A newspaper called The Georgia Enterprise was first published in 1865, six months after the end of The Civil War, by William L. Beebe.

In 1902, this paper merged with its competitor, The Covington Star, to become The Enterprise under the ownership of Charles G. Smith.

The newspaper had a number of owners between 1908 and 1931, when it was purchased by Belmont Dennis and his family.

Upon the death of Belmont Dennis in December 1961, his widow became editor and co-publisher with Mrs. Mallard.

In 2017, Patrick Graham purchased The Covington News from Morris Multimedia.