Dublin Courier-Herald Dispatch and Press
HISTORY
Newspaper
June 20, 1878: the Dublin Post is established by J. W. Peacock & Company; R. L. Hicks and J. A. Peacock served as editors.
1894: Stock company headed by D. J. Thaxton acquires the Dublin Post and retitles it as the Dublin Courier. The four-page paper circulated weekly and is listed as "Democratic" in N. W. Ayer and Son's 1895 Newspaper Annual.
September 1895: the Dispatch Publishing Company publishes the first issue of the Dublin Dispatch with J. A. Peacock as editor-in-chief. Like the Dublin Courier, the Dispatch circulated weekly on four pages; both newspapers carried a subscription cost of one dollar and supported the Democratic Party. A, P. Hilton succeeded Peacock as managing editor in 1897, and Ira S. Chappell served as associate editor.
October 1897: E. W. Morcock and A. B. Pierce purchase the Dublin Courier from a retiring D. J. Thaxton.
1898: the Dublin Courier lists as a Populist newspaper.
December 1899: H. M. Stanley, V. L. Stanley, E. W. Morcock, and A. P. Hilton consolidate the Dublin Courier and Dublin Dispatch into the Dublin Courier-Dispatch. The newly-merged title circulated eight-pages semiweekly.
1913 - 1914: The Dublin Courier-Dispatch absorbs the Laurens County Herald to become the Dublin Courier-Herald and Dispatch, which circulated daily and weekly editions. Organized under the Courier Herald Publishing Company, Frank Lawson served as managing editor.
June 30, 1929: The paper publishes as the Dublin Courier-Herald Dispatch and Press following a merger with the Dublin Press.
October 19, 1942: The title is shortened to Dublin Courier-Herald
June 1, 1981 - present: Now known as the Courier-Herald, the newspaper continues to serve as Laurens County's legal organ.
City
County Seat of Laurens County
County
Superior Court Districts
Ocmulgee Circuit, Dec. 10, 1807—Dec. 19, 1818
Southern Circuit, Dec. 19, 1818—Dec. 12, 1871
Oconee Circuit, Dec. 12, 1871—Dec. 9, 1882
Ocmulgee Circuit, Dec. 9, 1882—Dec. 23, 1884
Oconee Circuit, Dec. 23, 1884—Nov. 26, 1890
Ocmulgee Circuit, Nov. 26, 1890—Mar. 1, 1908
Oconee Circuit, Mar. 1, 1908—Jan. 1912
Dublin Circuit, Jan. 1, 1912—
Population - Census
1810: 2,210
1820: 5,436
1830: 5,589
1840: 5,585
1850: 6,442
1860: 6,998
1870: 7,834
1880: 10,053
1890: 13,747
1900: 25,908
1910: 35,501
1920: 39,605
1930: 32,693
1940: 33,606
1950: 33,123
ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG
FILM HOLDINGS within Proposed Theme (22 Reels)
The Weekly Courier-Herald (Dublin, Ga. : Weekly) sn90052274
Jun 17, 1926- Jun 21, 1928
Dublin Courier-Herald Dispatch and Press (Dublin, Ga. : Daily) sn90052276
Jun 30, 1929 - Apr 18 ,1930
Apr 16, 1930 - Nov 14, 1930
Nov 16, 1930 - Aug 3, 1931
Aug 1, 1931 - Mar 31, 1932
Apr 1, 1932 - Nov 15, 1932
Nov 16, 1932 - Jul 15, 1933
Jul 17, 1933 - Apr 14, 1934
Apr 16, 1934 - Dec 1, 1934
Dec 1, 1934 - Jul 15, 1935
Jul 16 1935 - Feb 29, 1936
Mar 2, 1936 - Oct 6, 1936
Oct 1, 1936 - May 31, 1937
Jun 1, 1937 - Jan 31, 1938
Feb 1, 1938 - Sep 20, 1938
Sep 16, 1938 - Apr 29, 1939
May 1, 1939 - Jan 31, 1940
Feb 1, 1940 - Sep 30, 1940
Oct 1, 1940 - Jun 30, 1941
Jul 1, 1941 - Jan 19, 1942
Jan 20, 1942 - Jul 17, 1942
Jul 18, 1942 - Oct 17, 1942