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 ...

Linton Wright, Jr., born September 16, 1947, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center, Elkins, West Virginia. He was 77 years old. Linton was preceded in death by ...

Metter-Candler Recreation Department had two All Star teams finish in the Top 3 in the Class C District 1 tournaments and are now currently competing in the State Tournament.

Candler County Schools Transportation Director Travis Lanier, Fleet Mechanic August Kegebein, and Driver Trainer Lake Blackburn are on the move—literally! On June 16, 2025, the trio attended a ...

Marie Padgett Driggers, of Cobbtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was 82. Born on April 6, 1943, Mrs. Driggers was ...

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 ...

Alice Evans Boyd, aged 98, passed away in Atlanta on Friday, June 6th, 2025. Born in New York, NY on July 26, 1926, to Gerardine Ogilby and Albert Edwin Evans, Alice spent her early years in ...

A group of visitors once asked an eighty-two-year-old his age. After answering their question he said, “I’m going to live until I die. And then I’m going to live forever!” Is it possible that he had ...

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 Candler County Transportation Department has announced their 2024–2025 First District RESA Candler County School Bus Driver of the Year, Rodney Mikell. “Rodney is the kind of bus driver every ...

Beginning Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the offices of the Metter- Candler Recreation Department will be located at 1075 E. Hiawatha St, Suite A, Metter GA 30439. The office will be open Monday-Friday from 8 ...

Stewart Maxwell Bolen, Sr., of Evans County, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton. Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, Stewart was the son of Ryson Bolen and Hazel ...