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Posted Jan 11, 2021 Georgia Bishop Henry I. Louttit Jr. during the 2009 diocesan convention. Photo: Julius Ariail [Diocese of Georgia] The people of the Diocese of Georgia mourn the loss of the Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit Jr., who died peacefully on the morning of Dec. 31. Louttit was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 13, 1938, son of Bishop and Mrs. H. I. Louttit Sr. Married in 1962, he and his wife Jan had three children: Amy, Susan and Katie. His undergraduate degree is from The University of the South and he graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1963. He was ordained a dea...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. No change in Bulloch County Schools operations after holiday COVID rise Claxton schools revert to alternating 2-day schedule This week, the 15-campus Bulloch County Schools reported their highest number of new COVID-19 cases yet, but a school system spokeswoman said most originated over the holiday break. The count shown on the county school district’s online COVID-19 daily report stood at 40 new cases among...

Investigators searching for possible arson suspects connected to fires in Evans Co. Investigators searching for possible arson suspects connected to fires in Evans Co. By Dal Cannady | December 21, 2020 at 3:41 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 4:55 PM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Recent fires in Evans County have investigators looking for an arson suspect or suspects. The fires happened within days of each other - two of them within hours. Rubble and debris are all that remains of what’s most recently been the Airport Entertainment Complex. Evans County Assistant Fire Chief Brian Croft re...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Evans fire chief: Several arsons may be linked Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced Wednesday that his State Fire Investigations Unit is looking into a fire at the Airport Entertainment Complex in Claxton. Fire officials are investigating a number of suspected arson cases in Evans County that could be linked, Evans County Fire Chief Andy Sikes said Wednesday. Fire officials are inv...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. COVID prompts closure of Claxton’s 6-12 schools Citing an uptick in COVID-19 cases among faculty, staff and students, the Evans County school system is closing three of its campuses – Claxton Middle School, Claxton High School and Second Chance Academy – Thursday and Friday as a precaution. Claxton Elementary School has not seen the same effects and will remain open through the remainder of this week, the school district’...