Grady County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, on Tuesday night described the 2019 operating budget previously adopted by the county commission as a complete fabrication and recommended the board approve budget amendments to increase projected revenues by $277,505 and estimated expenditures by $321,195. The amended budget is balanced at $14,209,960, up from $13,888,765. “The budget…

A “disappointed and discouraged” Grady County Clerk of Courts appeared before the Grady County Commission Tuesday night requesting additional space for her office, a request she has made for the last decade. Debbie Kines, clerk of superior, state and juvenile courts, told county commissioners this week that Senate Bill 407 had been by passed by…

A Grady County boat manufacturer will not have to pay as much in county ad valorem taxes as he thought after failing to file for Freeport exemption. On Tuesday night, the Grady County Commission voted unanimously to grant Seminole Marine the Freeport exemption on approximately $1.7 million of inventory. Paul Hoppes, owner of Seminole Marine,…

Adding to the Christmas spirit are two upcoming concerts performed by student musicians from Cairo High School. The 70th annual Christmas Concert by the Cairo High School Bands is this Thursday night, Dec.13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the CHS auditorium. The CHS Concert Band, under the direction of Adam Swan, will perform three selections,…

A Grady County jury convicted Nicholas Lopez last week for the May 2017 murder of his neighbor. After the two-day trial and conviction, Chief Superior Court Judge J. Kevin Chason sentenced Lopez to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lopez was found guilty of shooting his neighbor, Robert James Moon, 49, as Moon…

The Cairo City Council is continuing to fine tune a proposed revision to the city’s alcohol ordinance, which would be the first major update in decades. At Monday night’s council meeting, Cairo city clerk Carolyn Lee reviewed some additional changes and shared new information she has learned since the council last discussed the proposed revised…

With 91 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, it appeared the republican candidates for Secretary of State and Public Service Commission held off their democratic challengers in Tuesday’s general election runoff. With some of the state’s largest precincts yet to report and a potentially large number of absentee ballots yet to be counted, Brad Raffensperger…

The Cairo Christmas Parade will step off at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Thursday, Dec. 6, and will follow the traditional route from North Broad Street down through the central business district and end on South Broad Street at the First United Methodist Church. There are 108 entries this year, including the man of the hour,…

In an effort to insure Tired Creek Golf Course continues to be a recreational asset for the community and surrounding area for years to come, a new management company is seeking investment in the new entity. Tired Creek Management LLC has been organized and is preparing to lease the golf course and assets of the…

Due to the National Day of Mourning commemorating the death of former President George H. W. Bush, all federal offices will be closed today, Dec. 5, 2018. A special event, featuring FEMA rebuilding specialists, will also be closed on Wednesday—at the Walmart in Cairo. This week-long event, where Hurricane Michael survivors can get tips and…