Former City Mayor Luther Royal dies suddenly at age 78
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher The Claxton Mayor and Council paused for a moment of silence as they convened their regular meeting Monday night, in memory…
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Cold blast drops temperatures into the teens
By Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Evans County Emergency Management Agency Director Justin Denton started warning local residents nearly a week ago about brutal cold and…
Georgia lawmakers telegraph priorities for student cellphone bans, tax, education
By Mark Niesse, Capitol Beat News Service From school cellphone bans to tax cuts, some of this year’s most consequential proposals for new Georgia laws…
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Using past history as a yardstick for predicting the future, it’s almost certain that current efforts being steered by the Evans…
Ollie Ricks turns 100
Ollie Washington Ricks, left, recently celebrated her 100th birthday, January 8, and was honored on the occasion by Savannah State University President Jermaine Whirl, right,…
Judge Cheney to resign from Atlantic Circuit
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Glen A. Cheney has notified Governor Brian P. Kemp of his resignation to become effective…
GBI investigating shooting incident
At the request of the Evans County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting incident involving David Stokes, age 50, of Claxton, Georgia. For…
Consolidation? Cure or curse for future of Evans County GA
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher It’s not the first time the question has been put forth in Evans County. At least twice before, decades apart, the…
Community celebrates annual MLK observance
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Evans County residents celebrated the birthday of the late Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, marking the event with a parade…
Annual MLK Parade kicks off Monday, 2:OO p.m., at Bacon-Ford Park
Mickey Peace, Enterprise Publisher Eugene Wilkerson, who served as the first local Black police officer in the 1960s, will be the Grand Marshal for Monday’s…