Anderson Independent-Mail

The Anderson Independent-Mail, marketed as Independent Mail and sometimes referred to as Anderson Independent Mail,[2] is the local newspaper for Anderson County in the state of South Carolina. Based in the city of Anderson, South Carolina, it is a staple for news, competing with The Greenville News of Greenville, South Carolina and several smaller community publications including The Anderson Observer.

Anderson Independent-Mail
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
PublisherSusan Kelly-Gilbert[1]
EditorStephen S. Mullins
Founded1899 (1899)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1000 Williamston Rd.
Anderson, SC 29621
United States
CountryUnited States
Websiteindependentmail.com

History

G. Pierce Brown founded the precursor afternoon newspaper the Anderson Daily Mail in 1899. Wilton E. Hall, publisher of the Morning Anderson Independent, bought the Anderson Daily Mail and published both newspapers for more than four decades. The two papers were purchased by purchased by Harte-Hanks Communications in 1972 and combined as the Anderson Independent-Mail. In 1997, The E. W. Scripps Company bought the newspaper.[2]

Scripps spun out its newspaper assets into Journal Media Group in April 2015.[3] In 2016, Gannett acquired all 15 daily JMG newspapers, including the Independent Mail.[2]

References
  1. "Kelly-Gilbert named publisher/chief revenue officer of Independent Mail". Anderson Independent-Mail. E. W. Scripps Company. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. "About Independent Mail". The Anderson Independent-Mail. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020. The Anderson Independent-Mail, known as Independent Mail, is the local newspaper for Anderson County. ... Today, the Anderson Independent Mail...
  3. Gores, Paul (April 1, 2015). "Journal, Scripps merger creates two closely aligned media companies". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Wisconsin: Journal Media Group. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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