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6-588: The paper was founded in 1869 by John D. Morris and Asher Graham Caruth , as the Weekly Kentucky New Era. In 1881, attorney Hunter Wood (1845–1920) became sole owner of the paper. Daily publication began in 1888, although the weekly also continued publication until World War II. Since 1920, it has been the only newspaper published in Hopkinsville. In 1997, Hunter Wood's great-great-grandson, Taylor Wood Hayes, became CEO and publisher of

12-509: A Kentucky newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Asher G. Caruth Asher Graham Caruth (February 7, 1844 – November 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky . Asher G. Caruth was born in Scottsville, Kentucky , on February 7, 1844. He was the third child born to Henry Clay and Mary (Mansfield) Caruth. Caruth attended the public schools of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , before graduating from

18-745: The Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives . He served in the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. After his tenure in Congress, Caruth resumed the practice of law in Louisville. He served as judge of the criminal division of the Jefferson County Circuit Court in 1902. He served as commissioner of

24-866: The high school of Louisville in June 1864. Later that year, he became the law librarian of the city of Louisville. He matriculated to the law department of the University of Louisville (now the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ), graduating in March 1866. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hopkinsville, Kentucky . While there, he established the Kentucky Weekly New Era newspaper. On February 23, 1871, Caruth married Ella Terry. Caruth moved to Louisville in 1871 and continued

30-559: The paper. In November 2018, it was announced that the New Era , along with four other papers owned by the family, would be sold to Paxton Media Group . Among the most bizarre incidents reported on by the New Era is the celebrated Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter with aliens in August 1955. From its founding in 1983 through 2004, Kentucky New Era, Inc. also owned and operated local low-power TV station WKAG-CA . This article about

36-649: The practice of law. From 1873 to 1880, he was annually elected attorney of the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Public Schools. In 1876, he served as a Democratic presidential elector for the ticket of Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Andrews Hendricks . In 1880, he was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for the ninth judicial district of Kentucky for a six-year term. He was re-elected without opposition in 1886. Caruth resigned as Commonwealth's Attorney in March 1887 after being elected to represent

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