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 ...

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 ...

Evans Board of Education (BOE) members agreed unanimously Monday night to adopt a spending resolution that basically allows the school system to continue operating under the FY 2025 budget, or until ...

A bright fireball fell from the sky last Thursday, giving residents of Southeast Georgia and those as far north as Atlanta a brief preview of an early Fourth of July celebration. Hundreds of sightings ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sheriff Mac Edwards appeared before the Evans Board of Commissioners last week seeking approval for ‘bonus’ pay for officers participating in the local SWAT team. His request for $1500 each year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Their hearts and minds were in it to win it. And by a score of 15-10, the Evans County Recreation Department girls team claimed the GRPA State Championship when they defeated Jeff Davis in Alma, Ga.

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.