[2] The Progress was initially published six days a week; the first Sunday edition was printed in September 1968.

The Progress immediately became the group's flagship paper, and Worrell moved corporate headquarters to Charlottesville.

[4][5] Following the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, Paul Chadwick of The Guardian wrote that the staff of the Progress "demonstrate in a practical, relatable way the importance of journalism to community, civil society and functioning democracy.

"[6] Ryan M. Kelly, who worked for the newspaper at the time, took a photograph of the August 12, 2017 vehicular attack that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer; it won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.

[7] Starting June 27, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.