The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper) The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper) The Daily Independent (also known as The Sunday Independent and formerly known as The Independent from 2003 to 2015) is a seven-day morning daily newspaper covering the city of Ashland and surrounding areas of Boyd County, Kentucky. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Launched December 17, 1896 as the "Tri-State Independent" Col. G. F. Friel of nearby Catlettsburg, Kentucky, the newspaper moved to 12th Street and Greenup Avenue in Ashland in 1900 as the "Ashland Daily Independent"; it absorbed the "Ashland Commercial" in the move. The first publication after the move was on
The Lumberjack (newspaper) Editor: Dajonea Robinson Life & Arts Editor: Stella Stokes Science Editor: Walter Hackett Sports Editor: Skye Kimya Social Media & Web Editor: Deija Zavala Layout Editor: Lauren Shea Copy Editor: Michael Weber Copy Editor: Luis Lopez Copy Editor: Ben Goodale Photo Editor: Nick Kemper Sales Manager: Curran Daly SPJ Region 11 2012 Second Place: Best All-Around Non Daily Newspaper 2011 SPJ REGION 11Second Place, General News Reporting: Derek Lactaoen, "Student Art at Risk on HSU’s Campus" 2009 • Second Place, Best All-Around Daily Newspaper • Second Place, Best News Photography: Sarah Hardy, " Hostile Gospel" 2008 First Place, General News