About The Southern

The Southern is a News app by Lee Enterprises. Your story lives in The Southern Illinoisan. From reporting on all of your favorite teams to the news that matters most in your community, we cover it all.

is The Southern free? The Southern is free

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Download and install APK on Android

How to setup The Southern APK:

APK (Android Package Kit) files are the raw files of an Android app. Learn how to install the-southern.apk file on your phone in 4 Simple Steps:

Download the the-southern.apk to your device using any of the download mirrors.
Allow 3rd Party (non playstore) apps on your device: Go to Menu » Settings » Security » . Click "Unknown Sources". You will be prompted to allow your browser or file manager to install APKs.
Locate the the-southern.apk file and click to Install: Read all on-screen prompts and click "Yes" or "No" accordingly.
After installation, the The Southern app will appear on the home screen of your device.

Is The Southern APK Safe?

Yes. We provide some of the safest Apk download mirrors for getting the The Southern apk.

The Southern v9.8 APK Download Mirrors

On iTunes: Free On iTunes

Mirrors: Download for Android

Whats new in v9.8

Release date: 2023-10-18
Current version: 9.8
File size: 47.33 MB
Developer: Lee Enterprises
Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.0 or later. or Android KitKat 4.4, Lollipop 5.0, Marshmallow 6.0, Nougat 7.0, Oreo 8.0, Android Pie 9.0, Quince Tart 10, Red velvet cake 11, Snow cone 12 or later versions

8 things about The Southern

1. Get in-depth stories from Carbondale and beyond – including news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics.

2. Read, see, and hear exclusive commentary, stunning photography, video updates, and binge-worthy podcasts.

3. * Easy navigation – See all the latest local stories by simply swiping up/down, and left/right.

4. From reporting on all of your favorite teams to the news that matters most in your community, we cover it all.

5. Easily access the very latest news in an app built for you.

6. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access.

7. Your story lives in The Southern Illinoisan.

8. Free to download.

Apk Mirror 1: : Download APK

The Southern Reviews

Beware of Google Malware

A Google pop up occurs within the app and with internet access to the newspaper...clearly a malware bug that sets up bogus Tabs in your internet feed...see previous users experience...their entire site has been compromised...can’t believe its not been fixed..best thing is to remove app, clear all tabs and website data and do a cold reboot and forget about this app for now

~ By wilderness_man

App is compromised

For about a week now after I have browsed a couple of articles, no matter what I open next after I’ve read about half I get redirected from the page to some bogus “you are the 10,000 searcher on Google and have won something “ or something like that with confetti blowing up everywhere. From there you cannot close it or go back to the Southern’s app and have to shut it down and start over. It seems once this has happened to a certain article, it will happen every time I try to open it in the future, so I never get to finish reading it. This is the only app I have experienced this problem with so it’s not coming from my end.

~ By b.e suz

Great local news app

This is my go to app for my local news and it also has obituaries, sports and some national news. After update on May 15, 2018 I had problems with the app crashing on my iPod touch five, but I did a restart on my iPod touch and after that it no longer crashed.

~ By Kate Lynn 27

Opinion pieces not attributed

The Southern frequently fails to cite who has authored opinion pieces or guest views leaving readers to wonder who is behind the opinions the Southern deems it appropriate to propagate.

~ By Who dunnit?

App crash

The current version of the app crashes when you try to send a story to a friend via text message. It works correctly if sending via email.

~ By gbrozak