It is owned by Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.

G. Pierce Browne founded the precursor afternoon newspaper the Anderson Daily Mail in 1899.

The two papers were purchased by Harte-Hanks Communications in 1972 and combined as the Anderson Independent-Mail.

[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.