Candler County residents can now sign up for emergency alerts through a new system after the county’s CodeRED service stopped working Tuesday.

What’s Happening: The Candler County Sheriff’s Office announced Nov. 11 that CodeRED was suspended without warning. The outage appears to have affected all customers using the platform.

What’s Important: The county already has a replacement system ready to use. CivicPlus Mass Notification System is now active and can send emergency alerts immediately if needed.

How It Works: The new system sends calls, texts and emails to residents for emergencies, weather warnings and community updates. Residents can sign up now at https://portal.civicplus.com/GA-CandlerCounty to receive alerts.

Between the Lines: County leaders approved the CivicPlus sys

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