Mississippi Online Historical Newspapers

There are over 1,500 newspapers that have been published in the Magnolia State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Mississippi. 

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. . 

(Updated November, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Mississippi​

• Aberdeen, 1842-1848 - Mississippi advertiser.
• Aberdeen, Miss, 1848-1853 - The weekly independent.
• Aberdeen, Miss., 1848-1852 - Monroe Democrat.
• Aberdeen, Miss., 1854-1860 - Weekly conservative.
• Aberdeen, Miss., 1856-18?? - Sunny South.
• Aberdeen, Miss., 1866-current - The Aberdeen examiner.
• Aberdeen, Miss., 1878-1933 - The Aberdeen weekly.
• Bay Saint Louis, Miss., 1892-current - The sea coast echo.
• Biloxi, Miss., 1895-19?? - The grander age.
• Brandon, Miss., 1892-1961 - The Brandon news.
• Brookhaven, Miss., 1875-1883 - The Brookhaven ledger.
• Brookhaven, Miss., 1883-1891 - The Brookhaven leader.
• Brookhaven, Miss., 1895-1905 - The Leader.
• Brookhaven, Miss., 1905-1941 - The Semi-weekly leader.
• Canton, Miss., 18??-1837 - Canton herald and Mississippi intelligencer.
• Canton, Miss., 18??-1882 - The Canton mail.
• Canton, Miss., 18??-19?? - The Daily picket.
• Canton, Miss., 1837-1839 - Canton herald.
• Canton, Miss., 1839-1841 - Madison Whig advocate.
• Canton, Miss., 1841-1851 - The Mississippi Creole.
• Canton, Miss., 1842-1844 - Independent Democrat.
• Canton, Miss., 1850-1855 - The Madisonian.
• Canton, Miss., 1851-1863 - American citizen.
• Canton, Miss., 1863-1864 - The tri-weekly citizen.
• Canton, Miss., 1864-1890 - American citizen.
• Canton, Miss., 1893-1906 - The Canton times.
• Canton, Miss., 1894-19?? - The weekly picket.
• Carrollton, Miss., 18??-18?? - The Carrollton Democrat.
• Carrollton, Miss., 1840-1842 - Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser.
• Carrollton, Miss., 1843-1843 - The hornet.
• Carrollton, Miss., 1844-18?? - Mississippi Democrat.
• Carrollton, Miss., 1844-1845 - Western statesman.
• Carrollton, Miss., 1845-1846 - The Whig creed.
• Cary, Miss., 189?-19?? - The weekly Negro world.
• Clinton, Miss., 1838-1839 - Southern marksman.
• Clinton, Miss., 1885-1888 - Sword and shield.
• Columbus, Miss., 1???-19?? - The Columbus dispatch.
• Columbus, Miss., 18??-18?? - Columbus Democrat.
• Columbus, Miss., 18??-1852 - The primitive Republican.
• Columbus, Miss., 1834-1842 - Southern Argus.
• Columbus, Miss., 1842-1843 - The Democratic Whig.
• Columbus, Miss., 1843-18?? - Columbus Whig.
• Columbus, Miss., 1851-1856 - Southern standard.
• Columbus, Miss., 1865-18?? - Mississippi index.
• Columbus, Miss., 1869-1893 - Columbus index.
• Columbus, Miss., 1875-1883 - The patron of husbandry.
• Columbus, Miss., 1893-1922 - The Columbus commercial.
• Columbus, Miss., 19??-1922 - The Columbus dispatch.
• Columbus, Miss., 1902-1905 - The Columbus weekly dispatch.
• Columbus, Miss., 1905-1908 - The Columbus dispatch.
• Columbus, Miss., 1908-19?? - The Columbus weekly dispatch.
• Corinth Miss., 1863-1863 - Corinth chanticleer.
• Corinth, Miss., 1862-186? - The Corinth war eagle.
• Corinth, Miss., 1894-19?? - The weekly Corinthian.
• Corinth, Miss., 1895-current - The daily Corinthian.
• DeKalb, Miss., 1898-1908 - The Southern star.
• Durant, Miss., 1882-1985 - The Durant news.
• Ellisville, Jones, Miss., 1881-1891 - The alliance eagle.
• Ellisville, Miss., 1888-1905 - The New South.
• Ellisville, Miss., 1905-1909 - The new South-news.
• Ellisville, Miss., 1909-1924 - The Jones County news.
• Fayette, Miss., 1861-1862 - The gazette.
• Goodman, Miss., 1866-18?? - The national star.
• Grand Gulf, Miss., 1834-1839 - Grand Gulf advertiser.
• Greensboro, Choctaw, Miss., 18??-18?? - The Southern motive.
• Greenville, Miss., 1868-1917 - The Greenville times.
• Greenville, Miss., 1939-19?? - The Delta leader.
• Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss., 1916-1919 - The daily commonwealth.
• Greenwood, Miss., 1896-1923 - The commonwealth.
• Greenwood, Miss., 1919-1926 - Greenwood daily commonwealth.
• Grenada, Miss., 1868-1955 - The Grenada sentinel.
• Grenada, Miss., 1885-18?? - The Grenada gazette.
• Handsboro, Miss., 1858-1878 - The Handsboro Democrat.
• Hattiesburg, Miss., 18??-1909 - Hattiesburg daily progress.
• Hattiesburg, Miss., 1907-1908 - Hattiesburg daily news.
• Hattiesburg, Miss., 1908-1917 - The Hattiesburg news.
• Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss., 1869-1876 - The Copiahan.
• Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss., 1876-1885 - The weekly Copiahan.
• Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss., 1885-1888 - Signal-Copiahan.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1860-1861 - Copiah County news.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1865-186? - The weekly Copiahan.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1875-1??? - Mississippi Democrat.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1882-1883 - The Copiah signal.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1883-1885 - The Hazlehurst signal.
• Hazlehurst, Miss., 1888-1899 - Copiah signal.
• Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss., 1898-1970 - Times-promoter.
• Hernando, Miss., 1879-1898 - DeSoto times.
• Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., 1853-18?? - The Mississippi times.
• Holly Springs, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1839-1840 - Holly Springs banner.
