Student musicians at Cairo High School are giving the community a selection of opportunities to get into the Christmas spirit with upcoming performances by both the C.H.S. Bands and by the C.H.S. Chorus. The annual Christmas Concert presented by the C.H.S. Bands will be held at the high school auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday. …

Parents and guardians of students enrolled in Grady County Schools were alerted late last week to an outbreak of Shigella at at least two local schools. According to Grady County Nurse Manager Peggy Connell of the Grady County Health Department and Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard, there have been a total of six…

Organizers of the local MLK JR Day celebration are working to make the 2018 event in Cairo a proper observance of King’s dream and sacrifice as 2018 is the 50th anniversary of his assassination. They are taking reservations now from businesses, churches and other organizations that want to have a float in the annual parade,…

Following a nearly two hour closed door session Monday and then an hour-long one Friday, the Grady County Commission voted first to solicit a Request for Qualifications for legal services, but by the end of the week changed it to a Request for Proposals. Annually in January, at the first meeting of the new year,…

With a strong probability of rain forecasted for Thursday and Thursday evening, Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce officials have decided to reschedule the annual Cairo Christmas Parade for Tuesday, Dec. 12 beginning at 7 p.m. Chamber officials are in the process of notifying all of the registered participants and are encouraging everyone to make plans…

Parents and guardians of students enrolled in Grady County Schools have been alerted to an outbreak of Shigella at at least two local schools. According to Grady County Nurse Manager Peggy Connell of the Grady County Health Department and Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard, six cases of Shigella between Northside and Southside Elementary…

Shopping as musicians perform holiday music is just part of the fun planned for next week’s Christmas in Whigham. Several activities are planned for children, including a visit with Santa Claus who will be in Whigham’s downtown park. Decorated in a gingerbread/candyland theme, the park will make a colorful backdrop for parents to take pictures…

The Cairo Christmas Parade next Thursday night will feature 94 entries including four bands, according to Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sara Heady. This year’s parade theme is “It’s The Most Wonderful time of the Year.” Bands scheduled to participate include the Grady County Middle School Bands, the Pelham High School Band, the…

It was not until Monday of this week that Grady EMC members began receiving the absentee ballots mailed to them by third party contractor Survey & Ballot System Inc., of Eden Prairie, MN. Ballots have been mailed to the 13,000-plus members of Grady EMC for the runoff election between District 3 incumbent director H. Lamar…

The Cairo City Council and the owner of a local scrap business hashed out the pros and cons of a city proposal to install guard rails along 20th Street SE/NE in order to maintain clear rights-of-way. Jimmy Hammett, owner of A&R Metals, met with the council Monday night to discuss the proposed plan. Cairo City…