# List of newspapers in Virginia

This is a list of newspapers in Virginia.

## Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)

| Title | Locale | Year est. | Occurrence | Company | Notes |
| Alexandria Gazette Packet | Alexandria | | Weekly | | |
| Alexandria Times | Alexandria | 2005 | Weekly | | |
| Altavista Journal | Altavista | 1909 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Amelia Bulletin Monitor | Amelia Court House | 1973 | Weekly | | |
| Amherst New Era-Progress | Amherst | | Weekly | | |
| Arlington Sun Gazette | Arlington | | Weekly | | |
| Bedford Bulletin | Bedford | | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Bland County Messenger | Bland County | | Weekly | | |
| Bristol Herald Courier | Bristol | | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Brunswick Times-Gazette | Lawrenceville | 1894 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | Other |
| Cardinal News | Southwest and Southside Virginia, "...roughly the western third of the state that is south of I-64" | 2021 | Daily on weekdays with a weekend newsletter | Cardinal Productions | "a nonprofit, online newspaper that specializes in in-depth reporting of three topics: politics, the economy, and culture ... in Southwest and Southside Virginia" |
| Carroll News | Hillsville | 1920 | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group | |
| CentreView | Centreville | | Weekly | | |
| The Central Virginian | Louisa | | Weekly | | |
| Clinch Valley News | Tazewell | | Weekly | | |
| Connection Newspapers | multiple editions including Arlington, Burke, Great Falls, McLean, Mount Vernon, Reston, Springfield | | Weekly | | (Website) |
| El Comercio | Woodbridge | | Weekly | | |
| Courier-Record | Blackstone | | Weekly | | |
| Culpeper Star-Exponent | Culpeper | | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Daily News-Record | Harrisonburg | | Daily | | |
| Daily Press | Newport News | 1896 | Daily | Tribune Publishing | |
| Daily Progress | Charlottesville | 1892 | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Danville Register & Bee | Danville | | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Dinwiddie Monitor | Emporia | | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| El Eco de Virginia | Norfolk | | Weekly | | Spanish language newspaper |
| Washington Hispanic | Arlington | | Weekly | | Spanish language newspaper |
| Fairfax Sun-Gazette | Fairfax | | Weekly | | |
| Fairfax Times | Fairfax County | 1965 | Weekly | | |
| Falls Church News Press | Falls Church | 1991 | Weekly | | |
| Farmville Herald | Farmville | 1890 | Twice weekly | | published twice weekly |
| Flagship News | Norfolk | | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | military newspaper serving the Hampton Roads area |
| Floyd Press | Floyd | | Weekly | | |
| Free Lance–Star | Fredericksburg | | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Galax Gazette | Galax | | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | |
| Glo-Quips | Gloucester | | Nondaily | | |
| Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal | Gloucester | 1937 | Weekly | | |
| Greene County Record | Stanardsville | | Weekly | | |
| Henrico Citizen | Henrico County, Virginia | | Bi-weekly | | published every two weeks |
| Hopewell Herald–Prince George Post | Hopewell | 2018 | Twice weekly | GateHouse Media | |
| Independent-Messenger | Emporia | 1893 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| El Imparcial | Manassas | | Weekly | | Spanish language newspaper |
| Inside Business | Norfolk | | Weekly | Paxton Media Group | Business newspaper |
| InsideNoVa/Prince William | Prince William County | | Weekly | | (Website) |
| Inside NoVa/North Stafford | Stafford County | | Weekly | | Inside (Website) |
| Las Américas Newspaper | Falls Church | | Weekly | | Spanish language newspaper |
| Loudoun Times-Mirror | Ashland | 1855 | Weekly | | |
| Loudoun Tribune | Sterling | 2016 | Weekly | Brian Reynolds | Circulation: 116K addresses by mail. Loudoun (Website) |
| Madison Eagle | Madison | 1910 | Weekly | | |
| Martinsville Bulletin | Martinsville | 1889 | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Mount Vernon Voice | Alexandria | 2002 | Weekly | | |
| New Journal and Guide | Norfolk | 1900 | Weekly | | |
| News & Advance | Lynchburg | 1986 | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| News-Gazette | Lexington | 1801 | Weekly | The News-Gazette Corp. | Began as the Rockbridge Repository 1801 |
| News Leader | Staunton | 1904 | Daily | Gannett Company | |
| News Progress | Mecklenburg County | 1884 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | (Website) |
| News Virginian | Waynesboro | | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Northern Virginia Daily | Strasburg | | Daily | Ogden Newspapers Inc. | |
| Orange County Review | Orange | | Weekly | Lee Enterprises | |
| Page News and Courier | Page County | 1911 | Weekly | Ogden Newspapers Inc. | |
| Politico | Arlington County | 2007 | Varies | Capitol News Company | |
| Powell Valley News | Lee County | 1920 | Weekly | | |
| Powhatan Today | Powhatan | 1986 | Weekly | Lee Enterprises | |
| Prince George Journal | Emporia | | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Progress-Index | Petersburg | 1865 | Daily | GateHouse Media | |
| Purcellville Gazette | Loudoun County | 2004 | Weekly | | |
| Radford News Journal | Radford | | Weekly | | |
| Rappahannock News | Washington | | Weekly | | |
| Rappahannock Times | Tappahannock | | Weekly | | |
| The Recorder | Monterey | 1877 | Weekly | | |
| Richlands News-Press | Richlands | 1966 | Weekly | | |
| Richmond Free Press | Richmond | 1992 | Weekly | | |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | Richmond | 1850 | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Roanoke Star-Sentinel | Roanoke | 2007 | Weekly | | |
| Roanoke Times | Roanoke | 1886 | Daily | Lee Enterprises | |
| Roanoke Tribune | Roanoke | 1939 | Weekly | | founded by Fleming Alexander |
| Smithfield Times | Smithfield | 1920 | Weekly | | |
| Smith Mountain Eagle | Wirtz | 1985 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Smyth County News & Messenger | Marion | | Twice weekly | | published two times a week |
| South Hill Enterprise | South Hill | 1906 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Southside Messenger | Keysville | 2004 | Weekly | | |
| Southside Sentinel | Urbanna | 1896 | Weekly | | |
| Southwest Times | Pulaski | 1906 | Daily | | |
| Star-Tribune | Chatham | 1869 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Style Weekly | Richmond | 1982 | Weekly | VPM Media Corporation | |
| Suffolk News-Herald | Suffolk | 1873 | Daily | | |
| Sussex-Surry Dispatch | Emporia | | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Tidewater News | Franklin | | Thrice weekly | | published three times a week |
| Tidewater Review | West Point | | Weekly | Tronc, Inc. | |
| El Tiempo Latino | Arlington | 1991 | Weekly | | Spanish language newspaper |
| Times-Virginian | Appomattox | 1892 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| Union Star | Brookneal | 1906 | Weekly | Womack Publishing Co. Inc. | |
| USA Today | Tysons Corner | 1982 | Daily | Gannett Company | National circulation; headquartered in Virginia |
| Virginia Beach Sun | Virginia Beach | 2012 | Nondaily | | |
| Virginia Gazette | Williamsburg | 1930 | Twice weekly | Tribune Publishing | published two times a week |
| Virginia Lawyers Weekly | Richmond | 1986 | Weekly | GateHouse Media | |
| Virginian-Pilot | Norfolk | 1894 | Daily | Tribune Publishing | |
| Virginian Review | Covington | 1914 | Thrice weekly | | Published three times a week |
| La Voz Hispana de Virginia | Richmond | | Nondaily | | |
| Washington County News | Abingdon | | Weekly | | |
| Westmoreland News | Westmoreland County | 1949 | Weekly | | |
| Winchester Star | Winchester | 1896 | Daily | Ogden Newspapers Inc. | |
| Wytheville Enterprise | Wythe County | | Weekly | | published two times a week |
| Yorktown Crier-Poquoson Post | Yorktown | | Weekly | | |
| The Zebra | Alexandria | 2010 | Daily Online | The Zebra Press LLC | Print magazine monthly. (Website) |

