• by Ray Schultz , February 24, 2025

The Daily Progress, of Charlottesville, Virginia, is publishing smaller newspapers three days a week as it recovers from a cyberattack that hit its owner Lee Enterprises on February 

The paper will print smaller editions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, writes Reynolds Hutchins, editor of The Daily Progress and its subsidiaries. 

“That means that late-breaking stories and some features you have come to expect have not made it into the printed paper or the e-edition of The Daily Progress and its subsidiaries, The News Virginian, Orange County Review, Greene County Record, Madison County Eagle and Rural Virginian,” Hutchins adds.

Hutchins adds, “Many of you have asked if these changes in the newspaper are permanent. I assure you, this is not the new normal. We are working to get systems restored as soon as possible, and when that happens, we will bring you all the news, sports and features you have come to love and expect.

Hutchins warns, however, that a full recovery from cyberattacks can take several months. ”We have already made progress on restoring systems and hope to return many of your favorite features in the coming weeks,” he continues.

Hutchins claims that readers’ information appears to be safe. 

“Reasonably, you want to know whether your personal data was affected,” Hutchins writes. “No conclusive evidence indicates that to be the case, but Lee Enterprises, which owns The Daily Progress, continues to investigate and is working with law enforcement."

Lee Enterprises has determined that a cyberattack caused the systems outage that occurred on February 3. 

Lee acknowledged last week that it was experiencing “companywide technology issues that have impacted our ability to prepare and publish some of our newspapers and online e-editions.”