Grady County personnel who travel on county business will have new guidelines and procedures if a new travel and per diem policy presented last week is adopted by the county commission. Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III is recommending the new policy to streamline the approval of travel and to better manage travel expenses of county…

In celebration of the 100th year anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s birth here in Grady County, the Cairo High School Syrupmakers are hosting a community celebration Thursday. The Syrupmaker baseball team will play an inner squad scrimmage while wearing special, new uniforms for the year. “This year’s Syrupmaker baseball team is paying tribute to Jackie Robinson…

Through the work of attorney Laura Benz, Grady County officials hopefully will be able to mitigate issues regarding Tired Creek Lake directly with Leon County, Fla. officials rather than officials in Florida’s capital county taking their issues and concerns directly to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Grady County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, said…

The Grand Jury for the adjourned September Term 2018 recommended the Grady County Commission appoint an oversight committee to serve as a check and balance on county finances in coordination with the board of commissioners. On Tuesday night, Grady County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, presented the board with an overview of his recommendations concerning…

Next week marks 100 years since the great baseball player Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, and to mark the occasion, the local Boys & Girls Club named in his honor will join the Cairo High School baseball team on their ball field named in Robinson’s honor. More than 100 members of the Jackie Robinson…

Saturday’s 59th Annual Rattlesnake Roundup in Whigham will have more for visitors to see than just snakes and festival vendors. This year, there will be professional music, new cars and trucks to see and farming equipment on display, as well. “We’re hoping for good weather and a big crowd,” says Steve Baggett, president of the…

A south Grady County resident, who owns property next door to where a proposed manned dump site is to be established on Beck Branch Road offered Grady County commissioners $40,000 Tuesday night to purchase the county property in hopes of the site being moved elsewhere, but commissioners did not accept the offer. Commissioner June Knight…

As of Tuesday night, Cairo businessman Phillip Drew is the lone candidate to qualify for the Grady County District 5 County Commission seat in the upcoming special election. Qualifying ends this Friday, Jan. 18 at noon. Drew announced last week his intention to qualify and on Monday morning he inked the qualifying documents with Election…

Three seats on the Cairo City Council are up for election this fall, and on Monday night the Cairo City Council established the qualifying fee for the council races. Council members representing Districts One, Three and Five are all up for election in the municipal general election on Nov. 5 . The council set the…

The recent decision by the Grady County Commission to establish manned dumpsites and eventually eliminate the 35 dumpsites spread across the county is creating the need for additional county workers. The Grady County Road Department is currently advertising for three part-time employees to man the dumpster location on Beck Branch Road in Calvary, which will…