It was established as the Hinesville Gazette in 1871 and serves as the newspaper of record for Liberty County, Georgia.

[2] In 1891, Bradwell was appointed the State Superintendent of Schools, necessitating his move to Atlanta and his transference of the daily operations of the newspaper to Stephen A.

[5] In March 1982, the Morris Newspaper Corporation of Savannah, Georgia, announced that, through its subsidiary MNC of Hinesville, Inc.,[6] they had purchased the Courier.

[7] In the 1997 Best Newspaper Contest held by the Georgia Press Association, the Courier won ten awards, including the first place award in General Excellence for its circulation category, making it one of the most decorated newspapers in the state.

[10] However, multiple volumes of a statewide almanac published in the 1980s reported that the newspaper, which released new issues on Wednesdays and Fridays, had a circulation of between 4,000 and 5,500.