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Surprisingly, Maysville, Georgia, has had at least six
newspapers during its 128-year existence.
The North Georgian (1884 - ????)
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The North Georgian began
publication in Maysville in 1884. It was previously published in
Bellton (now Lula), Georgia. John Sumpter started the paper in
Bellton and Ed Anderson, his foreman, joined him publishing in Maysville in May 1884. By
September 1884, The North Georgian newspaper office was under construction
in Maysville. One issue has recently been located with a publication
date of May 26, 1884. No information exists on how long the paper lasted.
The Maysville News (1900-1912)
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The Maysville News
began publication in 1900. On Dec. 14, 1900, the editor of The Jackson
Herald wrote, "The Maysville News is a new addition to our
exchange table. It is edited by Mr. T. H. Maddux. The first (edition)
appeared last week and was a creditable sheet. This gives Jackson
County five newspapers."
The News must have ceased publication and then restarted in
1906. The Apr. 26, 1906, edition
of The Jackson Herald reads, "We gladly welcome to our exchange
table The Maysville News, published at Maysville and edited by Miss
Frellie Maddux. The first issue is a creditable one, indeed."
The March 28, 1907, edition of The Jackson Herald wrote the
following flattering comments about this paper: "The Maysville News
is just one year old. Miss Frellie Maddux, the editor, has been giving
the people of that splendid town--Maysville--a creditable local paper. We
imagine that it is a little difficult to edit a paper at Maysville, as
there are no better people on earth than these that inhabit that
municipality. Therefore, there are no fights, rows, law suits, nor things
of that kind to chronicle. However, Miss Frellie has had plenty of good
things about which to write, and has therefore published a paper that is a
credit to any town."
The paper apparently stopped publishing in 1912. "The News, a
paper published at Maysville, has suspended. In giving reasons for its
suspension, among other things, it says: 'If those who owe us would have
paid us as cheerfully as we extended them credit, there would be no cause
for this.'" (Ref: The Jackson Herald, May 23, 1912)
The Maysville Enterprise
(1916-1927)
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On April 19, 1916, The
Maysville Enterprise, Inc. was organized and started weekly
publication at once. It circulated in Jackson, Banks and adjacent
counties. George Edward "G.E." Hill (1867-1928) was the editor and
owner. The paper started out with one typesetter, Clayton Mason.
Subscription price was $1.50 for one year.
Officers in 1921 were: G. P. Boone, President; G. E. Hill,
Treasurer/Manager; Mrs. W. G. Sharp, Secretary. The directors were G. P.
Boone, C. W. McCurdy, M. P. Deadwyler, J. G. Deadwyler, W. J. Blackwell,
G. O. Castellaw and O. R. Reynolds.
The Enterprise billed itself as "a home paper for home people,
proven to be a good advertising medium and is all home print."
Advertising rates were: $10 full page, $6 half page, $4 quarter page, want
ads and local ads 5 cents per line, obituaries and cards of thanks 5 cents
for all over 20 lines.
The paper ceased publication in 1927 due to a lack of sufficient
advertising and subscription revenue.
Maysville Enterprise
Suspends
The Maysville Enterprise,
edited by G. E. Hill, has suspended operations. The Enterprise has been
in existence almost twelve years, and was a splendid publication, giving
its readers each week the latest news, both local and state, but it could
not live without business, and did not receive sufficient patronage to
enable the management to issue the paper. Few people realize what a
newspaper means to a town, and evidently they think labor and materials
are free and that the publishers and their families do not need money with
which to purchase food and clothing. While the people are working and
subscribing their surplus money to bring in new enterprises to build up a
town, they permit their strongest asset to die for lack of patronage.
Editor Hill says, “Owing to the lack of advertising patronage and the
support of the people, we are forced to take this step. As we have been
operating at a loss for the past six months, we can’t afford to do
otherwise.” (Ref: The Jackson Herald, March 10, 1927)
The Maysville Herald
(bef 1936 to aft 1956)
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The Maysville Herald
began operation before November 1936. The Nov. 5, 1936 edition of
The Jackson Herald noted, "L.
J. Yarbrough, who has been editing the Maysville Herald for several
months, has sold the paper to John C. Braswell, editor of The Commerce
News, who will operate the same in the future. Mr. Yarbrough, who is
a linotype operator on the Commerce News, found that his office duties
with that paper prevented him from devoting sufficient time to the
Maysville Herald."
In 1956, it was published every other
Friday. B. F. O'Kelley was the publisher and Earl Sailers, Jr. was the
editor. A one year subscription was $1.00 and a six-month subscription
was 65˘.
The Herald's platform included: 1) A permanent industry for our
community. 2) A community recreation building with organized year-round
recreation and activity programs for our young people. 3) An adequate
sewerage disposal system. 4) Hard surfacing of all town streets. 5) New
town council hall. 6) Improved fire-fighting equipment and active
volunteer fire department.
The Maysville Chronicle
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The Maysville Chronicle
began printing in May of 1985. Originally intended to be a quarterly
publication, only five editions were printed. The first edition promoted
a festival organized to raise money for a new gym for Maysville
Elementary School. Issues were
one dollar each. Todd Dorsey was the publisher. Russell Cash was the
cartoonist.
The Maysville Post
(1998-2002)
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The Maysville Post
began publication in 1998 as a joint venture between Deb Greenway and
Cynthia Reeve. Reeve soon dissolved her interest in the publication and
Greenway continued on her own. After putting out over 100 issues,
Greenway grew tired of her endeavor and ceased publishing in early 2002.
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