Champion Media, a family-owned company in Mooresville, North Carolina, has bought the Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, South Carolina), a community paper, the paper reported.
CEO Scott Champion and President Corey Champion own Champion Media.
“We are excited to become part of this community,” Scott Champion said. “The Herald-Advocate fits with our current North Carolina properties and we know this acquisition will help our South Carolina business partners to expand their current advertising reach.”
Champion Media owns more than 20 papers in six states.
The seller of the Herald-Advocate was Marlboro Publishing Company, owned by Elisabeth McNiel and her husband, Dan.
Also in the sale is the regional magazine Pee Dee Life.
The Herald-Advocate will go on offering a print edition and online content.
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