Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

The Courier, Charleston's inaugural newspaper, was launched in 1840. In 1966, Betty Boyer, a former employee of The Courier, established the Daily Times. Just two years later, in 1968, she led the merging of the two publications to form the Times-Courier. In Mattoon, the Weekly Independent Gazette was founded in 1856, followed by the Mattoon Journal in 1865. These two publications joined forces in 1905. In 1971, Howard Publications acquired both the Journal Gazette and the Times-Courier. Then, in April 2002, Lee Enterprises took over all 16 newspapers owned by Howard Publications.

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  • 2 days ago | jg-tc.com | Donnette Beckett

    CHARLESTON - Emergency officials are encouraging motorists to avoid Illinois Route 16 east of Charleston. Illinois State Police said they are working on a two-vehicle crash with lane blockages at Route 16 and Harrison Street. "Road will be blocked for a few hours," a press release stated.

  • 3 days ago | jg-tc.com | Lynn Worthy

    A lot of things serve as signals or signposts along a player’s journey that he’s entered into a new phase of their maturity. Physical changes often offer the most obvious indications, evidence of a player’s increased seriousness — whether it’s a loss of weight or an increase in muscle or noticeable increase in speed, quickness or velocity.

  • 3 days ago | jg-tc.com | Donnette Beckett

    MATTOON - After two and half hours at the Lytle Park Pool, the Stumpf family was ready to go home. "Because it's hot," eight-year-old Parker said. Parker brought her mom Brandi Stumpf and sister Bethany, 5, to the community pool on one of the hottest days of the summer so far. However, according to the family, the heat makes the experience better. The girls had visited the pool earlier in the season. "The water was freezing," Bethany said.

  • 4 days ago | jg-tc.com | Jose Luis Magana

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  • 4 days ago | jg-tc.com | Rob Grabowski

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