The high street office of the Monmouthshire Beacon was among the properties damaged by flooding during Storm Claudia.
The flood in the early hours of Saturday morning swept through homes and business premises in the lower part of Monmouth, including the office of the Monmouthshire Beacon in Monnow Street.
A major incident was declared in the Welsh town after severe flooding inundated properties near the river Monnow, causing disruption to transport and power networks.
People had to be rescued from their homes after overnight floods left much of the town under water.
Regional editor Liz Davies said: “It was heartbreaking to go to Monmouth and see the effect of the floods of people’s homes and businesses and so disheartening to see the damage caused by water and mud in the Beacon office but the community spirit on show and the support neighbouring businesses were giving each other was equally moving.
“We certainly feel part of the community and to steal a phrase from the late Queen Mother, we definitely feel we can look Monmouth in the face, knowing the flood happened to us too. “
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First published in 1837, the Beacon has had premises in Monmouth ever since. Last year the Beacon moved to 114-116 Monnow Street.
Liz added: “In a relatively short time the Beacon office has become one of our busiest with a constant stream of readers and advertisers calling in to see the Monmouth team.
“With the office likely to be closed for the foreseeable future we are looking at ways of maintaining a presence in the town. Our reporters and sales teams will be out and about in Monmouth as always while we find a more permanent base.
“In the meantime our reporters will be based at our offices in Abergavenny and Ross and we will be running regular posts on our website and social media channels to make it as easy as possible for readers to get in touch with us.”
The Monmouthshire Beacon website saw high volumes of traffic for its live updates posted by staff during the aftermath of the flooding.