Hamilton Herald

Founded in 1876, Hamilton Herald-News is Hamilton’s oldest business institution and has always been an integral part of life in Hamilton. The newspaper has changed names from its first iteration as the Hamilton Herald, then to the Herald and Record, and later the Herald-News. Only 200 people lived in Hamilton when it began publication on an old Washington hand press in the back end of a stone building on the south side of the square. The first paper was owned by Judge J.A. Eidson, and Capt. W.T. Saxon was the first editor and later became owner and publisher.