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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pamela Sue Vaughn Mood, a beloved mother, daughter, and caregiver, passed away peacefully on February 14th at the home of her devoted daughter, who remained by her side until the very end. She was 71 ...