I just realized the blog is showing the timestamp as “CDT” with the time an hour out because I set the correct offset in the admin panel, but the server is running on CDT right now. So apparently WordPress (or the theme I am using) is pulling the timezone info directly from the server instead of using the offset number to figure it out. Argh!
Edit: Fixed by switching themes again. Hopefully this will be the last time I switch for awhile.. constantly editing the sidebar is getting kind of annoying.