Mary Deal Franklin, of the Excelsior Community, passed away late Saturday, January 24, 2026. Mrs. Franklin was born in Bulloch County where she was raised and was a daughter of John Deal and Ruby ...

On Monday, the City of Metter was formally awarded as the recipient of a $1 million Community Development Block Grant for work focused around the Caney Branch area. “The project is multi-dimensional, ...

Georgia Power wins approval for massive expansion The Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved Georgia Power’s plan to expand its electricity generation capacity by nearly 10 ...

The Candler County Board of Education has announced Dr. John Jordan as the sole finalist for the position of Superintendent of the Candler County School District for the 2026-2027 School Year. Dr.

Election results are in for the City's mayoral race and the County-wide FLOST. Rashida Taylor was elected mayor of Metter on Tuesday night. Taylor, a two-term City Council woman, garnered 327 votes, ...

Metter High School’s graduating class of 1975 held their 50-year reunion on Saturday at Sidney Lanier’s pond house. Among those attending were Ricky Stanford, Jerome Gibson, Bruce Collins, Rhonda ...

TARA JEFFERS has qualified for the District 1, Seat 2 seat of Metter City Council. With the addition of Stephen Brantley and Keith Aldrich as candidates for City Council, there are now seven ...

In December, Metter Elementary art students had the incredible opportunity to see their artwork displayed as ornaments on the State of Georgia Christmas tree in Washington, DC, an experience made ...

Construction of a new building is underway at Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) to replace the 72-year-old structure that currently serves as the cooperative’s headquarters. Excelsior ...

gpn20 DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX SALE Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi. Fa.’s issued by the Tax Commissioner of Candler County, Georgia, in favor of the State of Georgia and County of Candler, ...

Candler Co. State Court The following cases were presented in the December session of Candler County State Court: Deondre Phillips: speeding; possession of marijuana; pleaded guilty. Sentence: $854 ...

Ashleigh Sutton Joyner spent her childhood walking along the brightly lighted trails during the annual Nights of Lights at Guido Gardens. As a teenager, she joined with her youth group to help welcome ...