## University newspapers

* Brackety-Ack – student newspaper of Roanoke College
* The Breeze – student newspaper of James Madison University
* The Bullet – student newspaper of the University of Mary Washington
* The Buzz – student newspaper of Shenandoah University
* The Cadet – student newspaper of Virginia Military Institute
* The Captain's Log – student newspaper of Christopher Newport University
* The Cavalier Daily – student newspaper of the University of Virginia
* The Collegian – student newspaper of the University of Richmond
* Collegiate Times – student newspaper of Virginia Tech
* The Commonwealth Times – student newspaper of Virginia Commonwealth University
* The Critograph – student newspaper of the University of Lynchburg
* Fourth Estate – student newspaper at George Mason University
* The Flat Hat – student newspaper of the College of William & Mary
* The Hampden-Sydney Tiger – student newspaper of Hampden-Sydney College
* The Hampton Script – student newspaper of Hampton University
* The Highland Cavalier – student newspaper of the University of Virginia's College at Wise
* Hollins Columns – student newspaper of Hollins University
* The Iron Blade – student newspaper of Ferrum College
* The Liberty Champion – student newspaper of Liberty University
* The Mace & Crown – student newspaper of Old Dominion University
* The Marlin Chronicle – student newspaper of Virginia Wesleyan University
* Ring-tum Phi – student newspaper of the Washington and Lee University
* The Rotunda – student newspaper of Longwood University
* Spartan Echo – student newspaper of Norfolk State University
* The Tartan – student newspaper of Radford University
* Virginia Law Weekly – student newspaper of the University of Virginia School of Law
* The Weathervane – student newspaper of Eastern Mennonite University
* The Yellow Jacket – student newspaper of Randolph-Macon College

