CITY STREETS CLOSED AS UTILITY CREWS MAKE REPAIRS
City officials are asking people to stay off the roads to give crews room to clean up and make utility repairs in the wake of last night’s tornado that swept across the downtown area of Cairo. They warned fire crews and the public to consider any downed power line as if it were a live…
Read MoreCity responds to NAACP head on utility billing issue
Cairo officials have responded to leaders of the local chapter of the NAACP after the city council was challenged for its utility billing practices regarding late fees and reconnection fees. On Feb. 12, NAACP President Cindy Williams appeared before the mayor and council to level a complaint with the city with regards to utility billing…
Read MoreGrady General Hospital to receive storm relief funds
Georgia’s amended budget is giving rural hospitals impacted by Hurricane Michael, including Grady General Hospital, a total of $2 million in financial relief. The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 30, or the Amended Fiscal Year 2019 Budget on Friday. Included in the budget is a $2 million allocation of funding to compensate rural hospitals impacted…
Read MoreCity seeks more bids on needed pool repairs
The Cairo City Council concurred with Cairo city manager Chris Addleton that obtaining additional bids on making repairs to the Holder Park Pool are needed so that it can open for the 2019 summer season. The city spent approximately $26,000 on repairs last year, but according to the city manager, additional work will be required…
Read MoreAdvance voting off to very slow start, election officials say
Less than 50 locals have voted as of Tuesday in the special election scheduled for Tuesday, March 19. Grady County voters are being asked to approve or reject a one percent Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST). Voters in Grady County District 5 will also be voting on a new county commissioner to…
Read MoreState agriculture commissioner to talk with local farmers on Tuesday
Local farmers, ranchers and agri-businessmen will have the opportunity to hear an in-person report on agriculture related issues including disaster relief updates from Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, who will be here next Tuesday. United National Bank is hosting a luncheon meeting for local agri-businessmen with the state’s ag chief. The event will be held…
Read MoreLocal man charged in New Year’s Day murder
A 67-year-old Cairo man has been charged in what has now been revealed as a stabbing death of Donald Vandergriff of Cairo. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has now said Mr. Vandergriff, 62, died “of apparent knife wounds, in his home, in Cairo” on New Year’s Day. On Thursday, Feb. 21, The GBI, along with…
Read MoreWarrant issued for the arrest of former county clerk
Former Grady County clerk Carrie Croy surrendered to law enforcement Tuesday afternoon after a warrant for her arrest was issued Monday. Croy is facing a felony charge of theft by taking. She is alleged to have taken $5,847.45 in public funds between the dates of April 2, 2015 and April 27, 2018. Georgia Bureau of…
Read MoreNivel Job Fair attracted number of prospects Tuesday
On the heels of the official announcement last week that 60 new manufacturing jobs are being created here, a quickly arranged job fair was held Tuesday at the Cairo High School College and Career Center. The event hosted by Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co., LLC of Jacksonville, Fla., and scheduled by the Cairo-Grady County Chamber…
Read MoreFormer Atlanta Brave sliding into town for FCA fundraiser
Former major leaguer Sid Bream will be in Cairo Tuesday night in support of Grady County’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Bream was first baseman for the Atlanta Braves in 1992 and became famous for “The Slide” into home base “that clinched a dramatic Game 7 victory, sending the Braves to the World Series,” explains…
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