The Herald-News

Obituary Submission Guidelines

The Herald-News publishes twice per week, on Sundays and Wednesdays.  Obituaries are published in every edition of The Herald-News.  We only accept submissions from funeral homes and similar institutions.  Family members wishing to have an obituary published in The Herald-News are asked to contact the facility handling the arrangements.

 

 

Deadlines for Submission:

Wednesday edition: 12 Noon (EST) on Tuesday

Weekend edition:  12 Noon (EST) on Friday

 

Obituary Costs and Additional Charges:

Standard Obituary Cost:

$30

 

Photo Included:

Standard Cost plus additional $15

 

Lengthy Obit (extended family members named):

Standard Cost plus additional $15

 

Out-of-Town Obit (No local connection mentioned):

Standard Cost plus additional $15

 

Submitting An Obituary:

All Submissions Must Include Name, Mailing Address & Phone Number

of the Funeral Home For Billing Purposes.

In Person:

The Herald-News office at 3687 Rhea County Hwy in Dayton

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM  until 5:00 PM

 

By Mail:

Obituaries

c/o The Herald-News

P.O. Box 286

Dayton, TN 37321

 

By Fax: 

(423) 775-8218

 

By E-mail:

 obituaries@rheaheraldnews.com

accepted formats: MS Word (.doc) files, text (.txt) files, Adobe PDF (.pdf) files for obituaries and JPEG (.jpg) files for photos.