Ray Kirkland, of Metter, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Kirkland was born in Oak Park and was the son of the late Thomas Payne Kirkland and Ethel Lois ...

James Carroll Oliver, 88, of Cobbtown, Georgia passed away peacefully and with dignity, surrounded by family at Southern Manor at Candler in Metter, Georgia on Wednesday, March 4th 2026. Known to all ...

The Candler County Sheriff’s Office has announced the return of a tradition, with a new spin. Operation Bike Drop Plus 2025, a community-led project, is designed to bring holiday joy to local children ...

Michael Alfred Scott was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus five years in connection with the May 2024 carjacking that involved a Metter Ford employee. Scott was found guilty last week by ...

The Candler County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday, Jan, 5, to deny the transfer of the Candler County landfill site to the Candler County Solid Waste Management Authority, This vote ...

One of the first orders of business for the newly-formed Candler County Solid Waste Management Authority is to discuss a possible expansion opportunity at the Candler County Landfill. The Authority ...

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Tired of sending the same old Amazon virtual birthday gift of $50? Tired of putting the same old “Congratulations” gif on Facebook when someone graduates from college or gets a promotion? Tired of the ...

Legacy Hotels LLC of Cobbtown has announced the construction of a 97- room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel at the intersection of Hwy. 23 and Oak Tree Road, just south of I-16. Hampton Inn is consistently ...

Election results are in for the City's mayoral race and the County-wide FLOST. Rashida Taylor was elected mayor of Metter on Tuesday night. Taylor, a two-term City Council woman, garnered 327 votes, ...

The City of Metter has been presented a concept for a single-family residential development for up to 220 homes to be developed on an 89.8 acre site on Central Avenue (The Stillmore Highway). The ...