Three 4-H’ers earn spot in State 4-H Congress
By Lisa Pollock, Grady Co. 4-H Agent and Deron Rehberg, Grady County CEC/4-H & Ag Agent During the weekend of Feb. 8, nine Grady County 4-H’ers attended Junior/ Senior Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. For those of you unfamiliar with Project Achievement, this is 4-H’s public speaking competition and, in our opinion, 4-H’s…
Read MoreThomas hired as new School Resource Officer at Shiver
The Grady County Board of Education has now hired the second member of its new police force. On the recommendation of Shiver Elementary School Principal Todd Jones, Grady County School System Police Chief Redell Walton and Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard, the board voted 4-0 to employ Donald “Dickie” Thomas as the School…
Read MoreNivel to host Job Fair here Tuesday
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co., LLC is expanding its manufacturing capabilities and creating upwards of 60 new jobs here in the Madjax distribution center located at 2051 Second Avenue N.E. The company is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Cairo High School College and Career Academy from 3:30 p.m. until 6:30…
Read MoreGun found at school, teen faces two felony charges, suspension
A Cairo High School student is facing a minimum of two felony charges after he brought a weapon onto the school campus Monday. Stacy Lamar Burks, 17, of Cairo, has been charged with carrying weapons within school safety zones and terroristic threats and acts after he allegedly threatened a 17-year-old female student while in possession…
Read MoreCommissioners table action on Lake Authority appointments
The Grady County Board of Commissioners routinely accept the recommendations of various boards and authorities when making appointments or reappointments, but on Tuesday night the matter of filling vacancies on the Grady County Lake Authority was anything but routine. The Lake Authority met Thursday and part of the discussion was the approval of a recommendation…
Read MoreWashington got off to slow start Monday after weekend fire
A fire near Washington Middle School Saturday resulted in all three transformers on the school campus to short out, according to Dr. Kermit Gilliard, superintendent of Grady County Schools. Although city crews had replaced the transformers by the time school started Monday morning, not all of the campus was operational. Dr. Gilliard told members of…
Read More2019-2020 School calendar is approved
The first day of classes for Grady County students next school year will be Friday, Aug. 2. That’s just one of the important dates on the school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year approved by the local board of education. School teachers will return on Monday, July 29 for a professional development day, then spend…
Read MoreWhigham principal among staff members retiring this year
A large slate of educators are retiring from Grady County Schools at the end of this school year, including a principal, a school psychologist and many longtime teachers. Whigham School Principal Mark Willis has announced his intentions of retiring along with longtime psychologist for Grady County Schools, Susan Zipperer, plus seven teachers and three paraprofessionals.…
Read MoreHearing in Clyatt vs. Grady EMC being rescheduled, judge is named
A hearing on a lawsuit filed against Grady Electric Membership Corporation challenging its removal of the former District 6 board member originally scheduled for last Thursday was not held as planned. Superior Court Judge Heather Lanier recently recused herself and the case has been assigned to Senior Superior Court Judge H. Arthur McLane. Judge McLane…
Read MoreCity Council and Downtown Development Authority to hold joint meeting
Cairo City Councilman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas urged his fellow councilmen to consider having a joint work session with members of the Downtown Development Authority to work on plans to promote and develop the central business district. Douglas said he attended a breakout session on Downtown Development at the recent Georgia Municipal Association’s Mayor’s Day…
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