Newspapers

There are several newspaper transcription projects that are working to place old newspapers online for general use. I will place links to them here as well as any transcribed articles submitted to this county for posting here.

Also on this page are newspapers, past and present, that have been printed in Washington county.

Transcriptions

• Brooks Springs Water - 1917
• Election Results - 1810
• Honor to General R. E. Lee - 1903
• Death of Captain Seaborn A H JONES - 1862

Additional Newspaper Articles at the GAGenWeb Archives
Newspapers Transcriptions Online Newspaper transcriptions from Alabama and Georgia combined. Many families started out in Georgia and migrated to other states. The Georgia newspapers carried news of those families. Many people moved back and forth across the river from Alabama to Georgia and Florida and back again.

Newspapers, Past and Present

Sandersville Progress Newspaper
118 E. Haynes St.
Sandersville, GA 31082-1509
478-552-3161

Sandersville Beacon
117 S. Harris St.
Sandersville, GA 31082-1508
478-552-8433

Central Georgian
Sandersville, GA
mid 1800's

Courier
Sandersville, GA
1870's

Gazette
Sandersville, GA
mid 1870's

Mercury
Sandersville, GA
mid 1880's

Middle Georgia Progress
Sandersville, GA
late 1800's

Sandersville Georgian
Sandersville, GA
early 1900's

Sandersville Herald
Sandersville, GA
late 1800's