Mills is a native of Gorham, Maine and graduated from Gorham High School. He earned an English degree and a minor in Biblical Studies at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass.
After working extensively for the college newspaper, where he was a writer and sports editor, Mills embarked on a career in sports journalism. He has worked for the The Boston Globe, the Portland Newspapers, the Lynn Daily Evening Item and the Lewiston Sun Journal. He has also free-lanced for a variety of other newspapers and magazines.
During his sports journalism career, he has been recognized on numerous occasions by the Maine Press Association and the New England Press Association. He has also been honored by the Maine Basketball Coaches Association and the Maine Intersholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
