Unfortunately, there are not any newspapers that we have copies of for this time frame; earliest newspapers - one copy of The Winston Index dated 1870; The Winston Signal starting in the 1880s through 1894 when Mr. Newsom, the editor, sold his paper to Mr. Will Hight, who started The Winston County Journal that is still being printed today. Louis Taunton, Louisville, MS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Louis, You probably know this already: Will Hight's mother, Mary Sommers Richardson Hight, was a sister to Margaret Elvira Richardson, the wife of Charles Cagle. They were daughters of Benjamin Richardson and Margaret Murray who had moved to Louisville in early 1848. The Cagles followed late in 1850. I have a good picture of Will. Ben Richardson had a hotel in Louisville and according to your book, "Winston Signal" page 141 (many thanks), he may have been a partner in publishing "Alert" in 1855. The article only gives the publishers as "Peake & Richardson" so may/may not be Ben but I know he had had a newspaper before. Your books are a treasure! Dana Meara