Tiffanie Youngblood has joined Candler County Industrial Authority as the first-ever Director of Operations. In this position ...

Feb. 12, deputies with Candler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service for a domestic dispute. During the call, it was discovered that a possible sexual assault of a child had occurred ...

The Lady Tigers Varisty Cheer team has had a spectacular season this school year. Starting the school year off cheering on the playoff bound Tiger Football team, the Lady Tigers then went on to win ...

Four Metter Tigers will be signing commitment letters with the intent to play their sports at the next level on Wednesday, February 19, at 8:30 a.m. at Metter high School. Lady Tiger Varsity softball ...

Local author Hu Daughtry has published his newest book “48 Stars in the Trunk.” A biography about his Dad’s younger brother, Walter Howard Daughtry, the book tells the story of the six months his ...

Students named to the Dean’s Merit List must have a semester average of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 but less than 15 semester hours of course work. Candler County native Jamie Ferry was named to the ...

Police Chief Rob Shore has resigned from Metter Police Department effective Feb. 28, 2025. In his resignation letter, submitted to Interim City Manager Scott Wood last week, Chief Shore said, ...

It is with a great deal of satisfaction that we again celebrate Black History Month. Beginning in 1976, every U.S. President has officially designated February as Black History or African American ...

My colleagues and I returned to the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, February 10th to kick off the fifth week of the 2025 legislative session. Last week, we passed several bills on the House Floor for ...

In a unanimous vote, County Commissioners denied a request by SR Metter, LLC, to rezone approximately 1,035 acres of land from AG3 to LI (light industrial) in order to develop a solar panel collection ...

Local Candler County agencies are collaboratively hosting a Community Baby Shower to connect expecting mothers and mothers to young children with resources to support them during their journey to ...

The Lady Tigers (#2 Seed) will take on Screven County (#3 Seed) today, Thursday, February 13, at 4 pm in Jenkins County in the Region 3A D2 Girls’ Basketball Tournament! Let’s go Lady Tigers!!