As of last week, the Memory Lane Park campaign has raised $7,000 of the additional $53,000 needed to complete Phase 1. They still need to collect $46,000 to reach their Phase 1 goal. Pavers are now ...

The Metter High Class of 2027 held the Junior Class annual prom fundraiser -- the Prom Premier -- on Thursday evening. Each year, junior class members sell tickets to other students and their parents ...

The Candler County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday, Jan, 5, to deny the transfer of the Candler County landfill site to the Candler County Solid Waste Management Authority, This vote ...

It’s time for Metter Advertiser’s Kids Section 2026. Photos must be received by Friday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. Submit your favorite picture, along with information about your child(ren), including names, ...

Jerry Lee Cowart went home to be with Jesus on January 10, 2026 at the age of 67. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Jerry was born in ...

Dear Editor: There is currently a consideration to expand the Candler County Landfill, allowing a very large amount of stinky trash to be dumped in our county from other counties in Southeast Georgia.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate the death of 4-year-old Kamren Williams, whose body was discovered in the passenger area of a car on Sunday afternoon at the Summer ...

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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 ...

The New Life Baptist Church was so blessed, December 14, when the Next Generation choir presented Harold the Christmas Star. The Christmas program was presented by the youth choir and will be ...

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