The Sun Herald is a U.S. newspaper based in Biloxi, Mississippi, that serves readers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The paper's current headquarters is in the city of Gulfport. It is owned by The McClatchy Company, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States. The Daily Herald of Biloxi was purchased in 1968 by The State Record Company. In 1973, the South Mississippi Sun was launched. In 1986, the Sun-Herald's owner, was acquired by Knight Ridder in 1986.