• Holly Springs, Miss. [i.e. Miss.], 1841-18?? - Holly Springs gazette.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1838-1839 - Marshall County Republican and free trade advocate.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1839-18?? - Marshall County Republican.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1839-1839 - The Southern banner.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1840-1841 - Conservative, and Holly Springs banner.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1841-1841 - Southern banner.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1842-1846 - The guard.
• Holly Springs, Miss., 1851-1852 - Mississippi palladium.
• Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss., 18??-18?? - Southern patriot.
• Houston, Miss., 1914-19?? - The hummer.
• Iuka, Miss., 18??-1888 - The Gale.
• Iuka, Miss., 1888-1894 - Iuka reporter.
• Iuka, Miss., 1894-1912 - The Iuka vidette.
• Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss., 1912-1967 - The Vidette.
• Jackson, Miss., 185?-18?? - Weekly flag of the Union.
• Jackson, Miss., 1850-18?? - Flag of the Union.
• Jackson, Miss., 1859-1864 - The weekly Mississippian.
• Jackson, Miss., 1863-1882 - The weekly clarion.
• Jackson, Miss., 1866-1866 - Daily clarion and standard.
• Jackson, Miss., 1866-1866 - Daily Mississippi clarion and standard.
• Jackson, Miss., 1866-1866 - The daily Mississippi clarion.
• Jackson, Miss., 1866-1888 - The Daily clarion.
• Jackson, Miss., 1873-1??? - The farmers' vindicator.
• Jackson, Miss., 1877-1882 - The comet.
• Jackson, Miss., 1883-1888 - The clarion.
• Jackson, Miss., 1892-1895 - Mississippi leader.
• Jackson, Miss., 1894-1??? - Kate Power's review.
• Jackson, Miss., 1907-1909 - The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home.
• Jackson, Miss., 1938-current - The Mississippi enterprise.
• Jackson, Miss., 1939-current - Jackson advocate.
• Keesler Field, Miss., 1941-19?? - The Keesler field news.
• Kilmichael, Miss., 19??-19?? - The new Mississippi Socialist.
• Kosciusko, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1844-18?? - Central journal.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 18??-1898 - The Kosciusko star.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1838-1839 - Spirit of Kosciusko.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1839-18?? - Central register.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1843-1844 - Attala register.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1844-1844 - Jeffersonian Democrat.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1844-1845 - Jeffersonian.
• Kosciusko, Miss., 1846-1872 - Kosciusko chronicle.
• Laurel, Miss., 19??-19?? - Voice of the people.
• Leakesville, Miss., 1898-current - Greene County herald.
• Lexington, Miss., 18??-18?? - The Lexington advertiser.
• Lexington, Miss., 1838-18?? - Lexington union.
• Lexington, Miss., 1838-187? - Lexington advertiser.
• Lexington, Miss., 1840-18?? - Whig Republican.
• Lexington, Miss., 187?-18?? - The advertiser.
• Lexington, Miss., 1902-1903 - The progress-advertiser.
• Lexington, Miss., 1904-1985 - The Lexington advertiser.
• Lexington, Miss., 1906-1906 - The Holmes County times.
• Lexington, Miss., 1959-current - Holmes County herald.
• Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1838-1840 - Piney Woods planter.
• Liberty, Miss., 1835-1866 - Liberty advocate.
• Liberty, Miss., 1838-1838 - Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector.
• Liberty, Miss., 1866-current - The Southern herald.
• Louisville, Miss., 1842-1843 - Louisville messenger.
• Macon, Miss., 1838-1840 - Macon intelligencer.
• Macon, Miss., 1841-1842 - Macon herald.
• Macon, Miss., 1848-1849 - The Noxubee rifle.
• Macon, Miss., 1849-1859 - Union beacon.
• Macon, Miss., 1859-1995 - Macon beacon.
• Magnolia, Miss., 1872-current - The Magnolia gazette.
• Memphis, Tenn., 1847-1886 - Memphis daily appeal.
• Meridian, Miss., 1863-1866 - The daily clarion.
• Meridian, Miss., 1931-1942 - The Weekly echo.
• Meridian, Miss., 1942-1960 - The Echo.
• Monticello, (Miss.), 1820-18?? - Monticello Republican.
• Monticello, Miss., 1823-18?? - The Monticello gazette.
• Monticello, Miss., 1837-18?? - The Pearl River banner.
• Monticello, Miss., 184?-18?? - The Southern journal.
• Mound Bayou, Miss., 1933-19?? - The Southern advocate.
• New Albany, Miss., 19??-19?? - The Community citizen.
• Ocean Springs, Miss., 1???-1905 - The progress.
• Ocean Springs, Miss., 1905-1905 - The Ocean Springs progress.
• Okolona, Miss., 18??-1??? - The people's messenger.
• Okolona, Miss., 1851-1875 - The prairie news.
• Okolona, Miss., 1880-1900 - The Chickasaw messenger.
• Okolona, Miss., 1900-current - Okolona messenger.
• Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss., 1876-current - Oxford eagle.
• Oxford, Miss., 1845-18?? - The organizer.
• Oxford, Miss., 1856-18?? - The Oxford signal.
• Oxford, Miss., 1860-18?? - The Oxford intelligencer.
• Oxford, Miss., 1865-18?? - The Oxford falcon.
• Panola Panola County, Miss., 1856-1857 - The Panola star.
• Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1845-1845 - The lynx.
• Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1845-1846 - The Panola lynx.
• Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1846-1846 - The Panola Miss. lynx.
• Panola, Miss., 1846-18?? - The Mississippi lynx.
• Panola, Miss., 1856-1856 - The Southern star.
