French City Press, Inc. was started in 1954 as a letter shop by Manning Wetherholt. He started with an Address Graphic and Type Writer in his basement. Eventually, he expanded his business to a building on 2nd Avenue. In 1970, French City Press, Inc. was again moved to the current location.
Joe Rose started at French City Press, Inc. in 1967 as a pressman and in 1988, was promoted to co-owner. In 1997 he became owner and operator of the business. Teresa Lane, Joe's daughter, became co-owner in 2009.