Thomas “Tom Tom” Preston Umphlett, age 68, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Memorial Health University in Savannah. He was born on January 22, 1957, in Elizabeth City, N.C. to William A. and ...

Ethel Lavenia Tipton, 94, passed away on July 17, 2025, at Azalea Nursing Home in Metter, Georgia. Known to everyone as Lavenia, she was born in Claxton, Georgia on July 19, 1930, to her parents, ...

Jason Lamar Hicks, age 49, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Candler Hospital in Savannah. He was born in Savannah on April 17, 1976, to Lamar and Denise Hicks and had lived in Evans and ...

Faye Daniel Hawkins, 92, peacefully went home to be with her Heavenly Father on July 10, 2025. A beloved woman known for her genuine smile, warm heart, and unwavering faith. Faye leaves behind a ...

Thanks to loyal newspaper subscribers and The Claxton Enterprise, the Arts and Cultural Authority of Evans County (ACA) has nearly $2,000 more to help complete work on the Jack and Muriel Strickland ...

The higher education plans of three college bound high school seniors received a welcome boost recently following the commencement announcements of $6,000 in Norman W. Fries Memorial Scholarship ...

After nearly 10 years as head of the Evans County Charter School System, Supt. Dr. Martin Waters is departing at the end of the month. The decision was announced Monday night at the end of a closed ...

The Claxton Bakery, Inc. has been nominated for the prestigious Coolest Thing Made in Georgia competition! This exciting contest celebrates the innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship of business ...

Hagan Mayor Gena Roberts is expecting a large crowd for the town’s 4th of July Festival on Friday evening. And it’s certain the fireworks show that gets underway at 9:15 p.m. will once again leave ...

The Evans County Charter School System (ECCSS) has an Interim Superintendent, following a closed door meeting of the Board of Education (BOE) last week. Dr. Bradley S. Anderson, who has more than 30 ...

Graduates of Claxton High School and Pinewood Christian Academy are counting down the days until they receive diplomas in ceremonies later this month. CHS graduation will be conducted Saturday, May 17 ...

A Liberty County resident is suing a local mobile home dealer in Evans Superior Court alleging that Todd Padgett Housing Center delivered a damaged mobile home that he had contracted to purchase.