Winnsboro’s first newspaper. The Sentinel, established in 1878. The name changed to Messenger in 1889. Winnsboro Weekly News founded in 1908, was founded after the merger of the News and Messenger. The Weekly news acquired Winnsboro Wide-Awake in 1912, and assets of the Free Press in 1914. In 1943, Grayford ones purchased the newspaper from Homer and Mae Weir. Later the name was changed to The Winnsboro News. The Winnsboro News served the area for many years and is one of the best sources of journalistic news in the Winnsboro Area.