It was founded on March 31, 2010, when a group of investors purchased The Daytona Beach News-Journal from the Davidson family, who had owned it for 82 years.

[2] On June 1, 2012, Halifax announced it was acquiring the Florida and North Carolina papers of Freedom Communications.

[6] In 2014, Halifax acquired the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Massachusetts.

[7] In November 2014, New Media Investment Group announced its acquisition of Halifax.

[9] In 2019, GateHouse Media merged with Gannett, Inc., owner of the USA Today and more than 100 other daily newspapers.