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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Kirk Lott, was the kind of man who left a lasting impression on everyone he met. He had a giving heart, a loving spirit, and a work ethic that never quit. Whether you knew him for years or just ...
Board of Education members voted last week to hire the law firm of Pereira, Kirby, Kinsinger, and Nguyen, LLP to represent the local school system. The unanimous vote came following a closed door ...
By Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Rainfall on Friday evening threatened the gathering in Hagan for the town’s 4th of July Festival, but once again the annual event went off practically unaffected ...
Evans County Commissioners and Elections Superintendent Mandy Massey are working with municipal authorities to complete agreements for conducting elections in the four towns. After the creation of a ...
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, ...
Alice Cooper Waters, 85, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born November 2, 1939, in Lyons, Georgia to John Alvin and Malissia Hendrix Cooper, and grew up in Claxton ...