**EXHIBIT        31.1**

**Certification**

| (1) | I                  have reviewed this quarterly report on form 10-Q of Morris Publishing                  Group, LLC and Morris Publishing Finance                  Co. |
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| (2) | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| (3) | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  Registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report; |
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| (4) | The                  Registrants’ other certifying officer and I are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the                  Registrants                  and have: |
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|   | a) | Designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                  controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to                  ensure                  that material information relating to the Registrants, including                  its                  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within                  those                  entities, particularly during the period in which this report is                  being                  prepared; |
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|   | b) | [Paragraph                  omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238, 33-8545 and                  34-47986.] |
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|   | c) | Evaluated                  the effectiveness of the Registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures                  and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness                  of                  the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period                  covered by                  this report based on such evaluation;                  and |
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|   | d) | Disclosed                  in this report any change in the Registrants’ internal control over                  financial reporting that occurred during the Registrants’ most recent                  fiscal quarter (the Registrants’ fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an                  annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely                  to                  materially affect, the Registrants’ internal control over financial                  reporting; and |
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| (5) | The                  Registrants' other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based                  on our                  most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,                  to                  the Registrants' board of directors (or persons performing the                  equivalent                  functions): |
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|   | a) | All                    significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                    or                    operation of internal control over financial reporting which                    are                    reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrants’ ability to record,                    process, summarize and report financial information;                    and |
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|   | b) | Any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in the Registrants’ internal control                  over financial reporting. |
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| Date:                  November 14, 2007 |   |   |   | By                                                                                                                                                                                      | :      |  /s/                  William S. Morris IV     |
|                                     |   |   |   |  **William                  S. Morris IV****Chief                  Executive Officer****(of                  both registrants)****(principal                  executive officer)** |