By Mike McCombs
The Island News
Jeff Evans, publisher of The Island News and Lowcountry Weekly, died Saturday, Sept. 6 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Evans, 66, suffered a fall in his home on Sunday, Aug. 31, and had been hospitalized since.
Along with his wife, Margaret Evans, Jeff Evans had published Lowcountry Weekly since its inception 25 years ago. He acquired The Island News in 2018.
Evans previously owned a videography business in southern Beaufort County. Originally from California, he was a 2001 graduate of the Leadership Beaufort program.
This story will be updated.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
