Cecil Whig

Cecil Whig
The cover page of the August 7, 1841 inaugural issue of The Cecil Whig
TypeTwice Weekly newspaper
FormatTall Tabloid
Owner(s)Adams Publishing Group
Founder(s)Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts
PublisherJim Normandin
Editor-in-chiefErik Halberg
EditorCarl Hamilton
News editorJane Bellmyer
Sports editorPatrick LaPorte
FoundedAugust 7, 1841
Headquarters601 N Bridge St
Elkton, Maryland 21921
 United States
Circulation5,554 (as of 2021)[1]
ISSN1046-2058
OCLC number9728296
Websitececildaily.com

The Cecil Whig is a local newspaper that covers Cecil County, Maryland daily online and publishes two days a week.[2] The Cecil Whig is one of the country's oldest newspapers. It is the oldest newspaper on Maryland's Eastern Shore still publishing under its original name.

  1. ^ "APG Chesapeake Circulation Map" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ^ "About The Cecil Whig". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 6 October 2017.