Metter Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating two individuals in relation to Friday's shooting that occurred off Martin Luther King Boulevard: Alfonzo Deondré Tippins (black male, ...

Laura Meadows Rocker, 79, peacefully passed away on the morning of Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her residence in Statesboro, GA. Born and raised in Washington, GA, she was the youngest of three children ...

Vidalia native Michael Carroll has accepted the call to serve as pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Carroll graduated Vidalia Comprehensive High School in 1992 and joined the US Army one ...

CANDLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Candler County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incidents during the period ended July 7, 2025: • June 23: Misc. report; 6600 block, Dutch Ford Rd. • June 23 ...

The Sunshine House Children’s Advocacy Center invites community members, partners and supporters to a special Drop-In Welcome Reception in honor of its newly appointed executive director, Haylee Free.

A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, Mary Joyce Durden Hendrix, 91, passed away at her residence in Cobbtown on July 5, 2025, due to complications from a recent heart attack. She was preceded in ...

The City of Metter Planning Commission met for an advisory review on Tuesday, June 24, to consider a re-zoning amendment of property located at the intersection of East Hiawatha Street and South ...

Dear Editor: You may have seen the obituary of John Gordon Dixon in the Metter Advertiser a few weeks ago and wondered what connection he had to Metter, GA. John Dixon was one of the best men I ever ...

With Candler County closing their Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill for public and commercial purposes on October 1, 2025, the City of Metter has had to come up with a new plan for how they will ...

Kay Brantley Moseley, age 84, of Fleming Island, Florida, passed away on June 27, 2025, at her home in the loving care of her family. Kay was born on July 18, 1940, in Metter, Georgia. She was a ...

William Gay attended the 24th Annual Scraping the Coast on June 20-22. The event was held at the Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. He won 2nd place in Outlaw SPL High N Hard ...

Jimmy Robert Sanders, 78, passed away on June 29, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family and his little dog, Benji. He was the son of Ruby Lee and Thetis Randall Sanders. He was a ...