Calhoun Times

What Calhoun Times does

Calhoun Times is a community newspaper founded in 1870 and headquartered at 216 W. Belmont Drive, Calhoun, Georgia, serving residents of Calhoun and the broader Gordon County area. It is published as part of the Northwest Georgia News network under the northwestgeorgianews.com domain, alongside sister publications Rome News, Catoosa Walker News, and Polk Standard Journal. The newspaper covers local news, elections, high school sports (Calhoun High School, Gordon Central High School, Sonoraville High School), business, community lifestyle ('Gordon Life'), opinion, legal notices, obituaries, and classifieds, with both a print edition and a digital e-Edition delivered through the TownNews content management platform.

The publication operates a subscription-based revenue model, combining recurring print and digital subscriptions with traditional advertising streams: display advertising, classifieds (powered by ClassAds/vdata.com), obituary listings (via Legacy.com), and legal notices. Distribution occurs through physical newspaper delivery, the e-Edition, the website, and dedicated Facebook and Twitter/X accounts, with email newsletters used for subscriber engagement. The product is a standard hyperlocal newspaper offering rather than a technology platform; no SaaS products, APIs, integrations, or data services are offered.

Calhoun Times is a private, small-scale operation (1-10 employees) with no disclosed funding, parent company, or executive leadership in the input data. Its competitive position rests on being the primary covered source for Gordon County local news, sports, and civic information, a position it has held for over 150 years. The business model reflects the broader structure of legacy US community newspapers: a mix of declining print advertising and circulation offset to some degree by digital subscriptions and diversified local ad revenue.

Name

Calhoun Times

Legal name

Calhoun Times

Website

https://www.calhountimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Calhoun Times is a community newspaper founded in 1870 serving Calhoun, Georgia and Gordon County with print and digital (e-Edition) subscriptions, covering local news, high school sports, business, and community events as part of the Northwest Georgia News network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Print and digital subscriptions
• Community news coverage
• Classified advertising services
• High school sports reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaussan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Subscription-based revenue model offering both print newspaper delivery and digital e-Edition access. Subscribers can access content through website login, manage accounts, and receive digital content.
2. Classified Advertising: Classifieds section powered by classadz.vdata.com, generating advertising revenue from local classified listings including obituaries through legacy.com integration.
3. Display Advertising: Website display advertising, sponsored content sections (e.g., 'On The Market' real estate features), and promotional partner advertising.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Calhoun Times is a local newspaper serving Calhoun and Gordon County, Georgia, providing hyperlocal coverage of news, elections, high school sports, business, community/lifestyle (Gordon Life), opinion, legals, obituaries, and classifieds. It delivers content through both physical print newspaper delivery and a digital e-Edition platform, supported by a subscription-based revenue model with advertising on classifieds and display channels.

Product overview

Calhoun Times is a local newspaper serving the Calhoun and Gordon County community in northwest Georgia. It is published by Northwest Georgian News and operates as a traditional print and digital news publication. The newspaper offers coverage across multiple sections including local news, elections, high school sports (Calhoun High School, Gordon Central High School, Sonoraville High School), business, Gordon Life (community/lifestyle content), opinion, legals, obituaries, and classifieds. The publication also provides a digital e-Edition for online readers. As a local media outlet, it does not offer a technology product platform or SaaS offering with modular products or integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print Newspaper Subscription (Calhoun Times)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northwest Georgia News NetworkcoreOthersParent network affiliation with other local news outlets including Rome News, Catoosa Walker News, and Polk Standard Journal. Calhoun Times operates under the northwestgeorgianews.com domain, sharing content management infrastructure and cross-promotional opportunities.
• TownNewscoreTechnology or IntegrationContent management system provider powering the Calhoun Times website (bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com). Provides e-Edition platform, subscription management, and digital content infrastructure.
• ClassAds (vdata.com)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party classified advertising platform powering the Calhoun Times classifieds section (classadz.vdata.com).
• Legacy.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorObituary services partner providing obituary listings and search functionality for Calhoun Times readers (legacy.com/us/obituaries/calhoun_times/browse).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Rome News: Local newspaper in Floyd County, Georgia, and the anchor property of the same Northwest Georgia News network that publishes Calhoun Times. Operates with the same TownNews CMS, subscription model, and community-news focus, making it the closest structural and operational peer.
• Catoosa Walker News: Hyperlocal newspaper serving Catoosa and Walker counties in northwest Georgia, published under the same Northwest Georgia News network. Directly comparable in scale, format, and revenue model to Calhoun Times.
• Polk Standard Journal: Local newspaper in Polk County, Georgia, also part of the Northwest Georgia News network. Same subscription, classifieds (ClassAds), and obituary (Legacy.com) infrastructure; functionally a sister publication.
• Dalton Daily Citizen: Daily local newspaper serving Dalton and Whitfield County in northwest Georgia. Comparable small-market Georgia daily with print + digital subscriptions, local sports, and community news coverage in the same regional market.
• Marietta Daily Journal: Local daily newspaper serving Cobb County, Georgia. Notably, the Calhoun Times classifieds portal is hosted on the Marietta Times Journal ClassAds instance, evidencing an existing operational relationship and similar market positioning.
• Daily Tribune News: Local newspaper serving Cartersville and Bartow County, Georgia — adjacent to Calhoun Times' Gordon County footprint. Comparable small-market Georgia print + digital subscription model with hyperlocal sports and community coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Gannett: Largest U.S. local newspaper publisher (USA TODAY network, hundreds of community papers including the Athens Banner-Herald and other Georgia titles). Operates broadly in the same local-news publishing space with overlapping subscription and advertising products.
• Lee Enterprises: Mid-sized U.S. local newspaper chain operating dozens of daily and weekly community papers across more than 20 states. Comparable business model (subscription + advertising, TownNews/BLOX digital infrastructure) at greater scale.
• Tribune Publishing: Owns major metropolitan dailies (Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, Baltimore Sun) and several local suburban papers. Overlaps with Calhoun Times in core newspaper publishing, subscription, and local advertising revenue mechanics, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Patch: Digital-native hyperlocal news platform covering thousands of U.S. communities with free, ad-supported local news. Competes for the same local advertising and reader attention as community newspapers like Calhoun Times, but via a digital-only model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CalhounTimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/CalhounTimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calhoun-times

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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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