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Herald-Dispatch marks 100 years of printing news
HUNTINGTON — Through it all — the good, the bad, the great and the tragic — The Herald-Dispatch has been there. The publication celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009.
Editorial: Newspaper, community have a shared history
On Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch appeared on the streets of Huntington -- 100 years ago today.
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
Best of Tri-State Winners
A special section previewing The 2009 Best of Tri-State winners and sponsors.
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Bride Guide 2009
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
College Basketball Preview 2009
Catch up with your favorite regional college basketball teams, including Marshall, WVU, UK and OSU.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Most Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Most Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
Send us your youth sports photos
Send a photo of your favorite Little Leaguer or cheerleader for our youth sports photo galleries.
Send us your pet photos
If they're furry, feathered or slimy, send us photos of your pets to display in our online galleries.
Birthdays and Babies
Want to announce a birth or wish a friend happy birthday? Click here to view galleries and fill out the form.
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More HD Celebrates 100 Years
Gallery: Historical Marshall University photos
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009. The rise of Marshall University is just one of the top news events we've covered for the past 100 years.
Gallery: The Herald-Dispatch in the 1970s
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: The Herald-Dispatch in the 1960s
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: Huntington's medical community
Now home to two hospitals, a medical school, a VA medical center and other programs, Huntington facilities continue to train physicians and offer countless services.
Gallery: The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, terrorists hijacked airplanes and used them to destroy the Twin Towers in New York City and damage the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. One of the planes crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania.
Gallery: Victims of Huntington's drug trade
In recent years, several drug-related homicides and shootings have caused public fear and given the city of Huntington a bad reputation.
Gallery: Memories of World War II
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, ushered the United States into World War II on Dec. 7, 1941. It changed the lives of millions of Americans who put on their country's uniform and went into battle.
Gallery: The Herald-Dispatch in the 1990s-2000s
This gallery also includes former employees from the 2000s.
Gallery: The Herald-Dispatch in the 1980s
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: The Herald-Dispatch in the 1950s
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: Early 1900s with The Herald-Dispatch
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: Huntington newspapers in the 1800s
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Gallery: The collapse of the Silver Bridge
Photos related to the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant and its collapse on Dec. 15, 1967.
Gallery: The Buffalo Creek Flood
During the Buffalo Creek Flood on Feb. 26, 1972, 125 people lost their lives, 1,100 were injured and 4,000 were left homeless.
Gallery: 1937 Flood
On Jan. 27, 1937, the Ohio River crested in the Tri-State in the worst flood in local recorded history. The Flood of 1937 caused the river to reach a depth of 69.45 feet, more than 19 feet above flood stage in Huntington.
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are making plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of that event in the coming year.
READER MEMORIES: Memories of Bill and Mary Bertha Bess
Our grandfather, Bill Bess, owed his career and his marriage to the various papers that along the way have formed the history of The Herald-Dispatch.
I am the daughter of George H. Clark, who retired as the senior editor of the Herald-Dispatch in 1973 and died in 1974.
EMPLOYEE MEMORIES: An office romance that worked out
In the summer of 1955, I had been a writer/editor in the Associated Press office just off the newsroom of The Herald-Dispatch for about two years when Terry Price, newly graduated from West Virginia University, was hired as the newspaper's Woman's Page Editor.
The hundredth news anniversary brings back many memories.
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