Last year, the St. Croix Courier stopped printing in May after serving residents of southwestern New Brunswick since 1865. CHCO-TV in Saint Andrews purchased the paper in late 2024 with the goal of reviving the iconic paper. At first, the TV station continued writing articles that would go in the paper to be posted on their website. Then, on June 1 the first edition of the new Courier paper was made available for residents of Charlotte County. Vicki Hogarth, the news director of CHCO-TV, said the Courier started printing in 1865 — before Confederation. Hogarth said that legacy needed to be preserved. A federal grant will allow the paper to be printed for a year. She said the grant is just over $20,000. Hogarth said the paper will be printed on the first of every month and will have local news, features about people and businesses, long-form investigative stories and a cartoon column. Copies will be available at local coffee shops, convenience stores and pickup spots across the county. The online version will continue to be the source of daily news, she said. Hogarth said the first edition has about 12 pages and features work from 10 reporters. She said the plan is to add some extra pages with new writers, and possibly get the puzzle section to return.