Fitzgerald Leader-Enterprise and Press
HISTORY
Newspaper
December 1895: Enterprise established, Mrs. Nettie C. Hall, editor and publisher.
January 1896: Leader established, B.F. & J.G. Knapp, editors and publishers.
1912: The two papers merge to become the Leader enterprise (Fitzgerald, Ga.) published by the Leader Publishing Company. Described as democratic.
1915: Leader enterprise (Fitzgerald, Ga.) merges with Fitzgerald Press to form Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press which becomes the The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921
1921: becomes Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press
1964: Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press becomes Fitzgerald herald and the Fitzgerald leader when it merges with Fitzgerald herald
1972: The Fitzgerald herald and leader. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1972-1980 (published by Pryor Publications)
1980: Still published by Prior, changes name to Herald-leader
City
County Seat of Ben Hill County
County
Superior Court Districts
Cordele Circuit, Jan. 1, 1907-
Population - Census
1910: 11,863
1920: 14,599
1930: 13,047
1940: 14,523
1950: 14,879
ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG
No Fitzgerald or Ben Hill County papers have been digitized by DLG, but two titles are upcoming Fall 2021/Winter 2022:
Fitzgerald Enterprise, 1897-1902
Fitzgerald Leader, 1897-1912
FILM HOLDINGS Within Proposed Theme (17 Reels)
The leader-enterprise, 1912-1915; sn85038489
The Leader-enterprise, 1915-1915; sn89053305
The Leader, enterprise and press, 1915-1921; sn89053306
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press, 1921-1964; sn89053306
Feb 3 1915 - Nov 8, 1915
Nov 10-22, 1915
Nov 24, 1915 - Aug 30, 1916
Sep 1916 - Dec 1917
Jan 1918 - Aug 1920
Sep 1920 - Mar 7 1921
Mar 8 -24 1921
Mar 25, 1921 - Nov 30, 1921
Dec 1921 - Jun 1924
Jul 1924 - May 1927
Jun 1927 - Jan 1930
Feb 1930 - Apr 1934
May 1934 - Jan 1938
Feb 1938 - Nov 1940
Dec 1940 - Jul 1943
Jun 1941- Apr 1943
Aug 1943 - May 1946