The Globe Register debuted November 2, 1809, but lasted only a year before changing its name to The Luminary, which in turn was sold and became The Farmer's Chronicle in 1822.
In 1845, the name changed to The Whig Chronicle; and in 1852 it became The Weekly Messenger, the largest circulated newspaper in Kentucky outside Louisville.
The Saufley, Johnson and Challinor-Tureman families took turns as owners, publishers and general managers of the paper until 1970, when Frank Helderman Sr. bought it.
[7] For most of the paper's life (prior to the sale to CNHI), it was published six days a week: Monday through Friday weekday afternoons, and Saturday mornings.
During the late 1990s or early 2000s, the 'weekend' paper began to be published on Sundays instead of Saturdays, maintaining the long-standing six-day frequency.