• Panola, Miss., 1857-1881 - The weekly Panola star.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1873-1878 - The star of Pascagoula.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1878-1920 - The Pascagoula democrat-star.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1905-1920 - The Pascagoula chronicle.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1920-1941 - The chronicle-star.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1941-1941 - The Chronicle-star the Moss Point advertiser.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1941-1949 - The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser.
• Pascagoula, Miss., 1961-1966 - The Chronicle.
• Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss., 1949-1961 - The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser.
• Pass Christian, Miss., 18??-1??? - The coast beacon.
• Paulding, Miss., 1837-1863 - The eastern clarion.
• Paulding, Miss., 1845-18?? - True Democrat.
• Payne Field, West Point, Miss., 1918-1919 - Payne Field zooms.
• Petal, Miss., 1953-19?? - The Petal paper.
• Philadelphia, Miss., 1881-current - The Neshoba Democrat.
• Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss., 1843-1844 - The Weekly register.
• Ponola [sic], Miss., 1843-1843 - Ponola [sic] weekly register.
• Pontotoc, Miss., 1841-1842 - The Spirit of the times.
• Pontotoc, Miss., 1842-18?? - Southern tribune.
• Poplarville, Miss., 1890-19?? - The Free press.
• Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss., 1848-18?? - The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1824-1833 - The Port-Gibson correspondent, and Mississippi general advertiser.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1833-1848 - The Port-Gibson correspondent.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1842-1848 - Port-Gibson herald.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 185?-1857 - The Port Gibson reveille.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1851-185? - Southern reveille.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1858-18?? - Daily southern reveille.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1865-1867 - The weekly standard.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1876-1890 - The Southern reveille.
• Port Gibson, Miss., 1890-current - The Port Gibson reveille.
• Ripley, Miss., 1837-18?? - The Ripley transcript.
• Ripley, Miss., 1843-1897 - The Ripley advertiser.
• Rodney, Miss., 1834-1838 - Southern telegraph.
• Rodney, Miss., 1838-1840 - The Rodney telegraph.
• Rosedale, Miss., 1887-1969 - The Bolivar County Democrat.
• Sardis, Miss., 1871-1872 - The daily Panola star.
• Sardis, Miss., 1882-18?? - The Panola weekly star.
• Scooba, Miss., 1875-1908 - The Kemper herald.
• Scranton, Miss., 1897-19?? - The Scranton chronicle.
• Starkville, Miss., 1870-18?? - East Mississippi times.
• Starkville, Miss., 1876-1891 - Southern live-stock journal.
• Starkville, Miss., 1895-1909 - The Southern farm gazette.
• Starkville, Miss., 19??-1926 - East Mississippi times.
• Starkville, Miss., 1902-1960 - The Starkville news.
• Starkville, Miss., 1910-1920 - The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette.
• Tupelo, Miss., 1876-1924 - The Tupelo journal.
• Vicksburg, Miss., 1864-1867 - The Vicksburg weekly herald.
• Vicksburg, Miss., 1868-1883 - Vicksburg weekly herald.
• Vicksburg, Miss., 1884-18?? - Weekly commercial herald.
• Vicksburg, Miss., 1898-19?? - The golden rule.
• Water Valley, Miss., 18??-18?? - The Southern eagle.
• Water Valley, Miss., 1882-1918 - Water Valley progress.
• Water Valley, Miss., 1894-1918 - The City itemizer.
• Water Valley, Miss., 1918-1929 - The Progress-itemizer.
• Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss., 1888-1929 - The North Mississippi herald.
• Wiggins, Harrison County, Mississippi, 1906-1916 - The Wiggins enterprise.
• Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi, 1916-current - Stone County enterprise.
• Winona, Miss., 18??-1??? - New farmer.
• Woodville, Miss., 1832-1832 - Southern planter.
• Woodville, Miss., 1833-1844 - Woodville Republican.
• Woodville, Miss., 1844-1847 - The Republican.
• Woodville, Miss., 1847-1853 - The Woodville Republican.
• Woodville, Miss., 185?-current - Woodville Republican.
• Woodville, Miss., 1853-18?? - The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 18??-1855 - The Yazoo City weekly Whig.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 183?-1840 - The Yazoo City Whig and political register.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1839-18?? - State rights and democratic union.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1840-1842 - The Yazoo Whig and political register.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1842-1844 - The Yazoo City Whig and political register.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1844-18?? - The Yazoo Democrat.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1855-18?? - The weekly American banner.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1858-18?? - The Yazoo Democrat.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1878-1916 - The Yazoo sentinel.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1878-1976 - Yazoo City herald.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 1926-19?? - Afro-American courier.
• Yazoo City, Miss., 194?-19?? - The Century voice.
• Yazoo, Miss., 1844-1851 - The Yazoo City Whig.

