Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

together, the journal gazette & times-courier and jg-tc.com reach 87% of local adults within a 7-day period. we offer custom packages for any business, from print advertising to the very latest in digital technology. the jg-tc focuses on coverage of the cities of mattoon and charleston, which are located 8 miles apart in coles county in east central illinois. we circulate in seven counties and have a daily circulation of over 12,000. what sets us apart we are unique for having a downstate illinois zoned newsroom operation for almost 20 years and for providing hometown coverage for 15 communities in east-central illinois. our history charleston's first newspaper, the courier, began publishing in 1840. a former courier employee, betty boyer, began the daily times in 1966. the two papers merged, under her leadership, in 1968 to become the times-courier. the weekly independent gazette was started in mattoon in 1856, while the mattoon journal started in 1865. the two papers merged in 1905.