Last year, over 100 talented children answered the call to create the first ever Pineland Pumpkin Patch, and this year, Pineland needs their help again!
Spring is a busy time for Metter High student-athletes. From the Tiger baseball program vying for its third straight state championship to the Tiger golf team preparing for the state golf match to the Tiger boys’ and girls’ track teams heading into state, Metter High athletics are currently …
Metter High School hosted the 2023 Area 2-A Division 1 Golf Championship on Tuesday, May 2, at Willow Lake Golf Course. The Area tournament consists of two regions playing together to determine the top three boys’ teams and girls’ teams that will qualify to play in the GHSA State Tournament.
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The Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines prove to be a worthy opponent for the Metter Tigers as the Bogart school won two out of three games to advance to the semifinals in state baseball play. To the senior Tigers, we say thank you for a great season and for giving us some very exciting momen…
The Tiger Track Teams will continue its competition in the State Track Meet in Rome at Historic Barron Stadium today and tomorrow. Results can be found at milesplit.com.
One month. One month is all it has taken for the Memory Lane Park project to reach its financial goal for Phase One. Now, the plan is to begin the next phase: Memorial bricks to line the park.
Mayor Matt Donaldson to Host
The Tigers hosted Vidalia and Swainsboro on March 14 at Willow Lake.
The Lady Eagle tennis team won four matches and dropped two in action against Windsor Academy on March 13. The boys won three matches and lost one.
The Lady Eagle middle school soccer team of DEA tied with Windsor Academy 2-2 in action on March 16. Emily McRae and Lyla Martin each scored goals for DEA.
The Metter Middle School Tigers picked up three consecutive wins on the diamond this past week, including a dramatic 15-14 win over Ebenezer. Metter also took commanding victories over Jenkins County, 10-1 and 11-1.
The Eagles of Vidalia Heritage shut out David Emanuel Academy’s Eagles 0-10 in a March 17 match-up, while DEA’s middle school team lost by a narrow score of 5-6.
The Metter High varsity Tigers are now 3-0 in region play and 9-3 on the season after sweeping Screven County in a three-game series last week.
Metter High School FBLA has once again made school history! Eighteen members, along with advisers Brenda Deal and Shayla Donaldson, attended the Georgia FBLA State Leadership Conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on March 11-12. Several other local FBLA members competed in online c…
From time to time, Metter Advertiser receives questions from the community that we attempt to answer as quickly as possible. However, we have come to realize that questions one person may have are often questions that others have, so we now answer those questions in our format: You ask ... w…
Brianna Dillon has been named new executive director of Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce. Dillon has been working for the Chamber part-time since December and will transition to full-time once the school year is over.
David Emanuel Academy’s varsity Eagle basketball squad was eliminated from state play on Feb. 25 after falling to Monsignor Donovan by a final score of 59-45.
The roar of the two-time state champion Metter Tigers is definitely being heard in the early days of the 2023 season as Metter has come away with three straight wins in the first week of baseball action.
The 2023 track season is underway for the Metter High School. Fans are invited to come out to support the girls, who are defending region champions, and the boys, who are going for their third straight region title. “If they accomplish these feats, it will only be the second time in Metter H…
Miss Sweet Pea Georgia 2023 Queens were crowned on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Wilcox Auditorium in a pageant hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Candler County. Among the newly-crowned queens are (front row, l-r) Haelyn Hendrix, Petite Miss; Alayah Stapleton, Little Miss; Alexa Gomez, Tiny Mis…
Fourteen girls will vie for the title of Miss Metter High School on Thursday evening, March 2, at 7 p.m. in the PK-8 Complex. Admission is $5 per person.
Each year, about 500 people are wearing Another Bloomin’ Festival t-shirts in Metter on the day before Easter. But how many people have been wearing Bloomin’ Festival t-shirts every year on Festival day? One that has been is Linda Kingery, an employee of Olliff & Fordham, CPA’s.
The boys’ teams of David Emanuel Academy shut down Trinity-Statesboro in basketball action on January 26.
A highlight of Saturday’s 65th Annual Meeting of Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce was the passing of the gavel from Past Chairman Alex Spivey to Incoming Chairman Erica Allen.
The 10th-ranked team in the state, the Woodville-Tompkins Wolverines, came into Metter for a region game on Tuesday, Jan. 24th. Woodville is currently sitting in first place in Region play with an undefeated record. The Metter Tigers, 4-12 on the season after this game, are currently sitting…
Catherine Hill (c) was crowned Miss MMS 2023 at the annual Miss Metter Middle School Pageant, which was held on Saturday, Jan. 21. Members of her court include (l-r) Cassandra Hill, 1st runner-up; Emme Hendrix, 2nd runner-up; Kaitlyn Love, 3rd runner-up and Madelyn Wilkes, 4th runner-up.
