 On May 31, 1926 the "Herald and Evening Post" combined as a morning daily newspaper known as the "Beckley Post-Herald".On June 1, 1928 the "Raleigh Register" and "Beckley Post-Herald" came under common ownership, with the "Post-Herald" publishing Monday-Friday mornings, the "Register" publishing Monday-Friday afternoons, with subscribers receiving a combined paper produced by the "Post-Herald" staff on Saturday and the "Register" staff on Sunday.Despite the common ownership the "Register" was generally a Democratic newspaper, and the "Post-Herald" a Republican alternative.