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Queensborough National Bank & Trust is partnering with South Auction to offer the former branch building in downtown Metter for sale, seeking a buyer committed to preserving the property’s role as a ...
Annual Notice of Assessments are set to be mailed on June 20th, and due to legislation passed and implemented this year, you’re going to notice some changes. That makes now the perfect time to “Ask ...
Stewart Maxwell Bolen, Sr., of Evans County, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton. Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, Stewart was the son of Ryson Bolen and Hazel ...
Marie Padgett Driggers, of Cobbtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was 82. Born on April 6, 1943, Mrs. Driggers was ...
Timothy Dickens Bell, 67, of Dallas, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2025, at Medical City Dallas Hospital, surrounded by close friends. Tim was born on January 6, 1958, in Augusta, Georgia, to Durwood ...
Earlier 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. Police shut down both westbound lanes ...
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 ...
Metter’s downtown park was filled with vendors, comedy and celebration as the community came together to celebrate the third annual Juneteenth. Festivities included a parade at 4 p.m., featuring this ...
Mary Geraldine Barnes Boyett, age 83, passed away on May 31, 2025, in Metter, Georgia, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Boyett was the daughter of William and Dollon Barnes. She dedicated 20 ...
The Candler County Board of Commissioners is seeking qualified, responsible bidders to provide proposals for full-service, complete roofing solution I. Scope of Services and description of location ...
When Candler County Commissioners meet on Monday night, June 16, one of the first items under old business will involve what to do with the Register Street gymnasium. According to tax records, the ...
Surrounded by love, Hubert Crooms, a Candler County native, joined his Savior, wife, Louise Crooms, earthly parents, and 10 brothers and sisters in Heaven, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the age of 92. The ...