It will cost more money for local youth to participate in Grady County Recreation Department activities in 2018. Grady County commissioners on 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…

A portion of a city-owned parking lot located east of Roddenbery Memorial Library will soon become a staging area for a multimillion dollar renovation project soon to be underway at the public library. Architect Steve Hart of Ellis, Ricket & Associates of Valdosta, along with RML Director Pamela Grigg, met with the Cairo mayor and…

Grady County Board of Education members signaled their willingness to partner with the Grady County Commissioners to invest in rehabilitation of tennis courts at Barber Park. School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard said he has met with Grady County Recreation Director Becky Bracewell to discuss the need for resurfacing of the courts, which have large cracks…

Only the readers of The Cairo Messenger will decide who will earn the title of “Best of Grady County” for 2018. Inside this issue of The Cairo Messenger on Page A10 you will find a ballot to cast your vote for the “Best Of Grady County” as part of the newspaper’s annual reader’s choice awards…

A local businessman and Cairo High School graduate is the grand marshal of Monday’s parade honoring Martin Luther King Day. Gary Leone Grant will be the honored guest of the parade and featured speaker at a program held at Cairo’s Holder Park following the procession through downtown. The parade, which begins at Roddenbery Memorial Library…

Nominations for awards will be accepted thru Friday The Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce has several events planned to benefit its members in the coming weeks including the 92nd Annual Meeting. Nominations for the annual awards are being accepted through this Friday, Jan. 5. Awards will be given to winners selected as Large Business of…

Cairo Mayor-Elect Booker Gainor has announced that the president of Florida A&M University will speak at an inaugural ball planned for next week to celebrate Gainor’s election to office. Dr. Larry Robinson is scheduled to give a keynote address during the black tie event, which will take place at the Grady Cultural Center on Saturday,…

The typically routine election of a chairman of the Grady County Commission was not routine Tuesday morning as two of the five board members voted against Chairman Ray Prince serving as chairman for 2018. Prince has served as chairman and T.D. David as vice chairman since the resignation of veteran county commissioner Elwyn Childs in…

The dedication ceremony of the new flag and flag pole at the fishing jetty at Tired Creek Lake scheduled for Thursday morning, Dec. 28, at 11 has been canceled due to inclement weather. The flag and flag pole were donated by Cairo Chapter 580 Woodmen Life Insurance. A new date will be announced later.