Hearing in EMC lawsuit is rescheduled
An emergency hearing regarding a recent lawsuit filed by Grady Electric Membership Corporation against W. Gordon Clyatt is expected to be postponed until Thursday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m., according to attorney Gabe Ridley, who is representing Clyatt. Ridley sought a postponement to prepare for the hearing and Superior Court Judge Heather Lanier rescheduled the…
Read MoreA number of new state laws went into effect July 1
Dozens of new laws are now in effect with the start of Georgia’s fiscal year, including an end to a ban on guns on the state’s public college campuses. Gov. Nathan Deal signed 275 measures into law after the General Assembly adjourned at the end of March, and more than 100 of them took effect…
Read MoreSchool board sitting on $5 million in cash reserves
It appears that the Grady County Board of Education will have an easier time deciding on a spending plan for fiscal year 2017-2018 than they have had in recent years. With cash reserves of approximately $5 million and about $1.8 million in additional revenue, the school board has moved past the days of furloughs and…
Read MoreReassessment notices mailed out by county officials this week
The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts released the 2016 Sales Ratio study this week at the same time thousands of property tax assessment notices were mailed to Grady County property owners. Some residents report increases of up to 50 percent in the fair market value of their property. Annually, the DOAA analyzes data to…
Read MoreRegister for “First Families” exhibit by July 15
The Grady County Historical Society is encouraging local residents to take advantage of the Roddenbery Memorial Library’s ancestry.com subscription to conduct research on their family tree. This fall, the society is planning to open a special exhibit at the Grady County Museum and History Center featuring the “First Families” of Grady County. “Have you ever…
Read MoreGrady EMC is collecting canned goods for food bank
The Grady County community is being encouraged to participate in the “Feeding Hope Food Drive” being conducted by Grady EMC in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations of nonperishable goods are being accepted now through Thursday, July 6. The food drive kicked off Tuesday. To make a donation, drop by the lobby of the…
Read MoreCouncil gives final approval to $41.9 million budget
Because of a scheduling conflict with next week’s regular meeting, the Cairo City Council met Tuesday evening instead, and adopted the $41.9 million budget for 2017-2018. Mayor Pro Tem Ernest Cloud Jr., presided over the swift meeting, which also included the approval of two requests to close streets temporarily for special events, a brief report…
Read MoreTobar wants to apply for more state grants in hopes of improving more county roads
Grady County is in the midst of a major road improvement project on Old 179 North and County Administrator Carlos Tobar is pushing county commissioners to apply for additional grants and state funding to tackle even more. On Tuesday night, Tobar outlined his plan to seek funding for improvements to Pine Park Road, Ridge Road…
Read MoreCounty buys new equipment for road department
In an effort to make the most use of limited funding for road resurfacing, the Grady County Commission approved the purchase of some new equipment for the county road department Tuesday. All of the purchases were unanimously approved by the three members of the board present. For the last two meetings, only Commissioners Ray Prince,…
Read MoreSocial media fanned flames of false story
A false alarm that two fugitives from Putnam County were seen in Grady County spread like wildfire on social media last week after someone claimed they had seen them in the northern part of the county. A caller reported seeing a man resembling one of the escapees driving a white pickup truck on Highway 112…
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