This is a list of newspapers in South Carolina, United States.
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 |
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Advertizer-Herald | Bamberg, S.C. | 1972 | Weekly | Result of merger between The Adveertizer and the Bamberg Herald.[1] | |
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[2] | Major paper | ||
Berkeley Independent | Moncks Corner, S.C. | Weekly | |||
The Berkeley Observer | Goose Creek, S.C.[3] | 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 | |||
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.[4] | ||
Georgetown Times | Georgetown, S.C. | Daily | |||
Greenville Journal | Greenville, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Greenville News | Greenville, S.C. | Gannett Company[5] | Major paper | ||
Hampton County Guardian | Hampton, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Rock Hill Herald | Rock Hill, S.C. | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper | ||
Herald-Journal | Spartanburg, S.C. | GateHouse Media[6] | Major paper | ||
Holly Hill Observer | Holly Hill, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Horry Independent | Conway, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Independent-Mail | Anderson, S.C. | Gannett Company[5] | Major paper | ||
Index-Journal | Greenwood, S.C. | Major paper | |||
Island Packet | Hilton Head Island, S.C. | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper | ||
Item | Sumter, S.C. | Major paper | |||
Jasper County Sun | Ridgeland, S.C. | Weekly | |||
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 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc.[7] | 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[8] | Major paper. Charleston Courier began in 1803; became Post and Courier in 1991 | ||
Press and Banner
and Abbeville Medium |
Abbeville, S.C. | 1844[9] | Weekly | Banner Corporation | Original Website (Archived ver.) |
Press and Standard | Walterboro, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Progressive Journal | Pageland, S.C. | Weekly | |||
Santee Striper | Santee, S.C. | Weekly | |||
State | Columbia, S.C. | 1891[8] | Daily | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper. Service area includes Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the Midlands. |
Summerville Journal-Scene | Summerville, S.C. | Twice weekly | |||
Sun News | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Daily | McClatchy Company[2] | Major paper | |
The Journal | Seneca, S.C. | 1903 | Daily (5 times per week, Tues-Sat) | Edwards Group (locally owned) | Major paper |
Times and Democrat | Orangeburg, S.C. | 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 | |||
West Of | Charleston (West Ashley), S.C. | Weekly |
Title | Locale | Year est. | Frequency | Year ceased | Notes |
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Advertizer | Bamberg, S.C. | 1967 | 1972 | Merged with the Bamberg Herald.[1] | |
Bamberg Herald | Bamberg, S.C. | 1891 | 1972 | Merged with The Advertizer. | |
Citizen-News | Edgefield, South Carolina | 2012 | |||
Community Times-Dispatch | Walterboro, South Carolina | ||||
Lake Wylie Pilot | Lake Wylie, South Carolina | 2016 (Dec) | Merged with the | ||
North Trade Journal | North, South Carolina | ||||
The Hampton County Herald | Hampton, South Carolina | 1916 | Founded by Randolph Murdaugh Sr.[10] |
Newspapers published in Charleston, South Carolina:
Newspapers published in Columbia, South Carolina:
Newspapers published in Georgetown, South Carolina:
Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers
Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet