Trick or Treat and Kid’s Safety events
Claxton will hold its 9th annual downtown Claxton Trick or Treat and Kid’s Safety Event Thursday, Oct. 31, on S. Newton St., from 5:30 –…
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National Day of Writing October 20
October 20th is the annual celebration of National Day on Writing. This is a day sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English to…
Surviving Breast Cancer: You can’t go it alone!
Life is full of everyday struggles like keeping to a schedule, paying bills, and remembering to pick up the dry cleaning. Those are just a…
EDA Holds Strategic Planning Session
EDA board members participated in a strategic planning session last Tuesday. “It was an opportunity to get the board together to put a plan in…
Local law enforcement investigate after man shot
According to a law enforcement press release, Claxton Police Department and Evans County Sheriff’s Office responded to 19 S. Claxton Ave. in Claxton on Monday,…
Local landmark, Mrs. Rogers Restaurant sign, removed
Mrs. Rogers Restaurant was once the gathering hub of Claxton. For many ‘regulars’ including local farmers and workers, it was where they came for coffee,…
Byron James (BJ) Haire
Byron James (BJ) Haire, departed this life on October 15 at home. He was born on September 10, 1937, in Evans County to Byron James,…
Shooting occurred in Claxton today
Around 1 p.m. today, a shooting occurred on South Claxton Avenue in Claxton. According to law enforcement officers on the scene, one person – a…
Glenda ‘Marlene’ Smith Durrence Haas
Glenda “Marlene” Smith Durrence Haas, wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and great- great-grandmother, passed away October 8 at home surrounded by her loving family and…
Mr. Clifford Kirkland
Mr. Clifford Kirkland, age 85, passed away Tuesday, October 8 at the University Hospital in Augusta. He was born on October 30, 1933 in Evans…