Times Free Press to Move Printing to Knoxville
The Chattanooga newspaper will end local press operations after its final Chattanooga-printed edition on November 1 and shift to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Manufacturing
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The Chattanooga Times Free Press printed its final edition on its 11th Street press on November 1. Beginning with the November 8 Sunday edition, the Knoxville News Sentinel will print the paper.
Why it matters
The move follows the July sale of the Times Free Press from WEHCO Media Inc. to father-and-son businessmen Max and Craig Fuller, and ends local printing at a Chattanooga newspaper office that had operated its own press for decades.
The Chattanooga press was the third installed in the building's 60-year history as a newspaper office, following a $6.4 million installation completed in 2014. WEHCO retained the historic brick building on 11th Street and plans to redevelop the property.
The players
Max Fuller
Max Fuller is a businessman who, with his son Craig Fuller, bought the Chattanooga Times Free Press from WEHCO Media Inc. in July 2026.
Craig Fuller
Craig Fuller is a businessman who, with his father Max Fuller, acquired the Chattanooga Times Free Press from WEHCO Media Inc. in July 2026.
WEHCO Media Inc.
WEHCO Media Inc. is an Arkansas-based media company that owned the Chattanooga Times Free Press and retained the historic 11th Street building after selling the paper.
Knoxville News Sentinel
The Knoxville News Sentinel is a Tennessee daily newspaper, part of the USA Today Co., that will begin printing the Times Free Press.
The details
The Times Free Press will outsource printing to the Knoxville News Sentinel, which is part of the USA Today Co. WEHCO purchased the Chattanooga press equipment from The Boston Globe and The Denver Post, and the paper was temporarily printed in Knoxville during the 2014 installation.
Timeline
2014: $6.4 million press installation project completed, with temporary Knoxville printing during the work.
July 2026: WEHCO Media Inc. sold the Times Free Press to Max and Craig Fuller.
November 1, 2026: Times Free Press prints its final edition at the 11th Street office.
November 8, 2026: Knoxville News Sentinel begins printing the Sunday edition.
Manufacturing Landscape
The shift from a local Chattanooga press to the Knoxville News Sentinel's facility reflects the regional printing consolidation pattern being pursued by larger newspaper groups such as the USA Today Co. The Times Free Press move reflects the broader industry trend of newspapers outsourcing print operations as local press investments are retired.
Chattanooga readers will receive the Times Free Press printed in Knoxville starting with the November 8 Sunday edition. The change ends local printing at the 11th Street office after the November 1 final edition.
The takeaway
Local print production for the Times Free Press has ended in Chattanooga, so readers should expect delivery of the paper to continue from Knoxville beginning November 8.
What happens next
The Knoxville News Sentinel begins printing the Times Free Press with the November 8 Sunday edition.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Timesfreepress.
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