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South County Newspapers

Logo: independentri.com3

Independent Newspapers is an independent publisher of a weekly newspaper, The Independent, and a magazine, South County Life, in Washington County, Rhode Island. The company was founded by veteran newspaper publisher Frederick J. Wilson III in 1997, seeking to "produce a weekly newspaper that would not be beholden to corporate interests. " Wilson is no longer involved with the company, which was later sold to Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company, the publishers of The Newport Daily News.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Independent Newspapers is an independent publisher of a weekly newspaper, The Independent, and a magazine, South County Life, in Washington County, Rhode Island. The company was founded by veteran newspaper publisher Frederick J. Wilson III in 1997, seeking to "produce a weekly newspaper that would not be beholden to corporate interests." Wilson is no longer involved with the company, which was later sold to Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company, the publishers of The Newport Daily News.2

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