A member of the staff of the Grady County Tax Commissioner’s office has tested positive for COVID-19 and during the office’s busiest time of year, its doors are locked to the public. “I was notified late on Saturday night (Nov. 7) that we had a positive case,” Grady County Tax Commissioner Barbara Darus told The…

The Grady County community will have an opportunity to come together for some Christmas cheer on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. The Cairo City Council unanimously approved a special event permit for the Washington Middle School Band to hold its annual Christmas concert at Davis Park beginning at 6 p.m. The band typically performs in the…

Cairo Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened outside a man’s home on 10th Street Northeast Thursday evening. The victim, a 23-year-old man, told police that two men wearing all black clothes and masks were hiding in bushes outside his house when he arrived home at approximately 8:25 p.m. and they jumped on him.…