| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | The McClatchy Company[1] |
| Publisher | Brian Tolley |
| Editor | Brian Tolley |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | 10 Buck Island Road Bluffton,SC 29910  United States |
| Circulation | 16,196 Daily 17,015 Sunday (as of 2020)[2] |
| ISSN | 0746-4886 |
| Website | islandpacket.com |
The Island Packet is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper owned by Chatham Asset Management,[3] serving primarily the residents of southernBeaufort County, South Carolina,United States, particularly the towns ofHilton Head Island andBluffton.
The newspaper was founded as a weekly on July 9, 1970, by Tom Wamsley and Ralph Hilton, with financial backing by Lucy andJonathan Daniels, editor emeritus of theRaleigh News & Observer. Television personalityGarry Moore had a regular humor column in the paper in the late 1970s and early 1980s titled "Mumble, Mumble".
The Island Packet increased to twotabloid editions per week to threebroadsheet editions, then five. Finally, the paper added a Sunday edition.[4] In October 2024, the paper reduced the number of print editions per week to three.[5]
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