The Metter Middle School Tigers were defeated in pursuit of the number one seed in the region as ECI won by a score of 50-30. Last week’s game got off to an exciting start as both teams scored on ...

The Middle School Eagles of David Emanuel Academy are proving to be a force to reckon with as they have picked up five wins since Sept. 5 -- including four consecutive shut-outs! This makes six ...

On Monday, one of Georgia’s two U.S. senators, Democrat Jon Ossoff, conducted a hearing in Decatur on the impact of Georgia’s current antiabortion law. The hearing produced gut-wrenching testimony ...

The Harold E. Boston Scholarship Basketball Tournament was played at the Metter High School gym August 20-22. A team from Metter and several teams from surrounding areas and one from another state ...

The Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce and Zeta Tau Alpha have teamed up for several years to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October in conjunction with the Witches Night Out celebration.

Mr. Timothy Charles Gast, age 73, of Metter, died Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after a brief illness. He was a native of Merritt Island, Florida and was a ...

Funeral arrangements for Thomas Robert Simmons have been announced. A celebration of Thomas's life will be held at Elam Baptist Church with visitation Monday, September 23rd from 6-8 pm. The funeral ...

Funeral arrangements for Theodore Russell Wells Jr. have been announced. The visitation will be from 12- 1 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel on September 21 with the funeral following at ...

This September marks a momentous milestone for Pineland Bank, as they proudly celebrate 85 years of dedicated service to the Candler County community. Since their founding in 1939 as Alma Exchange ...

Join Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce, Zeta Tau Alpha, Main Street Metter and the Downtown Development Authority for the inaugural Downtown Goes Pink! event on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in ...

Optim Primary Care, 380A Cedar Street, will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 11:45 a.m. to introduce Primary Care Physician Dr. Joshua Wickstrom. Light refreshments will be ...

State Representative Butch Parrish will be honored at an appreciation reception and campaign kick-off event on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The drop-in event will be held at The Cadle Barn in ...