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June Marie Holloway “Mema”, 67, passed away May 21, 2025, surrounded by her family after an extended illness. June was born September 19, 1957. She was a lifelong resident of Candler County. She ...

After a successful season, the Metter High School Baseball team has continued to impress individually. Finishing the regular season 2nd in the region with a 13-3 record and advance to the Elite 8 in ...

The Board of Commissioners of Candler County are considering amendments to the Candler County Solar Collection Facility Ordinance enacted on November 3rd, 2014. The following changes are being ...

Starting Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Benchmark Construction will start our 2024 LMIG Project. The work consist of storm pipe replacement on South Rountree Street from Lytell Street to Palm Street.

The February 2025 term of the Candler County Grand Jury met on Monday, Feb. 17, with the Hon. Tommy Smith presiding. The District Attorney’s Office presented bills of indictment, with the Grand Jury ...

Metter High School and Metter College & Career Academy held their 2025 Career Signing Day on Monday, May 19. The celebration is meant to honor MHS and MCCA seniors who have accepted job offers and are ...

Trey 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 Place.” When Trey was about 4 or 5 ...

Jimmy Onasis Donaldson, 77, passed away May 16, 2025, at Candler County Hospital. He was the son of Rawleigh and Pauline Lanier Donaldson. Jimmy worked with Cartee Construction for 42 years before ...

The annual Memorial Day observance will be held May 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Anchor Worship Center of Metter. The observance is sponsored by VFW Post 5893 and The American Legion Post 108. This day ...

Mariana Ramos Tomas, age 37, passed away on Monday morning, April 7, 2025 at Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia. She was born to Miguel Estrada and Maria Del Carmen Ramos Tomas on March 24, 1988 in ...