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NewspaperWeb siteCirculation
Alexandria Gazette Packet www.connectionnewspapers.com 12,838
Altavista Journal www.altavistajournal.com 4,574
Amherst New Era Progress www.neweraprogress.com 3,449
Arlington Catholic Herald www.catholicherald.com 59,885
Arlington Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 8,654
Arlington Sun Gazette www.sungazette.net 40,787
Asian Fortune www.asianfortune.com 35,000
Associated Press www.ap.org
Bedford Bulletin 7,029
Bland County Messenger www.blandnews.com 1,959
Boomer Magazine www.boomermagazine.com 50,000
Bristol Herald Courier www.tricities.com 33,033 M-F; 32,163 Sat.; 35,876 Sun.
Brunswick Times-Gazette www.brunswicktimes-gazette.com 2,530
Bull Run Observer www.bullrunobserver.com 46,400 mailed
Burke Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 8,050
Centre View Northern Edition www.connectionnewspapers.com 7,857
Centre View Southern Edition www.connectionnewspapers.com 8,789
Chesapeake Style www.chesapeakestyle.com 10,000 to 12,000 (monthly eight months)
Chesterfield Observer www.chesterfieldobserver.com 55,293
City Edition www.thecommunityweekly.com 10,500
Clinch Valley News www.richlands-news-press.com 1,948
Clinch Valley Times www.cvtimes.com 1,739
Cooperative Living Magazine www.co-opliving.com 393,655 paid
Courier-Record www.courier-record.com 6,108
Culpeper Star-Exponent www.starexponent.com M-Sat.: 7,326; Sun.: 7,456
Culpeper Times www.CulpeperTimes.com 17,032
Daily News-Record www.dnronline.com 29,635 (M-Sat.)
Daily Press www.dailypress.com 76,173 M-F; 83,617 Sat.; 98,542 Sun.
Danville Register & Bee www.godanriver.com 18,559 (M-Sat.); 21,255 (Sun.)
Eastern Shore News www.easternshorenews.com 8,292
Eastern Shore Post www.easternshorepost.com 12,800
El Tiempo Latino www.eltiempolatino.com 55,105
Evince www.evincere.net 10,000
Fairfax Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 8,592
Fairfax County Times www.FairfaxTimes.com 140,000
Fairfax Station / Laurel Hill Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 7,459
Falls Church News-Press www.fcnp.com 23,018
Fauquier Times-Democrat www.Fauquier .com 13,133
Fifty Plus www.fiftyplusrichmond.com 30,000
Fluvanna Review www.fluvannareview.com 5,548
Gainesville Times www.Gainesville-Times.com 17,280
Gazette-Virginian www.gazettevirginian.com 10,344
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal www.gazettejournal.net 11,606
Great Falls Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 6,085
Hampton Roads Magazine www.hamptonroadsmagazine.com 45,000 +
Hampton Roads Voice www.voicenewspaper.com 12,181
Henderson Hall News 4,000
Henrico Citizen www.HenricoCitizen.com 18,000
Herald-Progress www.herald-progress.com 4,810
HorizontesNews www.horizontesonline.com 12,000
In and Around Horse Country 29,500
Independent-Messenger www.independentmessenger.com 4,788
Journal Press www.journalpress.com 2,853
Kenbridge-Victoria Dispatch www.kvdispatch.com 3,196
Lake Anna Observer www.thelakeannaobserver.com 1000
Los Tiempos USA 35,000
Loudoun Independent www.loudouni.com 70,893
Loudoun Times-Mirror www.LoudounTimes.com 66,349
Martinsville Bulletin www.martinsvillebulletin.com 15,867 M-F; 18,127 Sun.
McLean Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 7,729
Mecklenburg Sun www.themecklenburgsun.com 5,726
Midlothian Exchange www.midlothianexchange.com 27,814 (CAC dated3/31/09)
Mount Vernon Gazette www.connectionnewspapers.com 10,151
Mountain Courier 7,000
Nelson County Times www.nelsoncountytimes.com 3,304
News & Messenger www.insidenova.com 20,977 (M-F); 19,624 (Sat.); 19,360 (Sun.)
