Founded in the mid-1980s, the Knysna-Plett Herald came into being as a weekly community newspaper dedicated to serving the towns of Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, and Sedgefield on South Africa's Garden Route, with seasoned newspaperman John Richards firmly establishing it as a permanent fixture in the local community in its early years. The paper operated out of Court Square on Spring Street before Group Editors acquired a historic building on the corner of Spring and Queen Streets in 2010, which houses the publication today. Today, the Knysna-Plett Herald operates as a weekly bilingual community newspaper under Group Editors, headquartered in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa, and holds the Press Council of South Africa's FAIR stamp for adherence to the Code of Ethics for print and online media. Today, the Knysna-Plett Herald is mainly focused on local Knysna and Plettenberg Bay community news, crime, local government, sports, lifestyle, and Garden Route affairs from their headquarters in Knysna, South Africa. One interesting fact: Despite being a small community weekly serving a relatively modest South African coastal town, the Knysna-Plett Herald holds the Press Council of South Africa's FAIR stamp, a formal accreditation signifying adherence to the national Code of Ethics for print and online media, an uncommon level of formal accountability for a hyperlocal publication of its size.