Evening Independent
The front page of the final edition of The Evening Independent on November 7, 1986 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomson Corporation |
| Founded | November 1907 |
| Ceased publication | November 1986 |
| OCLC number | 2720408 |
The Evening Independent was St. Petersburg, Florida's first daily newspaper. The sister evening newspaper of the St. Petersburg Times, it was launched as a weekly newspaper in March 1906 under the ownership of Willis B. Powell. In November 1907, it became a daily paper as the St. Petersburg Evening Independent.