By Beau Evans, staff writer, Capitol Beat News Service and Cairo Messenger staff Georgia has paused distribution of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as part of a nationwide halt after reports of blood clots in six people in the United States who had received the shot. The six cases of “a rare and…

For the second week in a row, Grady County has seen only three new cases of COVID-19 here, bringing our total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,510. As of Tuesday, the state public health information indicates we have not had a new death from the disease caused by the novel…

Going to at least one laundromat in Cairo may seem educational and entertaining for young children thanks to a partnership between the business owner and Grady County School system. Proceeds from an L4GA grant to the school system has helped to create a literacy learning area for children at the new laundromat located on Martin…

Grady County officials say they could not have received more welcome news than the copy of a letter from the Georgia Department of Transportation that Grady County Commission Chairman Phillip Drew received via email Thursday. In the letter, dated April 5, Meg B. Pirkle, P.E., the chief engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation, wrote…

The board of trustees of Roddenbery Memorial Library recently authorized the elimination of overdue fines on all children’s and young adult library books on the recommendation of R.M.L. director, Janet Boudet. According to the library director, research is showing that overdue fines act as a barrier to library use and disproportionately impact people without the…

The chairman of the Grady County Board of Education delayed executing a new contract approved by the board last month to extend the tenure of the county school superintendent for an additional three years and then on Tuesday night he requested the meeting minutes of the March 9 meeting be revised to reflect that he…

The following is reprinted with permission from Georgia Outdoor News BY DARYL KIRBY Since opening to the public on Memorial Day weekend in 2018, a 960-acre recreational fishing lake named Tired Creek has been a fishing gem in extreme south Georgia. Big bass always get the attention of anglers, and Tired Creek Lake in Grady…

Reception for her to be held April 13 The new executive director of the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce is now on the job and says she is looking forward to getting to know her new community. Jennifer Jarvis started Thursday, and says it has been a very welcoming experience. “It is a very hospitable…

County road crews will soon be able to make longer lasting pot hole repairs and do so quickly. Grady County commissioners on Tuesday morning approved the purchase of a tractor mounted four-ton asphalt recycler and hot box to be used in filling pot holes in county roads. “By using hot mix, we can fill the…