The newspaper was founded in 1894 and is owned by Gannett as of November 2019.

During the 1920s the Record Company, as it was then named, published a series of well-regarded Florida county histories.

At least one, History of Duval County, Florida Narrative and Biographical by P.D.

Gold was reprinted soon thereafter in a volume omitting the voluminous biographical section.

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