The Anderson News

What The Anderson News does

The Anderson News is a community newspaper serving Lawrenceburg and Anderson County, Kentucky, operating continuously since 1877. It is owned and operated by Paxton Media Group, a privately held multi-title Kentucky media conglomerate that provides shared technology, subscription, advertising, and administrative infrastructure for the publication and several sister titles (Oldham Era, Henry County Local, Pioneer News, Sentinel News, Spencer Magnet, and Kentucky Extra).

The publication delivers local news, education, business, records, sports (including coverage of the local "Bearcats" teams and regional tournaments), opinion columns, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, classifieds, and sponsored special sections. Content is produced and distributed through two primary channels: a weekly print edition and a digital e-Edition, both accessible via the pmg-ky1.com website built on BLOX Digital's BLOX Content Management System. The site also maintains a Facebook presence for community engagement and signals an explicit A.I. Policy disclosure page.

The Anderson News's revenue model is the conventional community-newspaper stack: recurring print and digital subscriptions (processed through the Paxton Media Group subscription platform), display advertising sold to local SMBs via a published rate card, classified advertising (anniversaries, engagements, births, weddings, obituaries), and sponsored special sections covering events such as the Lawrenceburg-Anderson County Fair. The publication is staffed at 1-10 employees and operates out of 504 W Broadway, Suite D, Lawrenceburg, KY.

Name

The Anderson News

Legal name

Paxton Media Group

Website

https://theandersonnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1877

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Anderson News is a community newspaper serving Lawrenceburg and Anderson County, Kentucky, owned by Paxton Media Group and published via print and digital e-Edition using the BLOX CMS, generating revenue from subscriptions, local display advertising, classifieds, and sponsored special sections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Classified advertising
• Print and digital subscription
• Obituary and announcement listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: Print and digital subscription services including e-Edition access, delivered through Paxton Media Group subscription platform
2. Advertising: Print and digital advertising space sold to local businesses, with rate card available for advertisers
3. Classifieds: Classified advertising section featuring local announcements, obituaries, wedding announcements, birth announcements, and other community classifieds
4. Special Sections: Sponsored special sections and features covering local events, fairs, and community features

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Anderson News is a traditional local newspaper publishing local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, special sections, and classifieds for Anderson County, Kentucky. It sells a weekly print edition and a digital e-Edition replica to subscribers, and monetizes local display and classified advertising sold to area businesses. The publication operates as part of the Paxton Media Group network of Kentucky community newspapers using the BLOX Content Management System.

Product overview

The Anderson News is a traditional local newspaper serving Anderson County and Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, offering a single unified product consisting of news content across multiple sections (news, sports, opinion, obituaries) delivered both as print and digital e-edition. The publication also provides classifieds, special sections, and a companion regional publication called Kentucky Extra. Subscription services enable access to premium content through an account management platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Anderson News (Weekly Print Newspaper) Weekly print newspaper distributed to subscribers and local newsstands across Anderson County, Kentucky, covering local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, special sections, and classifieds.
• e-Edition (Digital Replica) Online replica of the print edition made available to subscribers via the Paxton Media Group platform.
• Classifieds Print and online classified advertising section featuring community announcements including anniversaries, engagements, births, weddings, and other local notices.
• Special Sections Sponsored editorial features and special sections covering local events, fairs, and community features, sold as advertising packages to local businesses.
• Print and Digital Advertising (Display) Display advertising space sold to local businesses in both the print edition and digital properties, with rates published in the Anderson rate card.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Paxton Media GroupcoreOthersThe Anderson News is owned and operated by Paxton Media Group, headquartered at 504 W Broadway, Suite D, Lawrenceburg, KY. Paxton Media Group provides the subscription platform, technology infrastructure (BLOX CMS), and administrative support for The Anderson News and affiliated regional newspapers including Oldham Era, Henry County Local, Pioneer News, Sentinel News, and Spencer Magnet.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Adams Publishing Group: A privately held community newspaper group acquiring and operating small-market papers across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Operates the same print + digital + classified model at similar scale to Paxton's individual titles.
• CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): A community newspaper publisher focused on small U.S. markets, owned by Raycom Media-related investors. Directly comparable in audience, scale, and product, but operates in different geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: A publicly traded media company operating a large portfolio of local daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S. Highly comparable business model (subscription + advertising) applied across many small markets similar to Anderson County.
• Paxton Media Group: The privately held parent company of The Anderson News and the broader Kentucky/local newspaper network. Comparable as a peer of last-resort because it sets the technology, subscription, and back-office strategy that defines the anchor's economics.
• Gannett Co. One of the largest U.S. local newspaper operators (USA TODAY Network). Comparable in core business (community print + digital subscriptions + local advertising) but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Spencer Magnet: A Spencer County community weekly also published under Paxton Media Group's Kentucky network. Matches The Anderson News in product scope, scale, and parent-company economics.
• Henry County Local: A Henry County, Kentucky community newspaper also owned by Paxton Media Group and published on the same digital/print infrastructure. Nearly identical business model and target audience as The Anderson News.
• Pioneer News: Another Paxton Media Group community weekly in Kentucky serving a similar rural-adjacent local news and sports audience. Directly comparable in scope, staffing, and revenue mix.
• Sentinel News: Sibling community newspaper in the Paxton Media Group Kentucky network. Same technology stack and operating model, serving a comparable small-county local audience.
• Oldham Era: A La Grange, Kentucky weekly that is also operated by Paxton Media Group on the same BLOX CMS and subscription platform. It is the closest comparable title to The Anderson News in product, model, and parent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheAndersonNews
• Xx.com/theandersonnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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