Renovations underway at the historic Candler County Courthouse Renovations underway at the historic Candler County Courthouse By Dal Cannady | May 18, 2021 at 4:37 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 5:17 PM CANDLER COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Talk to the people who work inside the historic Candler County Courthouse and they will tell you working inside a piece of history can have its drawbacks. But they are excited about the changes on the way. Staff members in the Clerk of Court’s Office joke that they must go outside to change their mind. Their portion of the century old courthouse has forced them to start keeping some records off site.