Google News Archive

• Lexington - Holmes County Herald 
• Liberty - Southern Herald 
• Natchez - Natchez News Leader 
• Wiggins - Stone County Enterprise 
• Woodville - Woodville Republican 

County and Library Collections: 

Coahoma County
Carnegie Public Library

• Clarksdale Blues Star
• Clarksdale Challenge
• Clarksdale Daily Press
• Clarksdale Daily Press Register
• Clarksdale Daily Register
• Clarksdale Daily Register and Daily News
• Clarksdale Press Register
• Clarksdale Register
• Clarksdale Register and Daily News
• Coahoma Living
• Coahomian
• Compass
• Daily Clarion Ledger
• Daily Democrat Times
• Daily Register
• Delta People
• Delta Register
• Fort Adams Item
• Friars Point Coahomian
• Friars Point Delta
• Friars Point Gazette
• Friars Point Weekly Delta
• Gainesville Advocate
• Mahogany
• McInnis Porter
• Natchez Democrat
• New Coahomian
• News Register
• Press Register
• Profile
• The Dragon
• The Traveller
• Women Voter

Lincoln County
Lincoln Lawrence Franklin Regional Library

• Brookhaven Semi-Weekly Leader
• Monticello Advocate
• Franklin Advocate

Wayne County
Waynesboro Wayne County Library System (in library only)

• Dixie Press 
• Jasper County News 
• Jasper County Review 
• Newton County Index 
• Newton Dispatch 
• Newton Free Press 
• Newton Weekly Ledger 
• The Wayne County News 
• Wayne County News 
• Wayne County Observer
• Waynesboro Beacon 
• Weekly Aurora 

