What a difference a date makes. The majority of Grady County employees recently received two paychecks within a matter of days due to an error by Grady County Accounting Manager Donna Johnson. According to county officials, the payroll that was to have been issued on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 was incorrectly coded Monday, Jan. 8,…

A trio of Grady County commissioners held a special called meeting Tuesday morning that included a closed door session to discuss personnel. Attending the meeting were Commission Chairman Ray Prince, Vice Chairman T.D. David and Commissioner June Knight. Absent were commissioners LaFaye Copeland and Keith Moye. Once the meeting was closed to the public and…

Local teen held down until police arrived Cairo Police say entering a pickup truck parked at a local gun and outdoor sports shop turned out to be a bad idea for a local teenager who is now being held in the Grady County jail thanks to store employees. The 17-year-old suspect, Detravonta Tremain Sanders of…

A rare Monday morning public hearing was held by the Grady County Commission this week and not surprisingly not a single member of the public attended the 10 a.m. session. The hearing was held as a requirement of applying for a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant, however minutes of the Grady County Commission do not…

Pay raises for two Grady County department heads that were allegedly omitted from the 2018 operating budget by former administrator Carlos Tobar have been granted and were unanimously approved Monday following a closed door meeting of the Grady County Commission to discuss personnel. Grady County Commissioner Keith Moye requested the closed session to discuss personnel…

Local radio listeners will soon have the opportunity to hear WGRA-AM content on the FM dial. The Federal Communications Commission has granted the local station an FM frequency of 95.9, according to station owner Jeff Lovett. “It won’t be a separate station,” Lovett explains. “We will rebroadcast our same programming on an FM frequency.” WGRA-AM…

It will cost more money for local youth to participate in Grady County Recreation Department activities in 2018. Grady County commissioners last Tuesday night approved rate increases proposed by Recreation Department Director Becky Bracewell. According to Bracewell, the last time registration fees were adjusted was 2007. Mrs. Bracewell is proposing an increase for all activities…

Members of the Grady County Lake Authority and Grady County Commission learned more about the Market Study for Tired Creek Lake conducted by RCLCO Real Estate Advisors during a joint meeting Monday morning. Gregg Logan, managing director of community and resort for RCLCO, presented authority members and county commissioners an overview of the market study.…

A Grady County principal is out of a job and a new principal has been installed. Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard late last week asked for the resignation of Southside Elementary School Principal Stacey Whigham and she tendered a letter of resignation through her attorney, Charles Ferenchick, on Monday, according to the superintendent.…

Some Cairo residents have experienced rusty or discolored water over the last two weeks and city officials are not exactly sure what is causing it. City of Cairo Public Works Director Darin Todd told The Messenger this week that the first complaints were received by the City around New Year’s Day when temperatures dipped into…