Herald-Progress Hanover County, Virginia

The archive

The Herald-Progress from 1881 to 2018: its story, and where its pages and photographs are kept today.

The Herald-Progress was the weekly newspaper of Ashland and Hanover County. Its roots go back to 1881, its name came from the merger of the Hanover Herald and the Ashland Progress, and it printed its last edition in March 2018. Today this website carries the name as an independent local guide.

This section tells the story of the paper and explains where its pages, obituaries and photographs can be found, for anyone researching family history or the county’s past.

  1. The Herald-Progress: The Story of Ashland’s Weekly Newspaper, 1881 to 2018 The Herald-Progress newspaper of Ashland and Hanover County, 1881 to 2018: its owners and editors, why it closed, and where to find old issues and photos today. 6 min read