Joyce Elizabeth Cox Collins, of Metter, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Joyce was born on June 30, 1945, to the late John Cox and Thelma Hitt Keith in Augusta, Georgia. After graduating ...

Michael “Mike” Dame Beasley passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Mike was born on January 28, 1958, to the late Floyd Beasley and Eloise Reardon Beasley ...

Patricia Chester NeeSmith passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at her residence in Lyons, Georgia. Patricia was born on July 19, 1957, to the late Roy Burrell and Elavie Choate Burrell in ...

Mrs. Louise Bryant Motes, age 81, died Tuesday, February, 18, 2025 at her residence. The Candler County native attended Metter High School. She was a homemaker for many years until 1993, she began ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I have an unhealthy/ wonderful habit of staying up late and watching movies. And by staying up late, I mean until about 11 p.m. (I’m too old – by law – to stay up any later). When my children were ...