Community invited to planning meeting for Southern Terrace Park renovation project
A community input session to discuss proposed improvements to Cairo’s Southern Terrace Park will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the College and Career Center on the campus of Cairo High School. The public session is being hosted by the Grady County Archway Partnership and will be facilitated by…
Read MoreScouts construct new kiosk at Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve
Scout John David Fincannon, with the help of other local scouts and scout leaders, completed his Eagle Scout project last weekend at Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve in western Grady County. At least a dozen scouts met at the Preserve on Saturday morning, Jan. 5, 2019, and built a kiosk, piece by piece. It will…
Read MoreRidley appointed new Grady County attorney
A local attorney is once again representing the Grady County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday morning, the board voted 3-0 to appoint Gabe Ridley as the county attorney for 2019. Commissioner Keith Moye abstained from voting citing a conflict of interest created by a relative working as an employee of Ridley’s law firm. The District…
Read MoreSchool system officials respond to issues raised last month by school bus drivers
Concerns over compensation of Grady County School System school bus drivers raised last month were responded to by school officials Tuesday night. At the Dec. 11, 2018 school board meeting, bus driver Robert Dykes spoke on behalf of a delegation of bus drivers. Issues raised included the alleged lack of pay raises in more than…
Read MorePortion of Old 179 North to be closed starting Monday
Grady County officials announced this week the long awaited full-depth reclamation of Old 179 North will kick off next Monday, Jan. 14. Grady County Road Superintendent Stanley Elkins says that the stretch of Old 179 North between the intersections of Spring Hill Road and Cal Thomas Road will be completely closed off and will remain…
Read MoreCairo Police investigating suspected murder
Cairo Police say they are investigating a potential homicide after responding to a call of an unresponsive man around 11 a.m. New Year’s Day in southwest Cairo, according to information provided to area television stations. Police report that Donald Vandergriff, 62, had suffered visible injuries and lawmen are considering his death a homicide. The body…
Read MoreNumber of school building improvement projects on tap in 2019
Grady County voters will go to the polls in March to decide whether or not to continue to levy a one percent sales tax to benefit the county’s public schools, but the sales tax is not the only source of funding school leaders plan to use to invest in facility improvements in 2019. A major…
Read MoreCairo Hardee’s now has new ownership
By David Maxwell Ponder Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), based in Donalsonville is selling its Hardee’s operations, including the Cairo Hardee’s, to Phase Three Star, LLC based in Tampa Florida. The sale closed on Wednesday, December 26. PEI is owned by Dan and Ernest Ponder and was founded in 1983. Their first Hardee’s was built in Donalsonville…
Read MoreGrady EMC attorneys seek to settle following recent court ruling
No replacement for Stuckey has been named The board of directors of the Grady Electric Membership Corporation held a special called meeting Friday morning in response to a recent court order that declared the election of former District 5 board member Earl Stuckey invalid. Grady EMC has removed Stuckey’s photograph and contact information from its…
Read MorePlans are being finalized for upcoming Chamber of Commerce membership meeting
The Chamber of Commerce is calling on the community to help them recognize local individuals who have made a positive difference this year by nominating them for one of their annual awards. Winners will be announced at the upcoming 93rd annual chamber banquet scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31. The banquet, presented by the Cairo-Grady County…
Read More