Times Community Newspapers (TCN) is a group of contiguous weeklies in Northern Virginia, USA, and the Piedmont, USA.
Based in Herndon, Virginia,[1] the newspaper group provides local news in the Virginia suburbs outside Washington, D.C. With more than 200 years of local newspaper history, the company grew by focusing on its core mission of local news. As of 2008, the Times Community Newspapers 240,000 households in Northern Virginia.[2] TCN is a co-owner of the Washington Suburban Press Network, which is also a group of regional community newspapers.[3]
In 1962, the company was founded by Arthur W. Arundel. Arundel purchased the 165-year-old Loudoun Times-Mirror in Leesburg in 1963.[4] The company has grown ever since, and now owns the following newspapers:
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Times Community Newspapers |
| Publisher | Pamela Symington |
| Staff writers | 3 (as of 2004)[5] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 249 Main Street, Washington, Virginia United States |
| Official website | Official website |
Rappahannock News is a weekly newspaper published in Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It is the only newspaper in Rappahannock County.[6] Rappahannock is owned by Times Community Newspapers.[5]