Carroll County Times

Carroll County Times
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Baltimore Sun Media Group as part of Sinclair Broadcast Group / Tribune Publishing
PublisherNo publisher
EditorWayne Carter
Founded1911 (as The Times)
Headquarters115 Airport Dr., Suite 170
Westminster, Maryland 21157
US
ISSN0746-7494
Websitecarrollcountytimes.com

The Carroll County Times was founded on October 6, 1911, as The Times. Owner and publisher George Mather, whose father owned the once-prominent Mather's Department Store in Westminster, Maryland, sold The Times in 1947. The Times expanded and became the Carroll County Times in 1956.

The Carroll County Times changed hands several times over the next twenty years. It was a twice weekly paper when purchased by Landmark Community Newspapers, a subsidiary of Landmark Communications, in 1974. The paper began publishing five days a week in 1980. Not long after, in 1987, the Times began publishing seven days a week and added home delivery.

In addition to the Carroll County Times, Landmark Community Newspapers of Maryland produces a number of niche publications including The Community Times, The Advocate of Westminster and Finksburg, The Advocate of Eldersburg and Sykesville, Carroll Families, Carroll Seniors, Purchasing Power, and Homes Magazines serving Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and South Central Pennsylvania.

On January 3, 2008, it was reported that the family owned Landmark Communications, parent company of the Times, may be for sale.[1] The Carroll County Times was acquired by The Baltimore Sun Media Group, and its parent company Tribune Publishing, in 2014.[2]

Since 2024, Carroll County Times belongs to Sinclair Broadcast Group.[3] Most content is now locked behind a paywall.

  1. ^ "Battens may sell The Roanoke Times' parent company". The Roanoke Times. 2008-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  2. ^ Marbella, Jean. "Baltimore Sun Media Group buys The Capital in Annapolis and the Carroll County Times". baltimoresun.com.
  3. ^ Boteler, Liz Bowie,Emily Sullivan,Cody (2024-01-16). "The Baltimore Sun media group sold to local businessman David Smith". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 2024-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)