List of Campbell County Newspapers
This is a list of newspapers that operated before 1920 including approximate publication dates where their offices were located and other available information.
Campbell Citizen-1909, originally started in Alexandria but later moved to Newport
Covington and Newport Post-1875, a German language newspaper
Covington and Newport Tri-Weekly Ledger-1857, a Democrat paper
Covington and Newport Zeitung-1859, German language weekly
Daily Democratic Union-1850 a one week experiment
Dayton News-1893
Fortnightly Advance-1889, Newport operated by Rev. J D Butting
Freeman's Journal-1848
Free Press-1873 Newport
The Free South-1858-1859, Newport, prohibitionist newspaper, editor William S Bailey; presses tossed into the Ohio River
Jones' News-1877 Newport
The Kentuckian-1853-1884
The Kentucky Conference Herald-1891 focused on Black community
The Kentucky Intelligencer-1845 weekly
Kentucky Journal-1879 Newport, German language weekly, office at Fourth and York
Kentucky Staatzertung-1879 German weekly
Kentucky State Journal-1876-1891 Newport, started at the Newport Local. Name changed in 1879. Original office on Jefferson Street, later moved to southwest corner of York and Bellevue.
Kentucky Weekly News-1834 Newport, operated by editor William S Bailey
The Newport Chandelier-the first Newport newspaper stared in 1845
Newport Courier-1905
Newport Free Press-1872 weekly
Newport Herald-1887-1888
Newport Leader-1872, purchased by the Kentucky State Journal
Newport Local-1876-1879, changed name to Kentucky State Journal
The Newport Messenger-1853, tri-weekly
Newport News-1868
The Newport Weekly Advocate-1859
The Roll-1854, Newport weekly
Weekly News-1872 Newport