By Ty Tagami, Staff Writer, Capitol Beat News Service Georgia’s top elected education official will face a third challenger in next year’s Republican primary election when he seeks a fourth term. In ...

Metter Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating two individuals in relation to Friday's shooting that occurred off Martin Luther King Boulevard: Alfonzo Deondré Tippins (black male, ...

The Sunshine House Children’s Advocacy Center invites community members, partners and supporters to a special Drop-In Welcome Reception in honor of its newly appointed executive director, Haylee Free.

Vidalia native Michael Carroll has accepted the call to serve as pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Carroll graduated Vidalia Comprehensive High School in 1992 and joined the US Army one ...

Dear Editor: You may have seen the obituary of John Gordon Dixon in the Metter Advertiser a few weeks ago and wondered what connection he had to Metter, GA. John Dixon was one of the best men I ever ...

CANDLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Candler County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incidents during the period ended July 7, 2025: • June 23: Misc. report; 6600 block, Dutch Ford Rd. • June 23 ...

Quincy London Hall, age 25, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Metter, Georgia. Born on May 10, 2000, in Marietta, Georgia, Quincy was the beloved son of MaLinda B. Hodges Gonzalez ...

Joyce E. Vaughn, 92, passed away peacefully at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation Center in Metter, Georgia on July 12, 2025, with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband James ...

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 ...

Georgia Southern University recently recognized approximately 2,420 students for excellence in academics on the Spring 2025 President’s List To be eligible for President’s List, a student must have at ...

Candler County Schools Transportation Director Travis Lanier, Fleet Mechanic August Kegebein, and Driver Trainer Lake Blackburn are on the move—literally! On June 16, 2025, the trio attended a ...

Marie Padgett Driggers, of Cobbtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was 82. Born on April 6, 1943, Mrs. Driggers was ...