Cecil Whig
The cover page of the August 7, 1841 inaugural issue of The Cecil Whig | |
| Type | Twice Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tall Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Founder(s) | Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts |
| Publisher | Jim Normandin |
| Editor-in-chief | Erik Halberg |
| Editor | Carl Hamilton |
| News editor | Jane Bellmyer |
| Sports editor | Patrick LaPorte |
| Founded | August 7, 1841 |
| Headquarters | 601 N Bridge St Elkton, Maryland 21921 United States |
| Circulation | 5,554 (as of 2021) |
| ISSN | 1046-2058 |
| OCLC number | 9728296 |
| Website | www |
The Cecil Whig (the Whig) is a local newspaper that covers Cecil County, Maryland daily online and publishes two days a week. The Cecil Whig is one of the country's oldest newspapers. It is the oldest newspaper on Maryland's Eastern Shore still publishing under its original name. As of January 2025, Erik Halberg is the editor of the Cecil Whig, taking over for Executive Editor Jonathan Carter in November 2021.