Local firm accepts responsibility for repairs after county official discovered damning photo
It may be that a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of the Grady County Board of Commissioners, a picture ended up being worth more than $30,000. Last Tuesday night, June 18, the county commission went on record and refused to pay a $7,000 repair bill from a local business and…
Read MoreWheelchairs assembled by students to be donated to local organizations
CollegeMAKERS at Cairo High School held an unusual activity as part of its Leadership Quest for participating students. In addition to challenging their teamwork and leadership skills, Tuesday’s program also helped the community. The rising freshmen at Cairo High School worked together as teams to assemble three wheelchairs. Then, they tested the finished products during…
Read MoreSheriff giving up one vehicle a year to purchase new Tasers and body cams
Grady County Sheriff Harry Young has agreed to settle for three new vehicles annually rather than four in order to free up public funds to finance the purchase of new Tasers and body cameras for his office. The sheriff and members of his staff, Abby Hall and Daniel Singletary, appeared before the county commission to…
Read MoreJDA decides to construct smaller spec building
The Grady County Joint Development Authority is pushing forward with plans to construct a new speculative building in Milestone Industrial Park, but on Tuesday the authority decided to scale back the size of the structure. Originally, the authority was contemplating a 40,000 square foot spec building, but after a recent meeting with representatives of the…
Read MoreLocal trio swept up in federal drug raid last week
Three Cairo men are behind bars, arrested last week during a federal drug investigation here that also included the arrest of a Thomasville man. Federal, state and local officers executed search warrants at the homes of five addresses in Cairo and one in Thomasville on Wednesday, June 12. During the searches, officers confiscated drugs, weapons,…
Read MoreCounty to make repairs to local bridge, will seek reimbursement
The Grady County Commission is hoping the insurer of a Whigham motorist, whose June 9 wreck resulted in costly damage to a local bridge, will reimburse the county for the repairs. The commission voted Tuesday to accept the low bid of $25,000 from Southern Concrete Construction for repairs to the bridge located on Collins Road,…
Read MoreButler helps broker deal with Leon County in hopes of better relations
Grady County officials are singing the praises of Grady County Lake Authority consultant Will Butler following the unanimous vote of the Leon County Commission Tuesday afternoon to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Grady County Commission on issues related to Tired Creek Lake. “It’s a good day in Grady County and it’s a…
Read MoreCairo girl crowned Rose Queen
Kate Porter of Cairo was crowned the 2019 Thomasville Rose Queen during a pageant Saturday evening that also saw Caroline Elkins of Cairo named 4th runner-up. Porter and Elkins were the only Cairo teens in the pageant, which included 10 other contestants. “Being crowned Thomasville’s Rose Queen is an immense honor and responsibility that I…
Read MoreInaugural downtown concert was a big hit
Those who attended Friday night’s “Sweet Summer Concert” hosted by Cairo Main Street and the Downtown Development Authority are giving the event high marks and officials are already making plans for future events to be held downtown. “We had a fabulous time at the Sweet Summer Concert in downtown Cairo this past Friday night! Of…
Read MoreMonds questions school superintendent’s actions
The Grady County Board of Education heard from John Monds, an outspoken critic of the board and school superintendent, on Tuesday night. Monds requested the opportunity to speak during public participation to discuss Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard. “Over the last couple of years, I have had many conversations with Dr. Gilliard,” Monds said. He went…
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