## Defunct newspapers

| Title | Locale | Year est. | Year ceased | Notes | |
| Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian Advertiser | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1802 | 1805 | OCLC 12656722, ISSN 2574-9765 | Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor |
| Alexandria Gazette | Alexandria | 1834 | 1974 | Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792 | |
| Arlington Daily | Arlington | 1939 | 1951 | | |
| Broadside | Fairfax | 1963 | 2013 | Former student newspaper of George Mason University | succeeded by Fourth Estate |
| Caroline Progress | Bowling Green | 1919 | 2018 | | |
| Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune | Charlottesville | 1954 | 1992 | Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication. | |
| Charlottesville Tribune | Charlottesville | 1950 | unknown | Weekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune. African American interest publication. | |
| Chesterfield Observer | Chesterfield County | 1995 | 2023 | | |
| Circuit | Catlett | | | |
| Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural Gazette | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1802 | 1802 | OCLC 11551715, ISSN 2574-9757; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser |
| Herald-Progress | Ashland | 1881 | 2018 | | |
| Hook | Charlottesville | 2002 | 2013 | | |
| Hopewell News | Hopewell | 1926 | 2018 | Began as City and Tri-County News | |
| King George Journal Press | King George | | 2017 | | |
| Ledger-Star | Norfolk | 1876 | 1995 | Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962 | |
| News & Messenger | Manassas | | | | |
| Northern Virginia Sun | Arlington | | 1998 | | |
| Port Folio Weekly | Norfolk | 1983 | 2009 | | |
| Religious Herald | Richmond | 1828 | | | |
| Richmonder Anzeiger | Richmond | 1854 | 18?? | | |
| Richmond Chronicle | Richmond | 1969 | 197? | | |
| Richmond Enquirer | | | | | |
| Richmond News Leader | Richmond | 1888 | 1992 | | |
| Richmond Planet | Richmond | 1883 | 1938 | | |
| The Richmond State | Richmond | | | | |
| Richmond Whig | Richmond | 1824 | | Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824 | |
| Roanoke Weekly Press | Roanoke | 1891 | 1892 | "Roanoke City's first black newspaper" | |
| Rockingham Register | Harrisonburg | 1822 | 1914 | | |
| Scottsville Sun | Scottsville | | | | |
| Shenandoah Herald | Woodstock | 1817 | | Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817 | |
| Spectator | Staunton | 1823 | | | |
| The Times and Alexandria Advertiser | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1797 | 1799 | OCLC 10210698 ISSN 2574-9730 |
| Virginian | Lynchburg | 1809 | | Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809 | |
| Washington Examiner | Springfield | | | | |
| Washingtonian | Leesburg | 1808 | | | |

## Newspapers by locale
### Alexandria

Newspapers published in Alexandria, Virginia:
* Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer. D., Dec. 8–31, 1800+
* The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. S.W., T.W., Nov. 21, 1792 – Dec. 6, 1800.
* The Times. Alexandria Advertiser. D., Apr. 10, 1797 – Apr. 16 1799.
* The Times; and District Of Columbia Daily Advertiser. D., Apr. 17, 1799 – Dec. 31, 1800+
* The Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser. W., July 30(?), 1789 – Nov. 1793.
* The Virginia Journal, and Alexandria Advertiser. W., Feb. 5, 1784 – July 4, 1789.

### Dumfries

Newspapers published in Dumfries, Virginia:
* The Virginia Gazette, and Agricultural Repository. W., Sept. 29, 1791 – Dec. 19, 1793.

### Fincastle

Newspapers published in Fincastle, Virginia:
* The Herald Of Virginia, and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser. W., March – Dec. 27, 1800+

### Fredericksburg

Newspapers published in Fredericksburg, Virginia:
* The Genius Of Liberty; and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. W., S.W., Oct. 10, 1797 – Sept. 2, 1799.
* The Virginia Herald. S.W., Aug. 23, 1799 – Dec. 26, 1800+
* The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg Advertiser. W., S.W., June 7, 1787 – Oct. 16 (?), 1795.
* The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. S.W., Oct. 20, 1795 – Aug. 19, 1797.

### Leesburg

Newspapers published in Leesburg, Virginia:
* The True American. W., November 1798–1800(?)

