The Courier News

What The Courier News does

The Courier News is a privately held weekly community newspaper serving Clinton, Tennessee and Anderson County. It is operated by Clinton Courier News, LLC and publishes every Thursday (or Wednesday when a holiday falls on Thursday). The newspaper covers local news, schools, sports, churches, obituaries, community events, public notices, and local government. Coverage extends to surrounding communities including Rocky Top, Norris, and Claxton, and the publication maintains a digital archive dating back to 2017 alongside a website (mycouriernews.com) that hosts original reporting and community-submitted content.

The publication operates three core products: a print newspaper distributed via paid mail subscription, display and classified advertising sold by sales consultants to local businesses, and a digital flip-book edition hosted via Heyzine. Subscription pricing is tiered by geography, ranging from $30–$35 per year for Anderson County residents (with a senior discount) to $48–$60 per year for out-of-area readers. The contact email domain (republicnewspapers.com) suggests a possible affiliation with a regional newspaper group, though no formal parent-subsidiary relationship is confirmed in the source materials.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring subscription revenue and local advertising sales. With 11–50 employees and a single-market footprint, the company operates as a hyperlocal print publication with no disclosed funding, no mobile applications, no AI capabilities, and no publicly reported revenue figures. Ownership and management details are not disclosed.

Name

The Courier News

Legal name

Clinton Courier News, LLC

Website

https://mycouriernews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Courier News is a privately held weekly community newspaper serving Clinton, Tennessee and Anderson County, delivering local news, sports, schools, obituaries, and public notices via mail subscription and digital flip-book.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Community newspaper publishing
• Local news reporting
• Newspaper subscriptions
• Display advertising sales
• Public notices publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Clinton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Weekly newspaper mail delivery subscription with tiered pricing based on geographic proximity. Published every Thursday except when holidays occur on Thursday (then published Wednesday). Fulfillment occurs each week upon publication.
2. Display and Classified Advertising: Graphic, boxed, or advertorial advertising that conveys advertiser messages to readers with calls to action. Includes awareness-building campaigns and informational advertising. Sold by professional sales consultants who tailor advertising plans to meet customer needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Courier News publishes a weekly community newspaper every Thursday serving Clinton, Tennessee and Anderson County, with content covering local news, sports, schools, churches, community events, obituaries, and public notices. It sells annual mail-delivery subscriptions at tiered geographic pricing ($30–$60) and sells display, classified, and advertorial advertising space to local businesses via professional sales consultants.

Product overview

The Courier News is a weekly community newspaper based in Clinton, Tennessee serving Anderson County. It operates three core products: its weekly newspaper publication (distributed via mail subscription and available online), display and classified advertising services for local businesses, and subscription-based mail delivery. The newspaper is published on Thursday each week and also maintains a website providing news, sports, community, school, church directory, obituaries, videos, and public notices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Newspaper Publication A weekly community newspaper published every Thursday (or Wednesday if a Thursday holiday occurs) serving Clinton, Tennessee and Anderson County. Content covers local news, sports, schools, churches, community events, obituaries, public notices, and announcements. Distributed via mail subscription and accessible online.
• Subscription (Mail Delivery) Paid annual subscription providing weekly mail delivery of the newspaper. Tiered pricing: $35/year Local (Anderson County), $30/year Local Seniors (Anderson County), $48/year Surrounding Counties, $60/year All Other Locations. If a subscriber fails to receive a copy, the newspaper attempts carrier delivery or re-mails the same/next business day.
• Display and Classified Advertising Graphic, boxed, or advertorial advertising placed in the weekly newspaper to convey advertiser messages to readers with calls to action. Includes awareness-building campaigns and informational advertising. Sold by professional sales consultants. Refund issued within 14 days if advertisement cannot be published due to time constraints.
• Digital Flip-Book Edition (Heyzine) Online digital edition of the weekly newspaper available as a Heyzine-hosted flip-book, accessible to readers as an alternative to the printed copy.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• The Oak Ridger: Community newspaper serving Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which is partially in Anderson County. Comparable weekly community newspaper model targeting an overlapping local reader base in the same geography.
• Roane County News: Community newspaper serving Roane County, one of The Courier News's listed surrounding counties. Comparable in format, distribution, and revenue model for a small East Tennessee community.
• The Daily Times (Maryville-Alcoa): Regional newspaper serving Blount County adjacent to Anderson County. Comparable hyperlocal weekly/daily newspaper model covering a nearby East Tennessee community with similar subscription and advertising streams.

Others

• Tennessee Press Association: Industry association representing community newspapers across Tennessee. The Courier News would be a typical member, accessing shared services, legal advertising placement, and industry advocacy.
• Tennessee Public Notices (tnpublicnotice.com): Statewide aggregator of legal and public notices published by Tennessee newspapers. Functions as a distribution and compliance partner for The Courier News's public notice business.

Broad incumbents

• Gannett Co. Inc. National newspaper chain that owns the Knoxville News Sentinel and hundreds of other local publications. Represents the broader incumbent environment and consolidation pressure facing small community newspapers.
• Knoxville News Sentinel: Regional daily newspaper serving the broader Knoxville MSA, including Anderson County. Directly overlaps with The Courier News in seven-county coverage area but at a much larger scale, providing both advertising and subscription competition.

Direct peers

• The Anderson County News: Direct competitor community newspaper focused on Anderson County, Tennessee. Operates a similar weekly print, mail-subscription, and digital advertising model targeting the same local readers and advertisers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/couriernews
• Facebookfacebook.com/mycouriernews

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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