For 135 years, The Anson Record and the Messenger and Intelligencer has served the people of Anson County as their primary source of news, as well as a guide to satisfy the community’s appetite for goods and services through advertising of local merchants. The Anson Record traces its heritage back to 1881, as the Messenger and Intelligencer, but the modern Anson Record was first published on Jan.
20, 1955. The Record, Messenger and Intelligencer were combined in 1979. The paper was purchased by Heartland Publications, LLC on Sept. 1, 2006. Six years later, venture capital firm Versa Capital Management merged Heartland with two other newspaper chains to form Civitas Media, which is headquartered in the Charlotte suburb of Davidson. MISSION STATEMENT
The Anson Record seeks to provide the news the community needs, reported faithfully and fully, with respect for all and favor to none. We strive to be authoritative and insightful, to inform and to delight. To accomplish this mission, we set for ourselves the following goals:
To be the indispensable, timely source of information and community coverage, examining all subjects that impact readers.
To provide community members with information relevant to their daily lives.
To raise issues aggressively and constructively in matters of public interest.
To reflect the diversity of our community’s people.
To ensure that the right information, reaches the right audience, at the time they want it using the wide variety of formats available to us.
