Be on lookout for bogus bills here
The Cairo Police Department is warning local businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money. In the last week, four counterfeit $100 bills have been found in Cairo and reported to police. Two of the bills were used at different Cairo businesses, and two others were found on the ground in the parking lots…
Read MoreFuneral service for Nellie W. Clark to be held Monday
Funeral services for Nellie Irene Williams Clark, 85, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Steve Wooten will officiate. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Clark passed away at Rose City Health and Rehabilitation, Thomasville, GA, on…
Read MoreCity received first dividend check from consolidated CNS
Some naysayers never thought this day would come, but the City of Cairo recently received a dividend check from the South Georgia Governmental Services Authority for the operations of the consolidated CNS Cable & Internet service. Last year, the city council sold its assets in CNS to the SGGSA, which continues to operate the multi-city…
Read MoreSuspected drunk driver crashed multiple times in one mile stretch
Charges are pending against a 47-year-old Attapulgus man who was taken by life flight helicopter to a Tallahassee hospital after wrecking multiple times within a one mile span in Calvary early Friday morning. It was nearly 12:30 a.m. when Franklin Dwight Manuel first lost control of the 2005 Jeep Liberty he was driving on GA…
Read MoreNational Day of Prayer is May 3
Next Thursday, May 3, Grady countians will join with Americans across the nation to observe the National Day of Prayer. Citizens are asked to participate beginning at 11:30 a.m. next Thursday at one of seven remote locations and then come together for a joint prayer session beginning at noon at the Zebulon Theater. A youth-lead…
Read MoreCounty commissioner discusses solid waste concerns with city council
Grady County Commissioner LaFaye Copeland, a resident of southwest Cairo, appeared before the Cairo Mayor and Council Monday night to discuss the privatization of the city’s solid waste collection and disposal as well as the enforcement of city ordinances regarding solid waste. According to Commissioner Copeland, many of the residents of southwest Cairo do not…
Read MoreNew lake authority members get up to speed
As the Grady County Lake Authority and Grady County Commission prepare to advertise a Request for Qualifications from prospective developers of Tired Creek Lake, the fine tuning of the document continues. Newly appointed lake authority members Eric Cohen and Steven Childs attended their first authority meeting last Thursday afternoon and were brought up to speed…
Read MoreCommissioners met behind closed doors with attorneys to discuss opioid suit
Grady County commissioners are considering joining in opioid litigation with other cities and counties in the state as well as the nation, and on Tuesday night met behind closed doors with representatives of different law firms interested in representing the county in the suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The discussions were held in secret…
Read MorePoor road conditions are common complaint heard by commissioners
Complaints about the condition of county roads continue to be heard by Grady County commissioners, and on Tuesday night officials heard from residents of Rawls Road and Cassels Road located in south Grady. A delegation of residents were led by Johnny Mack Butler, a resident of Cassels Road. Butler claimed that ditches had not been…
Read MoreConsulting attorney working to keep county in permit compliance
Legal fees for work required to address issues with the county’s federal 404 permit requirements regarding mitigation of the Tired Creek Lake project are mounting. The Grady County commission recently retained the services of Laura W. Benz, who was instrumental in the county obtaining the required permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to…
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