Candler County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to move forward with plans to construct a jail and supportbuilding on Hiawatha Street. The construction, which has been loosely estimated at $12 million, will be located between the current Candler County Sheriff’s Office/jail and Cand…
US Senator Jon Ossoff’s office, working with Candler County Industrial Development Authority, has secured upgrades to the Metter-Register rail line with bipartisan support in Congress.
During the 65th Annual Meeting of Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce on Friday night at Bevricks, Steven Snell, owner of Snell Publications Inc., unveiled the 2023 Candler County Community Magazine, featuring Ruthie Mae George on the cover.
For its long history of service to the local community, Jay’s Fuel Stop was recognized by Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce on Saturday night as the 2022 Business of the Year.
Anna Weaver, regional planner with the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha regional commission, guided members of Candler County Commission through early stages of a zoning ordinance draft during a called meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25.
of land within the city limits of Metter is currently up for auction. If fully developed, this tract could bring a huge influx of new residents to Metter.
Candler County is one of six Georgia counties selected to take part in the Communities in Schools of Georgia’s $15 million Department of Education grant.
The varsity and middle school Eagles of David Emanuel Academy were busy on the basketball courts this past week.
Members of the 2022 Metter High varsity Tiger football team were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments last season during a banquet held at the school on Thursday evening. The Tigers finished the season with their fourth straight region title.
Metter’s newest dining option -- The Pond House -- officially opened for business on Friday.
Danny Lamar Lanier was sentenced to 20 years confinement on charges of child molestation (2 counts), enticing a child for indecent purposes and cruelty to children in the first degree. Lanier is also ordered to serve 30 years probation following confinement, to register as a sex offender and…
Metter resident Wallace Wright has received the 23rd Annual Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service for the Judicial District 8 due to his work with under-served youth and the elderly around Candler County alongside his therapy dog and companion, Tyler the Goldendoodle, as well as …
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Candler County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to move forward with plans to construct a jail and support building on Hiawatha Street. The construction, which has been loosely estimated at $12 million, will be located between the current Candler County Sheriff’s Office/jail and Can…
Candler County Commissioners held their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 3, with all commissioners present. The lengthy board meeting included a closed session in which board members deliberated on annual appoints.
Two Metter High Tigers were included among Georgia High School Football Daily’s 2022 All-State Players. Linebacker Ethan Oglesby (l), a 5’8”, 180-pound senior, was named to the All State Defense Team, while quarterback/defensive back Trey Hall (r), also a senior, received Honorable Mention.…
eyton Free has been named the STAR Student for the 2022-2023 school year at David Emanuel Academy!
Qualifying dates and fees have been announced by Metter City Council for District 1, Seats 1 and 3 and District 2, Seat 5.
Is it time to put a new Band Aid on Candler County Jail? Or is it time to start from scratch and build a new detention facility, one that will not be plagued with the issues the current jail faces?
Metter Advertiser received a special nomination for Community Heroes from a pleased reader: “The folks from the City who did the decorating before Christmas are now taking down those decorations. Last year (2021), people were complaining on Facebook about the tree in the park in front of Ace…
In a called meeting on Friday afternoon, Candler County Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Coach Lee Shaw to be the head football coach for Metter High School for the 2023-24 school year. Coach Shaw will begin working at MHS within the next few weeks.
The Metter High boys’ varsity basketball team played three games over the Christmas break. The Tigers struggled in each game and were unable to claim a victory. Metter hosted Jenkins County on Dec. 20 and then traveled to Vidalia to compete in the Paul Thigpen Christmas Classic on Dec. 28-29.
The Candler County NAACP branch and Candler County Cultural Center Committee will host their annual Martin Luther King Day events this year, beginning on January 1, 2023.
Probate Court Judge Tony Thompson (l) swears in District 4 Commissioner Blake Hendrix (c) and District 2 Commissioner Brad Jones (r) for new terms of office on the Candler County Board of Commission during a ceremony held on Friday morning. Both Hendrix and Jones ran unopposed for re-electio…
Every year, Metter Advertiser carefully reviews the needs and accomplishments of our community to compile a Wish List. In reviewing our 2022 Wish List, we realized that our community has accomplished quite a bit. Some items have been addressed and are either fully completed or are still in p…