News Messenger ourvalley.org
North of The James Magazine www.northofthejames.com 30000
Northern Virginia Daily www.nvdaily.com 15,194
Northumberland Echo www.northumberlandecho.com 2,337
NOVA Fortnightly www.novafortnightly.com 5,000
Nuevas Raices (New Roots) www.nuevasraices.com 12,000
Oak Hill/Herndon Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 5,570
Old Bridge Observer www.theoldbridgeobserver.com 22,700 mailed
Orange County Review www.orangenews.com 4,733
Page News & Courier www.pagenewspaper.com 7,896
Page News & Courier www.pagenewspaper.com 7,896
Pentagram 20,000
Potomac News www.potomacnews.com M-F: 14,382; Sat.: 21,495; Sun.: 21,201
Powell Valley News 5,355
Powhatan Today www.powhatantoday.com 3,501
Purcellville Gazette www.purcellvillegazette.com 15,136
Quantico Sentry 13,000
Radford News Journal www.ourvalley.org 1,380
Rappahannock News www.RappNews.com 2,972
Rappahannock Record www.rrecord.com 7,751
Rappahannock Times www.rappnews.com 4,936
Reston Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 7,614
Richlands News-Press www.swvatoday.com 4,141
Richmond Free Press www.richmondfreepress.com 34,975
Richmond Magazine www.richmondmagazine.com 43,000
Richmond Parents Monthly & FiftyPlus Magazine www.richmondpublishing.com 30,000
Richmond Times-Dispatch TimesDispatch.com 159,519 (M-F); 164,243 (Sat.); 196,663 (Sun.)
Roanoker www.theroanoker.com 13000
Rockbridge Advocate www.rockbridgeadvocate.com 3,500
Rocktown Weekly www.rocktownweekly.com
Salem Times-Register www.ourvalley.org 3,557
Scott County Virginia Star www.virginiastar.net 6,235
Shenandoah Valley-Herald www.svhonline.com 4,572
Smith Mountain Eagle www.smithmountaineagle.com 3,897
Smyth County News & Messenger 4,743
Soundings www.soundingnews.com 40000
South Riding Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 4,691
Southside Messenger www.southsidemessenger.com 1,932
Southside Sentinel www.SSentinel.com 4,797
Springfield Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 7,237
Stafford County Sun 25611
Style Weekly www.styleweekly.com 30,048
Suffolk News-Herald www.suffolknewsherald.com 5,012
Sun Gazette www.sungazette.net 40,787
Sussex-Surry Dispatch www.sussexsurrydispatch.com/ 3,350
Tazewell County Free Press 13,500
The Alexandria Times www.AlexTimes.com 22,000
The Amelia Bulletin Monitor www.ameliamonitor.com 8,700
The Breeze www.thebreeze.org 9,500
The Burg www.the-burg.com 10,000
The Caroline Progress www.carolineprogress.com 3,653
The Carroll News www.thecarrollnews.com 5,586
The Cavalier Daily www.cavalierdaily.com/ 10,000
The Central Virginian www.thecentralvirginian.com 9,001
The Charlotte Gazette www.thecharlottegazette.net 3,552
The Coalfield Progress www.coalfield.com 5,630
The Collegiate Times www.collegiatetimes.com 12,500
The Colonial Voice 9400
The Crewe-Burkeville Journal 6,500
The Daily Progress www.dailyprogress.com 27,379 (M-F); 27,203 (Sat.); 30,546 (Sun.)
The Declaration 1,868
The Dickenson Star www.coalfield.com 3,773
The Enterprise www.theenterprise.net 5,850
The Farmville Herald www.farmvilleherald.com 7,575
The Fincastle Herald www.ourvalley.org 6,727
The Floyd Press www.swvatoday.com 4,858
The Franklin News-Post 6,421
The Free Lance-Star www.fredericksburg.com 46,343 (M-F); 48,228 (Sat.); 50,389 (Sun.)