### Norfolk

Newspapers published in Norfolk, Virginia:
* American Gazette. S.W., May 6, 1796.
* American Gazette & General Advertiser. S.W., May 10, 1796 – Nov. 7, 1797.
* American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Public Advertiser. S.W., May 7, 1794 – Apr. 30, 1796.
* The American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Weekly Advertiser. W., July 18, 1792 – Apr. 30, 1794.
* Epitome of the Times. S.W., Jan. 1, 1799 – Dec. 30, 1800+
* The Herald. T.W., Nov. 9–30, 1795.
* The Herald, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Aug. 13, 1794 – Nov. 5, 1795.
* The Norfolk and Portsmouth Chronicle. W., Aug. 29, 1789 – June (?), 1792.
* The Norfolk and Portsmouth Gazette. W., Sept. 9 – Oct. 8, 1789.
* The Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal. W., June 21, 1786 – May 13 (?), 1789.
* Norfolk Herald. T.W., Dec. 3, 1795 – Oct. 31, 1796.
* The Norfolk Herald. T.W., D., Feb. 20, 1798 – Dec. 29, 1800+
* The Norfolk Herald & Public Advertiser. T.W., Nov. 3, 1796 – Feb. 17, 1798.
* The Virginia Chronicle, & C. S.W., Nov. 13 – Dec. 19, 1794.
* The Virginia Chronicle, & General Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 11 – Nov. 10, 1794.
* Virginia Chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth General Advertiser. W., July 28, 1792 – Apr. 5, 1794.
* The Virginia Gazette. 1775 – Feb. 3, 1776.
* Virginia Gazette, or, Norfolk Intelligencer. June 9 (?), 1774 – Sept. 20, 1775.

### Petersburg

Newspapers published in Petersburg, Virginia:
* The Independent Ledger, and Petersburg and Blandford Public Advertiser. W., Mar. 6 – May 8, 1793.
* The Petersburg Intelligencer. S.W., June 17 – Dec. 31, 1800+
* Virginia Gazette, and Petersburg Intelligencer. W., S.W., July 6 (?), 1786 – May (?), 1800.

### Richmond

Newspapers published in Richmond, Virginia:
* The American Advertiser.
* The Friend of the People, A Political Paper. Fortnightly, Jan. (?) – July (?), 1800.
* The Observatory, or, A View of the Times. S.W., July 3(?), 1797 – Sept. 10(?), 1798.
* The Press. W., Jan. 6 – Feb. 7(?) 1800.
* The Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 30, 1795 – Nov. 15, 1796.
* Richmond Chronicle. S.W., May 23, 1795 – Aug. 27, 1796.
* Richmond Whig, under various closely related titles, 1828–1888
* The Virginia Argus. S.W., Nov. 19, 1796 – Dec. 30, 1800+
* The Virginia Federalist. S.W., May 25, 1799 – Aug. 2, 1800.
* The Virginia Gazette. W., May 9, 1780 – May 19, 1781.
* The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser. W., S.W., Aug. 25, 1790 – Dec. 26, 1800+
* The Virginia Gazette, and Independent Chronicle. W., 1784 (?) – Sept. (?), 1789.
* The Virginia Gazette, and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 15, 1793 – Apr. 25, 1795.
* Virginia Gazette & Richmond Chronicle. S.W., Mar. 2, 1793 – May 19, 1795.
* Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 16, 1782 – Apr. 22, 1797.
* The Virginia Gazette, or, The American Advertiser. W., Dec. 22, 1781 – Dec. 20, 1786.
* The Virginia Independent Chronicle. W., July 26, 1786 – May 6, 1789.
* The Virginia Independent Chronicle, and General Advertiser. W., May 13, 1789 – Aug. 18, 1790.

### Staunton

Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia:
* The Staunton Gazette, or, The Western Star. W., Feb. 5, 1790.
* Staunton Spectator was being published in 1859
* Staunton Spy. W., Feb. 1793 – Feb. 1, 1794.

### Williamsburg

Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia:
* The Virginia Gazette. 1736–1780.
* Rind's Virginia Gazette. W., May 16 – Sept. 12 (?), 1766.

### Winchester

Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia:
* Bowen's Virginia Centinel & Gazette, or, The Winchester Political Repository. W., Apr. 1790 – Feb. 19, 1796.
* The Virginia Centinel, or, The Winchester Mercury. W., Apr. 2, 1788 – Apr. (?), 1790.
* The Virginia Gazette, and Winchester Advertiser. W., July 11, 1787 – Apr. 23, 1788.
* Virginia Gazette, or, The Winchester Advertiser. W., Apr. 30, 1788 – Sept. 9, 1789.
* Winchester Gazette. W., 1798 (?) – Dec. 31, 1800+