Easter Sunrise Service A community-wide Easter Sunrise Service has been planned at Guido Gardens for Sunday, April 20, at 7 a.m. Ellis Strobridge, principal of Metter High School and Metter College & ...

The Candler County School System’s loss is Vidalia City Schools’ gain as Ellis Strobridge, who has served as principal of Metter High School for seven years, has accepted the position of principal of ...

Zach Rackett has been named principal of Metter High School and Metter College & Career Academy for the 2025-26 school year. The appointment was made on Friday, two days after it was announced that ...

If the forecast is any indication, the 2025 installment of Another Bloomin’ Festival this upcoming Saturday will be a day to celebrate being outdoors. But it is a celebration of so much more: The joys ...

In response to Sterling Guess’ article, I was surprised when he said it was no longer Republican vs. Democrat or Black vs. White. For a moment it seemed he was advocating voting for a specific ...

The first round of voting for Candler’s Choice 2025 has concluded! We collected over 2,700+ votes and some of the races came down to the wire. The Top 3 finalists will be announced in the April 23rd ...

Metter City Councilwoman Rashida Taylor has announced her intention to seek election as mayor of Metter for the 2026-2029 term. Taylor said, “I want to be mayor to continue our community’s progress, ...

Work on Metter’s Central and East Park has been completed just in time for Another Bloomin’ Festival 2025. To kick off a weekend of festival fun and the celebration of Easter, a ribbon cutting for the ...

Velma “Joyce” G. Woods, of Metter, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Wellstar Hospital in Augusta. Born in Wauchula, Florida, Joyce made Metter her home for the ...

Mrs. Heigaard was born on April 16, 1934, in Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia to Hilton DeSoto Fowler, Sr. and Cora E. Smith of Cochran. She was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. Heigaard enlisted in ...

Jean Braddy Sikes, of Metter, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born in South Carolina to William Homer Braddy and Lois Dove Braddy, Jean ...

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