Cairo High School is hosting the second annual Tri-County Honor Chorus this Saturday, Sept. 22, and the public is invited to attend the afternoon concert. High school choristers from Decatur, Grady and Thomas counties will unite on one stage under the direction of guest clinician Mr. Brandon T. Cash, chorus director of Maynard H. Jackson…

Traverse jurors were unnecessary for the September Term of Superior Court in Grady County, which began this week. All cases were continued to December for the Adjourned September Term, according to the Grady County Clerk of Court’s office, and no cases requiring a jury were tried. Traverse jurors who received a summons for Sept. 24…

The Grady County Board of Education held a retreat Monday evening at the VanLandingham Center and discussed a variety of topics. The board moved forward with the adoption of a new weapons policy that was introduced last week to permit school system employees hired as officers with the new Grady County School System Police Department…

Both the Grady County Board of Commissioners and the Grady County Lake Authority took action Tuesday night to settle a collection action filed against contractors and individuals involved in the wetland and stream mitigation projects related to Tired Creek Lake. The suit was filed on behalf of the county and authority in September 2016 and…

Grady General Hospital should know in less than two weeks whether the state has approved its request to build a $19 million nursing home adjacent to its facility in Cairo. The Georgia Department of Community Health Office of Health Planning is considering the hospital’s application for a Certificate of Need to “develop a new 75-bed…

The Grady County Historical Society is hosting a reception this weekend honoring the generous donors of a 151-year-old piano that was given earlier this year to the Grady County Museum and History Center. The reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Mitchell will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the museum. Local musicians…

The Grady County Board of Education took another step toward creating the Grady County Schools Police Department on Tuesday night. Board members unanimously authorized Chairman John White to execute a resolution calling for the creation of the school system’s police department in accordance with O.C.G.A. §20-8-5, which allows the local board of education to employ…

The September Term for Superior Court in Grady County gets underway Monday, Sept. 17 at the Grady County Courthouse. The two week term has both civil and criminal trials on the calendar, and Grady County Clerk of Courts Debbie Kines has alerted potential jurors to be on hand. Members of the Grand Jury will also…

The condition of another private drive in horrendous and potentially unsafe condition has been brought to the attention of the Grady County Commission. Commissioner June Knight told her fellow board members she had an issue in Whigham regarding a private drive that serves a mobile home park just west of Whigham. “The person who owns…

After eight months with no administrator, Grady County will finally have the position filled beginning next Monday, Sept. 10. The news follows the county commission’s unanimous vote Tuesday morning to hire J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III. Although the vote was unanimous, Commissioner LaFaye Copeland withheld her vote until Johnson agreed to sing for her. The new…