The Free Press www.shenandoahfreepress.com 2,833
The Gazette (Galax) www.galaxgazette.com 8,647
The Goochland Gazette www.goochlandgazette.com 11,490 (CAC dated 3/31/09)
The Greene County Record www.greene-news.com 2,030
The Hook www.readthehook.com 21,420 (as audited by CVC)
The Hopewell News www.hopewellnews.com 4,476
The Journal (King George) www.journalpress.com 2,853
The Lebanon News www.thelebanonnews.com 5,352
The Madison County Eagle www.madison-news.com 3,219
The Mechanicsville Local www.mechlocal.com 27,795
The Metro Herald 42,000
The Monitor 4,300
The New Castle Record www.ourvalley.org 1,470
The New Dominion Magazine 10,000
The News & Advance www.newsadvance.com 31,694 (M-Sat.); 37,454 (Sun.)
The News & Record www.thenewsrecord.com 4,579
The News Leader www.newsleader.com 17,670 M-Sat..; 19,992 Sun.
The News Patriot 6,200
The News Virginian www.newsvirginian.com 7,288 (M-Sat.); 6,920 (Sun.)
The News-Gazette 7,666
The News-Messenger www.ourvalley.org 2,925
The News-Progress 4,515
The News-Virginian www.newsvirginian.com M-F: 7,366; Sat.: 7,127; Sun.: 7,112
The North Fork Journal
The Northern Neck News www.northernnecknews.com 5,292
The Observer www.observernews.com 18,973
The Post www.coalfield.com 2,722
The Prince George Journal 6,400
The Progress-Index www.progress-index.com 12,500 M-Sat.; 13,809 Sun.
The Recorder www.therecorderonline.com 5,000
The Richmond Voice www.voicenewspaper.com 33,895
The Rivah Visitor’s Guide average 21,000 month
The Roanoke Times www.roanoke.com 82,052 (M-F); 82,215 (Sat.); 95,954 (Sun.)
The Shenandoah Journal www.shenandoahjournal.com
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald www.svhonline.com 3,956
The Smithfield Times www.smithfieldtimes.com 6,345
The South County Chronicle www.chroniclenewspapers.com 22,500
The South Hill Enterprise www.southhillenterprise.com 5,187
The Southwest Times www.southwesttimes.com 5,002
The Star-Tribune www.chathamstartribune.com 8,186
The Tidewater News www.tidewaternews.com 4,927
The Union Star www.theunionstar.com 2,354
The Valley Banner 4,066
The Village Mill www.brandermill.com 4500
The Vinton Messenger www.ourvalley.org 1,056
The Virginia Gazette www.vagazette.com 17,795
The Virginia Mountaineer www.virginiamountaineer.com 8,030
The Virginian-Pilot www.pilotonline.com 174,727 M-F; 175,383 Sat.; 200,667 Sun.
The Voice NA 5852
The Warren Sentinel www.shenandoah.com 5,103
The Warren Sentinel www.shenandoah.com 4,698
The Washington Examiner www.dcexaminer.com 91,981 M, Tue., W, F); 272,242 Th.; 254,767 Sun.
The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com 647,647 M-F; 598,609 Sat.; 878,110 Sun.
The Winchester Star www.winchesterstar.com 19,964 (M-F); 23,717 (Sat.)
Tidewater Parent www.tidewaterparent.com 52,000
Tidewater Review www.tidewaterreview.com 3,069
Times Virginian www.timesvirginian.com 2,885
Times-Herndon www.timescommunity.com 16617
V Magazine for Women www.vmagazineforwomen.com 40,000
Vienna / Oakton Connection www.connectionnewspapers.com 10,203
Village News villagenewsonline.com 9,500
Virginia Business Magazine www.virginiabusiness.com 27,556
Virginia Lawyers Weekly www.valawyersweekly.com 4000
Virginia Living www.virginialiving.com 71,000
Virginian Leader www.virginianleader.com 5,345
Virginian Review www.alleghanyhighlands.com 7,215
Washington Business Journal www.washingtonbusinessjournal.com 15,000
Washington County News www.swvatoday.com 3,166
Westmoreland News www.westmorelandnews.net 3,607
Wytheville Enterprise www.swvatoday.com 5,974
York Town Crier - Poquoson Post 2,184
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