Nov. 24, 1785-sometime after June 28, 1791
* Columbian Herald, or the New Daily Advertiser. D., Oct. 3, 1795-Dec. 17, 1796
* The Columbian Herald, or, the Patriotic Courier of North- America. S.W., Nov. 23, 1784-Nov. 21, 1785
* Columbian Herald, or, the Southern Star. T.W., July 27, 1793-September (?), 1795
* The Daily Evening Gazette and Charleston Tea-Table Companion. D., Jan. 3, 1795-Feb. 18, 1795
* Evening Vesper Courier. S.W., July 31-Nov. 16, 1798
* Federal Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 2 (?)-Dec. 25, 1800
* The Gazette of the State of South-Carolina. W., S.W., Apr. 9, 1777-Mar. 24, 1785
* The Royal Gazette. S.W. Mar. 3, 1781-Sept. 28, 1782
* The Royal South-Carolina Gazette. T.W., S.W., June 1 (?), 1780-Sept. 12, 1782
* The South-Carolina and American General Gazette. W., S.W., Apr. 4, 1764-Feb. 28, 1781
* The South Carolina Gazette. W., Jan. 8, 1732-Dec. 18, 1775
* South-Carolina Gazette, and Country Journal. W., Dec. 31, 1765-Aug. 1, 1775
* South-Carolina Gazette, and General Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Mar. 15, 1783-Oct. 23, 1784
* The South-Carolina Gazette, and Public Advertiser. S.W., Mar. 3, 1784-July 9, 1785
* The South-Carolina Gazette, and the General Advertiser. S.W., Jan. 7-14, 1786
* The South-Carolina Gazette and the Public Advertiser. T.W., S.W., July 12, 1785-Jan. 4, 1786
* South Carolina State Gazette and Daily Advertiser. D., Nov. 30, 1784-July 26, 1785
* South Carolina State Gazette, and General Advertiser. T.W., Oct. 26-Nov. 27, 1784
* South-Carolina State-Gazette & Timothy & Mason's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1794-Dec. 31, 1797
* South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timmothy's Daily Advertiser. D., Jan. 1, 1798-Dec., 31, 1800+
* The South-Carolina Gazetteer, and Country Journal. W., Dec. 17-24, 1765
* The South-Carolina Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 19-Apr. 23, 1783
* The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Nov. 22 (?), 1758- Mar. 28, 1764
* South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. W., Feb. 15, 1783-Feb. 27, 1784
* The State Gazette of South-Carolina. S.W., T.W., Mar. 28, 1785-Dec. 31, 1793
* The Telegraphe, and Charleston Daily Advertiser. D., Mar. 16-20, 1795

### Columbia

Newspapers published in Columbia, South Carolina:
* The Columbia Gazette. W., Jan. 28, 1794-Dec. 9, 1794
* South Carolina Gazette. W., Mar. (?), 1792-Sept. 3, 1793

### Georgetown

Newspapers published in Georgetown, South Carolina:
* The South-Carolina Independent Gazette, and Georgetown Chronicle. W., Apr. 2, 1791-1796 (?)