Protest held outside Claxton Poultry Farms after claims of workplace incident
Protest held outside Claxton Poultry Farms after claims of workplace incident By WTOC Staff | January 29, 2021 at 10:51 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 11:31 PM
CLAXTON, Ga. (WTOC) - There was a protest Friday outside a chicken plant in Claxton for racial justice.
Protesters say last August a woman working at Claxton Poultry Farms was called a racial slur by an HR manager.
That manager was suspended for three days, but protesters say that’s not enough. The President of the Poor and Minority Justice Association says their message is straightforward.
Familyâs home destroyed by fire in Claxton A home in the area of Church and Jones streets in Claxton was heavily damaged by fire Thursday night. (Source: Claxton Fire Department/Facebook) By WTOC Staff | January 8, 2021 at 4:40 AM EST - Updated January 8 at 5:46 AM
CLAXTON, Ga. (WTOC) - An Evans County family is without a home after it caught fire late Thursday night.
The Claxton Fire Department says it happened at a home in the area of Church and Jones streets in Claxton. They say the residents made it out safe, but the home was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived and is heavily damaged.