In 2009, The Washington Post reported that the Loudoun Times-Mirror might merge with the Fairfax County Times. The Times-Mirror furloughed many employees, and consolidated most of its newsroom with the Fairfax County Times.[5] However, no merger occurred.
On May 26, 2009, Times Community Newspapers sold the Fairfax County Times to The Gazette, a newspaper group based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Gazette group is itself owned by Post-Newsweek Media, a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.[6] As of February 2012, the Fairfax Times was one of three units operating within the Post-Newsweek Media division.[7]
In November 2012, local D.C. television station WRC-TV co-located its Northern Virginia bureau in the offices of the Fairfax Times.[8]
In June 2015, Nash Holdings sold the Fairfax Times to Whip It Media, a locally owned company founded by Richard Whippen, a former general manager of the newspaper.[11]
Awards
In 2012, the Fairfax Times tied for first place for presentation in the Virginia Press Association awards. The newspaper competed in the category of non-dailies with a circulation greater than 10,000. The association gives points to each newspaper in a wide range of categories, including presentation, art/photos, and multimedia. The Gainesville Times and Fairfax Times tied for first place in the presentation category. The Loudoun Times-Mirror won the competition for combined categories for the second year in a row.[12]
↑"2011 Annual Report". The Washington Post Company. February 24, 2012. p.22. Retrieved December 1, 2012. The Company's Post–Newsweek Media, Inc. (PNM) [...] subsidiary's newspapers are divided into three groups: The Gazette Newspapers, [...]; Southern Maryland Newspapers, [...]; and the Fairfax County Times, [...]