Sheriff’s deputies upset with budget
A delegation of employees from the Grady County Sheriff’s Office appeared before the Grady County Commission Tuesday night to seek the board’s support for additional staffing and funding for the sheriff’s office. The officers likely have heard that the county commission is considering eliminating cost of living raises for county employees in 2019 even though…
Read MoreLocal gymnasts competed in national meet
A pair of young Cairo gymnasts brought home medals from the recent YMCA National Gymnastics Championships. Jaden Addison and Meygan Mobley, both rising 5th graders at Shiver School, competed with the Thomasville Twisters from the Butler-Mason YMCA in Thomasville. Addison was the team’s top scorer for All Around, and brought home the most medals, four.…
Read MoreCairo High School students competed in national event
Cairo High School had two students represent the school at the FBLA National Leadership Convention in Baltimore last week, and one earned a third place national award. Rising junior Zoë Prince and rising senior Meredith Renaud from Cairo were among the “best and brightest” students from across the country, according to CHS FBLA co-advisor Cecilia…
Read MoreWalden shares plan to increase student achievement
Grady County Assistant School Superintendent of K-8 curriculum Janet Walden updated the members of the board of education Tuesday night on curriculum goals and objectives for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. Topping the list is increasing the percentage of all students and reported subgroups who are meeting or exceeding on state assessments. Mrs. Walden said…
Read MoreCommissioners debate engineering fees charged to the county
Grady County Commissioners approved payment of over $20,000 in engineering fees to its consulting engineer, but not before discussing the possibility of putting the county’s engineering work out for bid and the current agreement with its engineer. Invoices for engineering work done by consulting engineer Stacy Watkins of Watkins and Associates on the Old 179…
Read MoreLocal man killed in two-vehicle accident on Pine Park Road
A Cairo man was killed and another injured in an early morning head-on collision on Pine Park Road last week. Mark Andrew Coleman, 29, died in the accident, which happened at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Mauricio Avila, 24, was injured in the wreck while driving a 2004 Chevrolet…
Read MoreCairo man sentenced for distributing cocaine
Charles E. Peeler, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on June 28, 2018, Senior U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands sentenced Terrance Williams, a/k/a Tank, age 42, of Cairo, to 57 months’ imprisonment for Distribution of Cocaine. In the fall of 2016, agents utilized a confidential informant who was able…
Read More9th graders invited to get a “Jump Start” on school
Parents and guardians of upcoming freshmen at Cairo High School are being encouraged to send their student to a second annual 9th Grade Jump Start Camp to be held next week. The camp runs Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 12 from 8:30 a.m. until noon with a lunch served each day. “I am excited…
Read MoreFourth of July celebration to include tribute to the late Daryle Singletary
The local celebration of the Fourth of July will have a little extra pop, according to organizers of the fireworks display and pre-fireworks concert planned for next Wednesday night. In addition to the annual fireworks show at West Thomas Stadium on the campus of Cairo High School, this year’s Independence Day celebration will feature “Concert…
Read MorePool contractor beaten and robbed at Holder Park
A contractor working for the City of Cairo to repair the Holder Park swimming pool was beaten and robbed at the site Sunday. One person has been arrested in the incident as the Cairo Police Department continues its investigation. L.H. Irwin, 86, was at the park around 5:45 p.m. Sunday when he was attacked, according…
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