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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Laura Meadows Rocker, 79, peacefully passed away on the morning of Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her residence in Statesboro, GA. Born and raised in Washington, GA, she was the youngest of three children ...

On May 10, 2000, in Marietta, Georgia, God gifted a precious baby boy to Mrs. MaLinda B. Gonzalez and Mr. Alvin Hall, whom they would name Quincy London Hall. Quincy was the first beloved son born to ...

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 ...

On Dec. 19, 2024, investigators and deputies with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a Cool Springs Church Road residence. The warrant stems from an active investigation ...

25 years ago Lt. Gov. Chip Durden, Kiwanis Division Eight, of Swainsboro, brought local Kiwanians up to date on division, district and international activities. The Lt. Gov. visits all Kiwanis Clubs ...