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Founded October 29, 1890 (the current
editor’s birthday). The Courier-Record is an award-winning weekly
newspaper serving Blackstone, Nottoway County, and surrounding areas
of Southside and South Central Virginia. On most weeks, the
Courier-Record is printed at sunrise Wednesday mornings, under a
Thursday dateline.
The Courier-Record also owns and operates a modern, top-quality
print shop that specializes in business cards, letterheads,
envelopes, brochures, full color posters and more!
The Courier-Record began as The Blackstone Courier, then in the
early 1930s acquired the Nottoway Record in Crewe and became known
as the Courier-Record.
The Courier-Record today has a PAID weekly circulation of 6,400 in
this town of 3,675. The Courier-Record has deep penetration in the
marketplace of Nottoway and Lunenburg County, and portions of
bordering counties.
The Courier-Record is owned by the Coleburn family, which
acquired the paper in 1946. Doug Coleburn, the current publisher,
began working at the paper in 1948. As editor, he took the paper to
new heights, and was one of the first newspapermen in Southside
Virginia to begin generous use of local photos.
Doug Coleburn served for 53 years in elected office, 12 of those on
the Nottoway Board of Supervisors and the remaining 41 on Blackstone
Town Council. Coleburn’s son, Billy, joined the staff in 1990 after
graduating The College of William & Mary and has been editor of the
paper since January 1997.
Both father and son have won numerous awards from the Virginia
Press Association. Billy Coleburn in May 2006 was elected Mayor of
Blackstone. He is regarded as a hard-hitting news editor, and his
photos of news events and people have been recognized for excellence
throughout the Commonwealth.
John Coleburn is the paper Advertising Manager and Print Shop
director. He joined the paper in 1976 and is known far and wide for
his ability to produce top-quality ads and print jobs.
The Courier-Record employs a total of 11 full-time and part-time
employees, each of whom has contributed greatly to this newspaper’s
success and reputation as a leader in the news and information
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