Thick black smoke rose through the air in downtown Metter Monday afternoon around 1 p.m. after a residential structure caught fire. Police Chief McKinley Lewis confirmed that a body was found in the ...

Ten girls will vie for the title of Miss Metter High School on Thursday evening, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the PreK-8 Complex. Admission is $7 per person; cash only. Through an application process, the ...

The Spring 2025 edition of Candler Magazine will be unveiled on Tuesday, March 6, at The Pondhouse. An invitation-only unveiling will take place at 4:30 p.m. At 5:15 p.m. doors will open for friends ...

Metter Police Department Captain McKinley Lewis was sworn in as interim police chief on Thursday, Feb. 27, by Metter City Manager Scott Wood. Lewis’ appointment followed the resignation of Chief Rob ...

Kinley Johnson (c) was crowned Miss Metter Middle School 2025 during the school’s annual pageant held this past weekend. Pictured, l-r: Abigail Boudreau, 7th-grade, 3rd runner-up; Ella Rivenbark, ...

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 ...

During the Candler County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, February 17, the Commissioners unanimously voted “No” on a Zoning Change from Agricultural (AG-3) to Light Industrial (LI) in ...

During the Feb. 17 meeting, the Candler County Board of Commissioners considered and unanimously rejected an application by SR Metter, LLC, to rezone approximately 1,035 acres of land from AG3 to LI ...