}}The Addison County Independent is a weekly newspaper located in Middlebury, VT that covers Addison County. The paper was founded in 1946 as the Addison Independent NEWS,weblink Addison independent., 2018-07-02, and is now owned and published by Angelo Lynn.WEB, Addison Independent, About Us Page,weblink Addison Independent, 2010, 2010-07-04, The paper is a member of the New England Newspapers and Press Association,WEB, New England Newspaper and Press Association, Vermont Members Page,weblink 2010, 2010-07-04, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101023184941weblink">weblink 2010-10-23, and in 2016, the paper won the award of first place for general excellence in its class from the association.WEB, New England Newspapers and Press Association, 2009 NENPA Better Newspaper Contest,weblink 2010, 2010-07-04, {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The paper is published weekly on Thursdays.

History

The Addison Independent was founded in 1946 by William J. Slator and his wife Celine.NEWS,weblink Clipping from The Burlington Free Press - Newspapers.com, Newspapers.com, 2018-07-02, en, WEB,weblink Library of Congress, Chronicling America, July 2, 2018, Chronicling America, July 2, 2018, At the time they owned Addison Press, Inc. which published the paper as well as served a commercial printing plant. In 1955 the newspaper name changed to The Addison County Independent.In 1976 William J. Slator sold the Addison County Independent to Gordon T. Mills, who was the editor for the Burlington Free Press.In 1984 the current owner, Angelo Lynn, purchased the paper.NEWS,weblink Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers, Haughney, Christine, 16 August 2013, 2018-07-03, en, In 1988, Lynn changed the publication schedule to twice-weekly,NEWS, Picard, Ken, Brothers in Ink,weblink 18 March 2021, Seven Days VT, Da Capo Publishing, Inc, 27 January 2010, which continued until April 2020 when it shifted to weekly publication during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Online presence

The Addison County Independent's web site carries local stories and allows for individual online subscriptions.

Coverage area

The Addison County Independent mostly reports on news in Addison County, however some news is included from Rutland County, particularly school news related to Otter Valley Union High School.

Awards

New England Better Newspaper Competition - New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) {| class"wikitable sortable"|+

!Year!Award!Place!Recipient|1998DATE=JANUARY 30, 1998LANGUAGE=EN, 2018-07-03, |1st|Andy Kirkaldy|2016|General Excellence in its class|1st|Addison County Independent|2015|Top Newspaper Web Site - Weekly|1st|Addison County Independent|2009WORK=BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, |2nd|Kathryn Flagg|2009|Social Issues Feature Story|3rd|Kathryn Flagg|2003|Election Coverage|3rd|Travis Fahey

Vermont Press Association {| class"wikitable"|+

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