A weekly paper named the
Millicent Times was founded in July 1891 by Roland Campbell and was taken over in 1894 by his brother
Donald Campbell. The Campbells severed connection with the paper in 1901. It was taken over by a consortium of businessmen led by Henrich Wilhelm Altschwager, and in 1906 given a new title, though the old name persisted, at least colloquially. The first managing editor was J. C. Harper, of
Woodend, Victoria, who left for
Broken Hill in 1907 to manage the
Barrier Truth. It became, like its competitor
The Border Watch, a twice weekly publication.
Reuben Cranstoun Mowbray, who had recently arrived from
Gippsland, Victoria to take a position as reporter, became editor. He became the major shareholder then in 1921 sole owner. In 1952 Mowbray left, selling the business to the newspaper's staff. Bob Chewings became editor following
Reuben Mowbray and remained in the role until his retirement in 1989. The McRostie family were the proprietors from 1989 until 2006 when the business was sold to
Allan Scott. Scott died in 2008 and the business remained in the family as part of
The Border Watch Media Group. The newspaper ceased publication in August 2020. The newspaper was relaunched by TBW Today Pty Ltd in March 2022 along with its sister publication the Penola Pennant. ==Awards==