Aiken Standard
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Aiken Standard is a daily newspaper published from Aiken, South Carolina
, USA. It was established in 1867. It was called the Aiken Press.
The newspaper passed through the hands of several owners during the 1800s. One of the paper’s most prominent early owners was James F. Byrnes. Byrnes, who was a congressman, U.S. senator, South Carolina governor, U.S. Secretary of State, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and “Assistant” to the President of the United States.
Under Byrnes and his partner, Alva Lorenz, the Journal and Review developed into Aiken's main newspaper. Byrnes and Lorenz operated the Journal and Review until 1912, when Lorenz bought out Byrnes' interest in the newspaper.
In 1953, Lorenz sold the newspaper to Benjamin Josey King and his wife, Annie Howell King. The Kings already owned a weekly newspaper called the Aiken Standard. The Kings merged the two papers to create the Aiken Standard and Review. The Aiken Standard and Review operated in a small building on Richland Avenue, using Linotype machine
s and hot lead production methods that had been common in newspaper plants for many decades.
The Evening Post Publishing Company
of Charleston
purchased the newspaper in 1968. Construction of a modern, 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) newspaper publishing plant, which featured a new offset press
, was begun at once, and was completed, equipped and occupied within a year. The newspaper closed out the old operation with its issue of Friday, September 26, 1969, and published its first issue from the new plant on September 29, 1969. By this time, the newspaper’s name had been shortened, and it became the Aiken Standard of today.
Samuel A. Cothran was the modern Aiken Standard's first Publisher and Editor. Under the leadership of Mr. Cothran, in 1985 a new, faster and larger press was installed, and almost simultaneously a Sunday morning edition was introduced. He remained Publisher and Editor until his retirement in 1989.
In April 1989, Scott B. Hunter became the new Publisher of the Aiken Standard. On August 19, 1989, the first Saturday morning edition was produced.
The Evening Post Publishing Company
owns the Aiken Standard, the Post and Courier in Charleston, and other daily and non-daily newspapers and television stations throughout the country.
Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South...
, USA. It was established in 1867. It was called the Aiken Press.
The newspaper passed through the hands of several owners during the 1800s. One of the paper’s most prominent early owners was James F. Byrnes. Byrnes, who was a congressman, U.S. senator, South Carolina governor, U.S. Secretary of State, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and “Assistant” to the President of the United States.
Under Byrnes and his partner, Alva Lorenz, the Journal and Review developed into Aiken's main newspaper. Byrnes and Lorenz operated the Journal and Review until 1912, when Lorenz bought out Byrnes' interest in the newspaper.
In 1953, Lorenz sold the newspaper to Benjamin Josey King and his wife, Annie Howell King. The Kings already owned a weekly newspaper called the Aiken Standard. The Kings merged the two papers to create the Aiken Standard and Review. The Aiken Standard and Review operated in a small building on Richland Avenue, using Linotype machine
Linotype machine
The Linotype typesetting machine is a "line casting" machine used in printing. The name of the machine comes from the fact that it produces an entire line of metal type at once, hence a line-o'-type, a significant improvement over manual typesetting....
s and hot lead production methods that had been common in newspaper plants for many decades.
The Evening Post Publishing Company
Evening Post Publishing Company
The Evening Post Publishing Company is a privately held media company, based inCharleston, South Carolina, United States.In addition to The Post and Courier of Charleston, the South's oldest daily newspaper, the company owns six other newspapers in South Carolina, including the Aiken Standard...
of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
purchased the newspaper in 1968. Construction of a modern, 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) newspaper publishing plant, which featured a new offset press
Offset printing
Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...
, was begun at once, and was completed, equipped and occupied within a year. The newspaper closed out the old operation with its issue of Friday, September 26, 1969, and published its first issue from the new plant on September 29, 1969. By this time, the newspaper’s name had been shortened, and it became the Aiken Standard of today.
Samuel A. Cothran was the modern Aiken Standard's first Publisher and Editor. Under the leadership of Mr. Cothran, in 1985 a new, faster and larger press was installed, and almost simultaneously a Sunday morning edition was introduced. He remained Publisher and Editor until his retirement in 1989.
In April 1989, Scott B. Hunter became the new Publisher of the Aiken Standard. On August 19, 1989, the first Saturday morning edition was produced.
The Evening Post Publishing Company
Evening Post Publishing Company
The Evening Post Publishing Company is a privately held media company, based inCharleston, South Carolina, United States.In addition to The Post and Courier of Charleston, the South's oldest daily newspaper, the company owns six other newspapers in South Carolina, including the Aiken Standard...
owns the Aiken Standard, the Post and Courier in Charleston, and other daily and non-daily newspapers and television stations throughout the country.