NAACP president met with city councilmen Monday
The president of the local branch of the NAACP appeared before the Cairo City Council Monday night seeking relief for residents who were assessed late fees and cutoff fees in contradiction with the city code of ordinances. NAACP President Cindy Williams, a resident of south Grady County, addressed the council and said that she was…
Read MoreNo arrests made yet in Feb. 1 shooting, police chief reports
Investigators with the Cairo Police Department have continued to interview the victim and witnesses of a Feb. 1 shooting in northeast Cairo, but so far they have not been able to identify the gunman or the perpetrators of the crime, according to Police Chief Keith Sandefur. The chief reports this week that a photo lineup…
Read MoreContractor plugging along on Old 179 project
Work on the full depth reclamation and widening of Old 179 North is underway and progress is being made, according to Grady County road superintendent Stanley Elkins. According to Elkins, Scruggs Construction crews are continuing the construction of the new roadbed, which is being shifted to the west of the existing roadbed between Springhill Road…
Read MoreLocal man’s face slashed by a box cutter wielding assailant
An argument between men Saturday night turned into one having his face slashed with a box cutter, according to Cairo Police. The men live at the same address of 1220 Eighth Ave. NE where the incident happened Saturday at 10:19 p.m. When patrol officer Donnie Roland arrived at the scene, he reports seeing blood on…
Read MoreCommissioners hear argument against oversight committee
A final decision regarding the creation of an oversight committee as recommended by a grand jury is still weeks away and on Tuesday, Grady County Commissioners heard a strongly worded argument why such a committee is a bad idea. Whigham Mayor George Trulock requested time on the board’s agenda to discuss the oversight committee proposal,…
Read MoreWeekend shooting leaves one with chest wound
Cairo Police are investigating a weekend shooting on 11th Avenue Northeast that left a man wounded in his chest. Police were called to 905 11th Ave. NE at 9:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Police officer Donnie Roland found the victim, 46-year-old Victor Alvarez Cortez, lying in the doorway of his home bleeding from the upper…
Read MoreResidents seek aid from county for relief from impassable roads
South Grady County residents anxious for the county to make improvements to the private road they reside on appeared before the Grady County Commission Tuesday requesting immediate aid. Geraldine Dixon and John Reddick, residents of Pine Lakes Drive, requested an update on the timeline for work to begin on the paving project for Johnson Road,…
Read MoreNo arrests yet in New Year’s Day murder of a 62-year-old Cairo man
The New Year’s Day murder of Donald Vandergriff of Cairo remains under investigation, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. No arrests have been made in the death of Vandergriff, 62, found dead in his home at 480 Sixth St. SW at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1. “We are currently awaiting evidence to be…
Read MoreATV rolls over and fatally injures Thomasville child
An 8-year-old Thomasville child was killed in a tragic accident here Sunday while driving an all-terrain vehicle that rolled over. Harrison Hooks died after the accident, which happened at 12:50 p.m. on private property at 200 Mimosa Lane, north of Cairo. The young Hooks was driving a Kubota ATV and was not wearing a seat…
Read MoreLocal teen killed in Tuesday morning wreck in south Grady
A team with the Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating a deadly accident involving two teenagers in south Grady County Tuesday morning. The team of specially trained investigators will collect evidence and help the GSP determine whether charges should be brought in the tragedy. Thomasville High School student Levi Knop, 18, a…
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