Rainfall of 4.5 inches was measured at Tired Creek Lake since Sunday provided a boost to the filling of the 960-acre lake. The lake level now stands at 201.53 feet above sea level. This is the highest level reached since the gate to the dam has been closed and the filling underway, according to Grady…

Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard has announced changes to the school calendar, which will impact local families. The changes involve the upcoming Christmas holidays and the closing of school next spring. According to the superintendent, Friday, Dec. 16, which is the last day of school before the Christmas break, will be a half…

Grady County commissioners, following a lengthy discussion, voted Tuesday to invest $3,500 in new carpeting at the county’s mental health facility located on North Broad Street. Commissioners met this week with Christine Mayer of Georgia Pines Community Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases to discuss her request for county financial assistance in purchasing the…

Grady County officials do not seem any closer to making a decision on what to do about constructing a proposed aquatic center at Barber Park than they were last month. During Tuesday morning’s commission meeting, a wide ranging discussion, that could possibly be described as bizarre, took place. Through the lengthy dialogue, that not only…

The Cairo city council wants the city police and building department to begin issuing citations to Jimmy Hammett, owner of A&R Metals, if he continues to store scrap and salvage material on the city’s right-of-way on 20th Street. During Monday night’s council meeting, Councilman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas asked council attorney Thomas L. Lehman for…

A draft of the city’s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2016 was presented to the mayor and council Monday night. The document shows that the city collected higher than projected revenues for the year, expenses were lower than budgeted, but long-term debt inched up slightly. Auditor Tom Carmichael of Carr, Riggs…

After several months of consideration and discussion, the Cairo city council voted 4-1 Monday night to authorize the city manager to solicit bids for new “smart” meters for the city’s water distribution system. By moving forward with the new, automated water meters the council is also committing to shifting to “smart” meters for both electric…

Cairo Mayor Bobby Burns had the rare opportunity of casting a vote Monday night to break a tie vote and deny a permit application sought by the Grady County Chapter of the NAACP to conduct a demonstration in front of Cairo High School next week. Councilmen Ernest Cloud and Lannis Thornton both voted to approve…

Grady County commissioners have instructed the county attorney to move forward in preparing a resolution seeking local legislation to increase the pay for county commissioners here. Last week, Kevin S. Cauley, attorney for the commissioners, told the elected officials it should not be an issue for Representative Darlene Taylor and Senator Dean Burke to champion…