In March 2026, the Candler County Sheriff’s Office received a report involving the sexual exploitation of a child under the age of 10 within Candler County. CCSO Investigators opened an investigation ...

The Metter High Girls Track & Field Team have done it again ... and again ... and again ... and again as they claimed their fifth straight Region Title. See the ...

Metter Advertiser announced the winners of its 2026 Office Staff Appreciation drawing, which was held on Monday: • Allison Dekle with Candler County Board of Education, four tickets to Wild Adventures ...

PRESS RELEASE – Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a State of Emergency for 91 Georgia counties in response to the ongoing wildfires in South Georgia. The governor also directed the Georgia ...

It’s Sunday morning, February 1st as I write this, and my family and I are at home, as most of you are (or were, by the time many of you read this). On a normal Sunday at this time, we’d be at church.

Bill Harvey Farris of Twin City passed away Friday evening, April 24, 2026, at his residence. Mr. Farris was born on June 30, 1939, to the late Willie Lee Roay Farris and Addie Brigham Farris. He was ...

Although doctors at Metter Veterinary Clinic have been caring for Metter and Candler County’s four-legged residents since the 1940s, a new era has begun in healthcare for animals with Dr. Zoe Latimer ...

If the forecast is any indication, the 2025 installment of Another Bloomin’ Festival this upcoming Saturday will be a day to celebrate being outdoors. But it is a celebration of so much more: The joys ...

The Metter College and Career Academy Carpentry classes took on the large task of building a fully finished tiny home for a member of the community. Construction and Heavy Equipment Operator ...

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For years, the railway was a vital part of Metter and Candler County, passing right through the center of town. That was when the Depot was located a few blocks westward and the train was a major hub ...

“The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ... He had a dream ... A magnificent dream” is the theme for the 2026 MLK Celebration in Metter, sponsored by the Candler County Cultural Center Committee and ...