One of the first orders of business for the newly-formed Candler County Solid Waste Management Authority is to discuss a possible expansion opportunity at the Candler County Landfill. The Authority ...

Annette Powell Curl, of Collins, passed away late Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Community Hospice. Mrs. Curl was a lifelong resident of Collins and was a daughter of Troy Powell and America Sikes ...

Several votes were split and Mayor Ed Boyd was called on to break a tie during the regular monthly meeting of Metter City Council on Monday night. The absence of Councilman James McKie led to a tie ...

Silicon Ranch is inviting the public to an Open House Meet & Greet TONIGHT, Monday, Dec. 8, from 6-8 p.m. at The Pond House. The purpose of the meet and greet is to answer community questions ...

Etta Jean Warren Clark, wife of James “Jimbo” R. Clark, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Southern Manor at Candler. Mrs. Clark was born in Corbin, Kentucky, and was one of six daughters ...

Donald “Don” Green, of Collins, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia. Don was born in Savannah, Georgia on August 7, 1965, and was a son of ...

Ruthie “Jody” Leggett, 79, passed away December 8, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The Candler County native was a retired truck driver, that loved Westerns, going to Chik-fil-a, her dogs, spending ...

Monday, we celebrated Columbus Day ... On our national holiday, shouldn’t we focus our prayers on this great land and what it stands for lest we lose what our nation’s great men founded ... God let ...

The Candler County School District is proud to announce a 96.3% graduation rate for the Class of 2025, marking an increase from last year’s rate of 94.6%. Metter High School achieved an impressive ...

The Candler County Sheriff’s Office has announced the return of a tradition, with a new spin. Operation Bike Drop Plus 2025, a community-led project, is designed to bring holiday joy to local children ...

The Round Table Breakfast Club at Grady’s Truckstop treated its oldest and wisest member -- CB Jones -- to a birthday celebration at the Franklin Pondhouse in the Excelsior community. The menu ...