The Williams-Grand Canyon News has a long history, dating back to 1889. In 1999,
it celebrated its 110th anniversary by publishing an historic
edition, which included photographs and stories of early Williams
and the Grand Canyon.
WGCN is actually two newspapers put into one. The Williams section
covers news about northern Arizona along with local Williams
news, sports and events. This section also includes news from
Parks and Ash Fork. The Grand Canyon section is an in-depth
look into the area around the Canyon, including Tusayan, Valle
and the National Park.
The newspaper is published every Wednesday and has a circulation of more
than 4,500. Three times a year WGCN publishes two tourist
guides one for Williams and one for the Grand Canyon.
For the third year in a row, WGCN has also published a fall
sports guide, which includes sports news about Williams, Grand
Canyon and Northern Arizona University.
The Arizona Newspaper Association gave WGCN a second place for special
sections award for the historic edition, along with the fall
1999 sports tab and the spring 2000 Williams Tourist Guide.
WGCN also received a third place showing for its editorial
page excellence.