County residents sought to know more information about discussions Grady County Commission Chairman Ray Prince says he has had with potential investors interested in purchasing all of the county’s property around Tired Creek Lake. Prince commented at public hearings last week that discussions were ongoing with potential investors, but the other commissioners were unaware of…

The Cairo City Council has agreed to let two different groups hold very different demonstrations in upcoming weeks, one to picket and one to pray. At their regular meeting Monday, the council approved the two applications for special event permits. Gordon Clyatt, on behalf of the “Take Back Our Grady EMC” group, was granted a…

With Grady County schools in the middle of their second full week, Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard marvels at the ease of the year’s opening. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Grady County Board of Education, Gilliard said the school start has been “one of the smoothest that I’ve been associated with.” He said only one…

A jogger running in front of the Cairo Police Department early Tuesday was accidentally struck by a police vehicle as an officer returned to the station. Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur said that Lt. Dwight Patten was traveling north on Broad Street in a 2018 Dodge Ram pickup at approximately 6:30 a.m. when he turned…

The day after an 18-year-old boy from Climax was shot in Cairo, Cairo Police had a Pelham teenager in custody charged in the incident. The altercation happened last week in the 800 block of 10th Street Northeast. Radel Sweet of Climax was shot around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. A friend, Marcus Gaines of Whigham,…

During its monthly meeting last Thursday, the Grady County Lake Authority approved fees for hunting during the upcoming teal season at Tired Creek Lake. Lake authority executive director Mike Binion says that teal seasons runs Sept. 8 – Sept. 23. Hunting will be permitted at the lake on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the teal season.…

If some Grady County taxpayers have their way, the Board of Commissioners will walk away from the Tired Creek Lake project and default on the bonds issued to finance the construction of the lake. Such a drastic approach was the suggestion of local residents John Monds, Dr. Jeff Bivins, and Alan Parks. On Tuesday, county…

More than 800 Grady County students took advantage of the 9th annual Back-2-School Blitz to receive free school supplies. “it was a successful event and the families were so appreciative,” states Nola Daughtry, executive director of Grady County Family Connections and organizer of the give-away. Family Connections and Cairo High School hosted the event on…

Due to necessary repairs, weather delays and other issues, local youth who typically enjoy spending the summer cooling off in the Holder Park Pool did not get to do so this year, but on Saturday local residents will have the chance to enjoy the renovated pool during what is being billed as the first annual…