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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate the death of 4-year-old Kamren Williams, whose body was discovered in the passenger area of a car on Sunday afternoon at the Summer ...
During the City of Metter regular meeting on Monday, June 16, Public Works Director Cliff Hendrix presented to the Council a proposed change in the angle parking on South Broad Street to allow for ...
The Metter-Candler County Recreation Department Office will officially move locations beginning in July. The Candler County Board of Commissioners announced that beginning on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...
Queensborough National Bank & Trust is partnering with South Auction to offer the former branch building in downtown Metter for sale, seeking a buyer committed to preserving the property’s role as a ...
John “Ned” Franklin, 83, of Metter, passed away early Tuesday morning at his residence. A lifelong resident of Candler County, Ned graduated from Metter High School with the Class of 1959. In 1961, he ...
Metter’s downtown park was filled with vendors, comedy and celebration as the community came together to celebrate the third annual Juneteenth. Festivities included a parade at 4 p.m., featuring this ...
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 ...
STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF CANDLER IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES BERRIEN DONALDSON, SR., DECEASED. All creditors of the Estate of JAMES BERRIEN DONALDSON, SR., deceased, late of Candler County, are hereby ...
Less than one year after Candler County was ranked No. 6 in the United States for Best Economic Performance per Capita by Site Selection magazine, the local community had another appearance in the ...
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 ...
Surrounded by love, Hubert Crooms, a Candler County native, joined his Savior, wife, Louise Crooms, earthly parents, and 10 brothers and sisters in Heaven, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the age of 92. The ...
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 ...