Student Collections:

Alcorn State University - Lorman

• Campus Chronicle

Belhaven University - Jackson

• Belhaven News and Information

Blue Mountain College - Blue Mountain

• The Beacon

Delta State University- Cleveland

• Delta Statement

East Mississippi Community College - Scooba

• EMCC News

Hinds Junior College - Raymond

• Hindsonian

Jackson State University - Jackson

• ​Blue and White Flash

​Millsaps College - Jackson

• Purple and White

Mississippi College - Clinton

• The Collegian

Mississippi Delta Community College - Moorhead

• Sunflower Petals
• Delta Herald

Mississippi State University - Starkville

• Reflector

Mississippi University for Women - Columbus

• MUW Spectator

Mississippi Valley State University - Itta Bena

• Delta Devils Gazette

Northeast Mississippi Community College - Booneville

• The Beacon

Southwest Mississippi Community College - Summit

• Pine Burr

Tougaloo College - Tougaloo

• Harambee

University Southern Mississippi  - Hattiesburg

• Southern Miss History Digital Collection
• Student Printz​
• Teacher's College News
• Student Printz​

University of Mississippi - Oxford

• Daily Mississippian
• Varsity Voice
• University of Mississippi Digital Collections
• University Record

William Carey College - Hattiesburg

• The Cobbler

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Southern Miss History Digital Collection

• The Reveille
• Vardaman's Weekly
• Teachers College News
• Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad News
• New Standard Newspaper
• The Golden Age Newspaper
• Fayette Chronicle

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1941

• ​Ashland - Schoonmaker Herald (Company 489) 
• Batesville - Camp Conner Crier (Company 473) 
• Brookhaven - Camp Chitto News (Company 471) 
• Canton - [Question Marks] (Company 4428) 
• Canton - Refugee Ripples   (Company 4428)
• Canton - Telescope (Company 4428)
• Canton - Telescope (Company 4428)
• Canton - Weekly Bulletin (Company 4428)
• Louisville - Scratch (Company 480)
• Louisville - Watch (Company 480)
• Mendenhall - Tower (Company 4424)
• Morton - Camp Delano News (Company 4444) 
• New Augusta - Think Nothing Of It! (Company 232)
• Newton - Camp Tallahalla News (Company 479) 
• Oxford - Bullet (Company 481) 
• Oxford - Camp Parks Crier (Company 473) 
• Oxford - Eyes Of The Woods (Company 464) 
• Potts Camp - Dixie Doxey (Company 486) 
• Tupelo - John Rankin News (Company 482) 
• Utica - Vanguard (Company 4427)
• Vicksburg - Coupla Camps Courier (Company 474) 
• Vicksburg - Monthly Review (Company 474) 
• Vicksburg - Pick & Shovel (Company 474) 
• Vicksburg - Tri-Co Echo (Company 474) 
• Waynesboro - Sentry (Company 4443)
• Waynesboro - Wayne County News (Company 4443)

Independent Voices - Alternative Press

• Kudzu
• Battlefront

Old Fulton Postcards

• Fayette MS Chronicle 1908-1916 
• Fayette MS Watch Tower 1855
• Jackson Miss Citizen Council 1955-1961

Small Town Papers

• Holmes County Herald Lexington, Mississippi
• The Southern Herald Liberty, Mississippi
• Stone County Enterprise Wiggins, Mississippi
• The Woodville Republican Woodville, Mississippi

Southern School News Archive 

The Olden Times - Mississippi

Newspaper Abstracts - Mississippi

Other Free Sites:
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Biloxi

• Gulf Pine Catholic

Brandon

• Herald of the South

Choctaw

• Choctaw Community News

Columbus

• Columbus Democrat

Corinth

• Corinth Chanticleer
• The Corinth War Eagle

Hattiesburg

• Hattiesburg American 

Hernando

• ​The Hernando Press

• The People's Press  

Holly Springs

• The South Reporter

Jackson

• Citizens' Council 
• The Mississippi Catholic

Natchez

• Natchez Daily Courier
• Natchez Courier
• Southern Galaxy

Oxford

• The Oxford Mercury

Paulding

• The Eastern Clarion  

Port Gibson

• The Port-Gibson Correspondent  

Vicksburg

• Planter's Journal
• The Daily Citizen
• Our Park
• Vicksburg Daily Whig
• Vicksburg Register
• Vicksburg Whig

Woodville

• Southern Planter

Yazoo City

• The Yaxoo Democrat