The Times-Independent
Weekly newspaper published in Moab, Utah
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The Times-Independent (sometimes abbreviated The T-I) is a weekly newspaper located in Moab, Utah and serving Grand County, Utah.[1]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. |
| Founder | J.N. Corbin |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Moab, Utah |
Sister newspapers | The Salt Lake Tribune |
| Website | moabtimes |
History
On May 30, 1896, J.N. Corbin published the first edition of the Grand Valley Times in Moab, Utah.[2] The paper was acquired by Edgar L. Beard in 1906,[3] C.A. Robertson in 1907,[4] and Loren L. "Bish" Taylor in 1911.[5]
H.W. Cherry established a rival paper called the Moab Independent. It was first published on April 15, 1917.[6] That August, Cherry resigned and was succeeded by F.W. Strong.[7]
On September 11, 1919, the Times merged with the Independent to form The Times-Independent. Times owner Taylor became editor and Independent owner Strong became business manager.[8][9] Taylor published the paper until his death in 1972 at age 80, and the publication was then inherited by his son Samuel J. Taylor.[10][11]
In 2023, Zane Taylor, Bish Taylor's grandson, announced the Taylor family had donated The Times-Independent to The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc., a nonprofit which owned and operated The Salt Lake Tribune.[12]