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1883

On October 15, 1883, a Frederick printing company first published The News, an evening newspaper that would eventually become The Frederick News-Post.

He expanded the operation by establishing the first daily newspaper in Frederick, The News, in October 1883.

1888

The business was incorporated in June 1888.

1910

A competing daily newspaper, The Frederick Post, began publication in December 1910, and several years later was purchased by Great Southern, which remained a family-owned business.

1916

In 1916, through a business deal, The News acquired rival paper The Frederick Post, publishing The News in the evenings and The Frederick Post in the morning.

2002

In 2002, the two papers were merged to create a single morning edition known as The Frederick News-Post.

2008

In early November 2008, Randall Family LLC, publisher of The Frederick News-Post, laid off 16 employees, four from the newsroom.

2017

On May 1, 2017, the Randall family sold "The News-Post" to Ogden Newspapers Inc., a family-owned newspaper group from Wheeling, West Virginia.

2021

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