Charleston Express

es Knoble was the manager of the Vindicator and he purchased it a short time later. In 1883, Dr. M. Stroup bought the Vindicator. He was followed by Bridgeman Brothers who became the owners in 1885. The Vindicator continued to serve the Charleston Community until 1898. In 1900, the second and present Charleston newspaper was established, the Charleston Express, owned and operated by P. Carter and Bert McCausey. Harry East was both the publisher and owner until the Charleston Express was sold to John Guion in 1940. The Express was later sold to Westward Communications, then to Donrey Media. Stephens Media Group, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, purchased the Charleston Express in March, 2000 and then sold the Express to GateHouse Media in 2015.