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 ...

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF CANDLER IN RE: ESTATE OF DALE A. COONEY, DECEASED. All creditors of the Estate of Dale A. Cooney, deceased, late of Candler County, are hereby notified to render their ...

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 ...

METTER WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioEarlier 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.

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 ...

METTER WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioTrey Byrd grew up on a 1,000 acre farm between Metter and Cobbtown. One of his uncles raised racehorses on that piece of family property known as ‘The Handy Kennedy ...

Cjay Smith I, Cjay Smith, strong minded and strong leader, will leave the following to: My crazy athletics to Kayne Brown; My hooping skills to Kari Hunter; My speed to Jaden Williams; My aura to ...

METTER WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioMeet Candler County student Jay Ulmer, the mastermind with STEM prowess! MHS would like to give a big thank you to Jay! Ulmer recently brought Metter High School’s ...

METTER WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioThick black smoke rose through the air in downtown Metter Monday afternoon around 1 p.m. after a residential structure caught fire. Police Chief McKinley Lewis ...

On December 19, 2024, investigators and deputies with the Candler County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at a Cool Springs Church Road residence. The warrant stems from an active ...

47th Church Anniversary The Holy Zion Church on Mincey Street will be celebrating their 47th Church Anniversary January 16, 17, 19, 20 & 25 at 7:30 p.m. Class reunion The Metter High Classes of 1969, ...