The Kent Island Bay Times
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
Format | Tabloid |
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Owner | Chesapeake Publishing |
Founded | 1963 |
Language | English |
Price | $.50 |
Headquarters | Stevensville, Maryland |
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Website: http://www.kibaytimes.com |
The Kent Island Bay Times or simply the Bay Times is a weekly newspaper based in Stevensville, Maryland and is owned by Chesapeake Publishing, the same company that owns The Queen Anne's County Record Observer in Centreville, Maryland and The Star Democrat in Easton, Maryland, and other newspapers on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay. It is published every Wednesday and covers news mostly in southern Queen Anne's County including all of Kent Island, Grasonville and Queenstown.
[edit] History
The first issue of the Bay Times was published in 1963 and covered the assassination of John F. Kennedy. On June 4, 2008 the newspaper debuted a new design, and its website also debuted around this time. As of 2008, it is currently distributed throughout southern Queen Anne's County and covers local news, as well as state and national news that pertains to Kent Island and the rest of Queen Anne's County.