United States Postal Services STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications ) 1. Publication Title: The Hartsville Messenger 2. Publication No. 2364-20 3. Filing Date: 10/01/20 4. Issue Frequency: weekly 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 52 6. Annual Subscription Price: $49.50 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office Publications: 310 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506 Contact Person: Shelly Springer Telephone: (804) 559-8414 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of the Publisher: 310 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506 9. Full names and Complete Mailing Address of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher: Bailey Dabney, 310 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506 Editor: Donald Kausler, Jr., 310 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506 Managing Editor: Donald Kausler, 310 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506 10. Owner: Full name, Complete Mailing Address: Lee BHM Corp, 4600 E 53rd St, Davenport, IA 52807-3479 Lee BHM Corp is Owned 100% by Lee Enterprises, Inc. 11. Known, Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1% or more of total amount of Bonds, Mortgages or other Securities: If none check box None 12. Tax status: The purpose, function and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: Has not changed during preceding 12 months 13. Publication Title: Hartsville Messenger 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: 9/23/2020 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation: Weekly Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: No. Copies of Single Issues Published Nearest to Filing Date A. Total No. Copies:1616; 1494 B. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail): 1. Mailed Outside County Paid Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541. ( Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies): 39;45 2. Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies): 24;17 3.Paid Distribution Outside the Mails including sales through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 1311; 1393 4. Paid Distribution by other classes of mail through the USPS (e.g.,first-Class Mail): 0;0 C. Total paid Distribution : 1374;1455 D. Free or nominal rate distribution (by mail and outside the mail) 1. Free or nominal rate outside-county copies included on PS Form 3541. 5; 5 2. Free or nominal rate in -county copies included on PS Form 3541: 0;0 3. Free or nominal rate copies mailed at other classes through the USPS (e.g., First Class Mail) 0;0 4. Free or Nominal rate distribution outside the mail (Carriers or other means): 34;34 E. Total free or nominal rate Distribution: 39;39 F. Total Distribution: 1413; 1494 G. Copies Not Distributed: 203; H. Total: 1616;1494 I. Percent Paid : 97.21%; 97.39% 16. Electronic copy circulation; Average No. Copies each issue during preceding 12 months. No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date a. Paid electronic copies na; na b. Total Paid print copies 1374;1455 c. Total print distribution + Paid electronic copies 1413; 1494 d. Percent paid 97.21%; 97.39% I certifiy that 50% of all my distributed copies (electronic and print) are paid above a nominal price 17. Publication of Statement of Ownership This statement will be printed in the October 7, 2020 issue of this publication. 18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner: Bailey Dabney, Publisher Date: 10/1/2020 I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/ or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).