[1][1] It was established in 1859 as the Portadown Weekly News, and County Armagh Advertiser.
[2] It served the communities of Portadown, Lurgan, Craigavon and the wider County Armagh Area.
[3] From 1888–1903, it was known as The Portadown & Lurgan News, and Tenant Farmers' Gazette.
This was until the 1950' when the Times were taken over by James Morton, and went on to pass the News in circulation.
This continued for a decade until he made the decision to close the Portadown News in 1982.