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08/31/2026

🔑 NEW JAIL OPEN HOUSE TODAY

Just a reminder — our Open House at the new Candler County Jail is today from 4:00–6:00 PM.

Come by and see us. We’ll have staff on hand to show you around, answer questions, and give guided tours of the new facility.

📍 1035 E. Hiawatha Street — right next door to the current jail.

We do ask that you leave cell phones and weapons secured in your vehicle before entering the facility.

We hope to see you this afternoon!

08/30/2026

🚨ARRESTS ON BOSTON STREET

This afternoon, CCSO deputies and Metter Police officers responded to a residence on Boston Street after receiving information that a wanted person may be at the location.

The wanted subject was located and taken into custody on multiple outstanding warrants. A second person at the residence was also arrested.

Great work by everyone involved.

Yup, CCSO deputies change tires too.Sheriff Miles snagged this snapshot from Sgt. DeLoach’s dashcam while he was helping...
08/27/2026

Yup, CCSO deputies change tires too.

Sheriff Miles snagged this snapshot from Sgt. DeLoach’s dashcam while he was helping a motorist with a flat tire on I-16.

Serving this community calls our deputies to do a little bit of everything some days.

Good job, Sgt. DeLoach.

08/26/2026

Why so many weather posts?

I wanted to take a minute this morning and explain something we’ve never really talked about.

Last year, Candler County launched our new CivicPlus community alerting system. As part of that system, we enabled an integration that automatically posts watches, warnings and advisories issued by the National Weather Service to several of the county’s social media pages.

Candler County sits on the western edge of the National Weather Service Charleston office service area, right next to the Peachtree City office. Because of that, you may occasionally see alerts for some of our neighboring counties too.

We set it up this way to get information out as quickly as we can and give folks time to prepare if weather may impact our area.

And yes, I know. Sometimes it’s a lot of weather posts.

We’re still evaluating it and trying to find the right balance between keeping everybody informed and just flat wearing you out with weather alerts. We may adjust it some as we go.

The automated posts don’t replace what we do at EMA. We’re still watching the weather and will continue posting updates ourselves when we need to.

But now you know where all those weather posts are coming from.

Justin Wells, Director
Candler County EMA

08/25/2026

Flood Advisory issued August 25 at 7:19PM EDT until August 25 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
Candler County in southeastern Georgia...
Evans County in southeastern Georgia...

* WHEN...Until 845 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 718 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Statesboro, Metter, Pulaski, Register, Georgia Southern, Nevils,
Denmark, New Hope, Kennedy Pond and Jimps.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

08/24/2026

NEW JAIL OPEN HOUSE

Monday, August 31st from 4:00–6:00 PM, we’ll be holding an open house at the new Candler County Jail before we officially move inmates into the facility.

We’ll have staff throughout the facility to give guided tours, answer questions, and explain the different areas of the jail and how everything works.

This will give folks an opportunity to walk through the facility, learn a little more about how it operates, and ask questions along the way.

Just a couple things to know before you come. No phones or weapons will be allowed inside the facility. Please leave both secured in your vehicle before coming inside.

📍 1035 E. Hiawatha Street, Metter
Right next door to the current jail.

Come see us Monday, August 31st from 4–6.

08/23/2026

Sitting here this Sunday morning thinking about how fast time gets away from us. Seems like the older we get, the faster it goes, and there isn’t a darn thing we can do to slow it down.

We’re coming up on two years since Hurricane Helene. Hard to believe.

Some of our neighbors are still dealing with what that storm left behind. It was the worst natural disaster we’ve seen in our lifetime.

Those days taught Candler County Public Safety a whole lot of things we didn’t know. Some lessons came the hard way. We figured things out as we went, adapted pretty quick and just kept going because that’s what had to be done.

There are things from those days I’ll never forget. I’m sure a lot of y’all can say the same.

But we made it through. We made it through together.

Almost two years later, what did you learn from Helene? What’s something from those days you’ll never forget?

— Justin Wells
Director, Candler County EMA

08/21/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 5:46PM EDT until August 21 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
SVRCHS

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
Candler County in southeastern Georgia...
Evans County in southeastern Georgia...
Jenkins County in southeastern Georgia...
Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 546 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Herndon to 8 miles west of Gordonia Altamaha State Park,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Reidsville, Metter, Butts, Portal, Collins, Cobbtown, Pulaski,
Manassas, Aline and Gordonia Altamaha State Park.

This includes I-16 between mile markers 96 and 111.

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

08/21/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 5:41PM EDT until August 21 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
SVRFFC

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Emanuel County in east central Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Canoochee, or
8 miles northeast of Swainsboro, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Swainsboro, Twin City, Stillmore, Garfield, Summertown, Nunez,
Three Points, Modoc, Canoochee, Lexsy, and George L Smith State
Park.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.

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1015 E Hiawatha Street
Metter, GA
30439

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(912) 685-2568

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