The oldest continuous business in the town of Santa Anna is The Santa Anna News, established in January of 1886.  Few businesses have as unique a beginning, as the local newspaper was first published in a cave on the Santa Anna Mountain.  Con Rowland was the first publisher, coming here for his health.  Rowland brought his printing press and set up for business in a dugout on the north side of the mountain.  Later that year, the railroad was built through Santa Anna, and the town moved from the gap in the mountains to near the railroad.  Charlie Spain was an early owner of the paper, and Will Hubert and sons published The News in the 1890's, selling the business to Austin Callan and moving to Coleman to establish the Coleman Democrat.

     A fire in 1919 destroyed early newspaper files and records of ownership, but G. W. Faulkner was one of the early owners. J. J. Gregg and his son, John C. Gregg, owned and operated The News for over 40 years.

     During the past 20 years, owners have been Bob Johnny Valentine, W. T. Hays, and currently Bob Parker, Johnny Valentine, W. T. Hays, and currently Craco Weeklies, Inc., a division of Woodson Newspapers, Inc., who bought the business in 1979.  Barbara (Bruce) Kingsbery has been editor of the News since October 1968.  The 1,100-circulation weekly newspaper was printed using a linotype machine and old-style printing press until 1972 when the late W. T. Hays changed it to offset printing.  Production work on The News is now done in Bangs, another newspaper in the Craco Weekly chain.

     The Santa Anna News was housed in several downtown buildings in its early years, but was located for over 60 years on the main street.  When the Wallis Avenue office was gutted by fire in June 1982, files, records, and equipment were saved and the business moved to an office on North Second Street where it is in operation today.

     Santa Anna News has for almost a century published the activities, births and deaths of Santa Anna and surrounding area, recording week by week the history of the community and its people.