The Blackshear Times stated in an editorial on April 17, 1902, that "we presume it was Mr. B.D. Brantley, our present treasurer, who gave The Times its name." The paper was being published by The Times Publishing Company. It was owned by The A.P. Brantley Company. On March 2, 1911 E.Z. Byrd, who had been owner of, or with, the county newspaper for 23 years, announced that he was selling The Times to Col. C.A. Sydnor. The Times would have eight owners over the next 15 years. Owners following Sydnor included H. (Harry) Johnsen, partners W.L. Knight and R.D. Thomas, W. Boyce Bailey,
The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times is a daily newspaper published in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States and serving the north-western Pittsburgh suburbs. The "Times" is a direct descendant of many of Beaver County's newspapers, starting with the "Minerva", first published in 1807, and generally believed to have been the county's first newspaper. The "Beaver Times" was founded by Michael Weyland and was published from 1851 to 1895, when the name was changed to the "Beaver Argus". It was changed again to "The Daily Times", which was published from 1909 to 1946 and operated by John L. Stewart and