Butler County Banner-Republican

The history of the Banner dates back to 1885,^[3] when the first-ever edition of its predecessor, the Green River Republican. It was the sole newspaper covering the Butler County area for about 97 years until November 1982, when Roger and Deborah Givens established the Butler County Banner as a weekly newspaper,^[4] making Butler County one of the 36 counties in Kentucky served locally by two newspapers at that time.

The rivalry between the Republican and the Banner heralded stiff competition between the two newspapers. In 1985, the staff of both newspapers debated over which paper should have the rights to legal classifieds ^[5] The Banner won the rights to legal advertisements at Butler County Fiscal Court in November 1991.^[6]

The rivalry between the two newspapers lasted for more than nine years until 1992, when the Givenses purchased the Republican from Hartford-based Andy Anderson Corporation. Following that purchase, the Green River Republican published its final edition in the week of June 24, 1992. The following week, the two newspapers were consolidated as the once-a-week Butler County Banner-Green River Republican.^[4]

Jobe Publishing acquired the Banner-Republican in February 1998. This purchase also marked Jobe's debut as a newspaper publisher.^[7][8] In 2004, printing of the Banner-Republican was relocated to the Horse Cave-based Cave Country Printshop after Jobe Publishing purchased said printshop, along with the Barren County Progress, Hart County News-Herald, Metcalfe County Light, and the Monroe County Citizen.^[9] The Banner-Republican was previously printed at the facilities of the Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro.^[9]

• Jobe Publishing, Inc. Official website
• Butler County Banner/Green River Republican on Facebook