The Fayette County Record Begins 99th Year of Continuous Publication With Today’s Issue
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One of the oldest surviving copies of The Record, from Nov. 11, 1924. It was four pages, no photos and had ads for aspirin, castor oil and chewing gum.
Well, we’re in sight of the century mark.
The Fayette County Record officially begins its 99th year of continuous publication with this edition.
That’s over 10,000 editions!
And in a newspaper era dominated by consolidation and cutbacks, the Record still has two issues a week – every Tuesday and Friday – just like when it started 99 years ago.
In 1976 the Richard L. Barton Sr. family…
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