Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 80001269 Opened 1911 Added to NRHP 21 August 1980 | Built 1911 (1911) Designated CP July 9, 1987 Architectural style Beaux-Arts architecture | |
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Part of Sylvester Commercial Historic District (#87001153) | ||
The Sylvester Local News is a historic newspaper company in Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia. It is the oldest business in Worth County. The paper's brick building was constructed in the 1920s was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 21, 1980 as the Worth County Local Building. It is located at 118 North Isabella Street.
The newspaper business was established in 1884 as the Sumner Free Trader. The paper later changed its name to the Worth County Local. It then became the Sylvester Local and it is now the Sylvester Local News. It houses a linotype machine and other printing equipment. The building is open to the public.
The building is also a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Sylvester Commercial Historic District.