Candler County Commissioners will hold a public hearing today (Monday, June 2) at 4:30 p.m. to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. The total budget for the general fund is $11.7 million, an increase ...

June Miller Hartley, beloved wife of Rocker Hartley, mother of Danny and Drew Hartley, and grandmother of Rex, Harrison, and Reed Hartley, passed away Thursday, April 17th, at Candler Hospital in ...

Dawn Warren Braddy, born August 4, 1959 to the late Lynette and Boy Warren of Oak Park, entered her heavenly home, peacefully, surrounded by those who loved her most on June 9, 2025. Dawn brought joy ...

Jesse Johnson, 66, of Twin City, passed away on June 4, 2025, at Ogeechee Hospice in Statesboro. Raised in Twin City, Jesse was the epitome of what it meant to bleed red and black. Growing up he was ...

Thomas Bryant Bishop, “Papa Bryant”, 74, passed away May 30th, 2025, surrounded by his family while receiving care at Grace Gardens, in Metter, GA. Under the care of Community Hospice (Vidalia, GA.) ...

Jennie Lou Crosby Sheffield of Metter, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, June 8, 2025, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Born in Statesboro, Jennie lived in the area ...

Earlier this morning, the Candler County Sheriff’s Department posted on Facebook about a serve multi-vehicle crash going Westbound on I-16 at the 101 mile marker. Police shut down both westbound lanes ...

Former Candler County Sheriff’s Patrol Captain Jamey O’Brien was sentenced last week by Superior Court Judge Tommy J. Smith to 170- 180 days in Probation Detention Center and 10 years probation after ...

Kinley Johnson (c) was crowned Miss Metter Middle School 2025 during the school’s annual pageant held this past weekend. Pictured, l-r: Abigail Boudreau, 7th-grade, 3rd runner-up; Ella Rivenbark, ...

Candler County Board of Education and Metter Elementary School have announced that Eric McNair has been named Assistant Principal at MES for the 2025-2026 School Year. The position of MES Assistant ...

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