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. They acquired The Island News in 2018.
Originally from California, Evans previously owned a video production business, Seagate Productions, in Hilton Head after moving to Beaufort County. He served on the Beaufort Arts Council and was the Chairman of the City A-Tax Committee.
Formerly an actor with the Berkeley Shakespeare Company when he lived in California, Evans was the Artistic Director of Lowcountry Shakespeare, which produced Shakespeare in the Park for 12 years.
With the recent growth of The Island News, Evans had been selected to join the S.C. Press Association’s Executive Committee.
He was a 2001 graduate of the Leadership Beaufort program.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
