The paper began publication December 2, 1955, with a startup circulation of 1200, published by Robert and Lora Britt, and edited by Margert Olsson.
Later self-titled The News,[2] the paper attained a daily circulation of 35,000 throughout Palm Beach County, along with its website bocanews.com.
[6] Craig Swill of Coral Springs' Our Town News bought the paper in 2005.
[8][9] Initially it continued as an online only publication,[10] but was redirecting to a real estate site as of early 2018.
The Boca Raton Historical Society maintains a searchable digital archive of issues of The News from 1970 through 1995.