[7] At the time of the sale, David Fike, the president and publisher of the Chesapeake group, said that he was "thrilled ... to be moving back to a family owned company" with "diversified resources and opportunities".
That same year, editor Kevin Hemstock won first place in the editorial category, for a piece called "Gansler's Bay Audit Got Off to a Bad Start".
Staff writer Peter Heck also took a first place award that year in the environment category for his report titled "Biodiesel Plant is Proposed for Kent".
[12] Trish McGee, deputy and sports editor of the Kent County News, was named the best of all columnists in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. in May 2013.
[14] Editor Daniel Divilio received first place for education reporting in the circulation category for his article "School Funding Woes: How We Got to This Point.
[14] Trish McGee won first place for the feature story (non-profile) category for her piece "Kent County Salutes its Vietnam Veterans".
Editor Divilio received first place for education reporting in the circulation division for his article titled "Angry Parents Voice Issues with School Buses".