Tourism professionals from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s tourism division will soon travel to Grady County to assist the county and the city of Cairo in a “tourism organization structure evaluation.” Commissioners decided Tuesday to accept the assistance of state tourism personnel as the county looks for the best ways to market the new…

Grady County commissioners want to be paid more for their public service to the community and have instructed the county attorney to proceed with the process of increasing the pay for commissioners. According to Grady County Commission Chairman Charles Norton, the salary for commissioners has been the same since 1939. “I’ll take the heat for…

Members of the Grady County Lake Authority continue to interview prospective consultants to assist in planning for future development of surplus county property at Tired Creek Lake. The authority met at The Foundry on Wednesday, Oct. 19 with representatives of Pond, a company established in 1965 that offers civil, transportation, traffic engineering services, landscape architectural…

Local education leaders say they are proud that Cairo High School’s graduation rate is going in the right direction. This week’s release of the 2016 statewide numbers shows the school’s rate rose from 83.2 percent in 2015 to 84.2 percent. The local rate is five points above the statewide average, which was 79.2 percent. “This…

An encore presentation of the musician with the famous name and a voice that reminds listeners of his renowned Georgia-born father, Otis Redding, will rock Cairo this week in support of Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo and Grady County. Otis Redding III is returning a second year to Cairo for the 4th…

Grady County commissioners will host a public hearing/open house on proposed Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funded projects next Tuesday night, Nov. 1 in the main courtroom of the Grady County Courthouse. Originally, an aquatic center featuring a lap pool was contemplated in the 2008 SPLOST referendum. County and city officials had agreed to…

Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton is having a tough time convincing the city council to move forward with the purchase and installation of “smart meters” for the city utility department. The council budgeted $500,000 for new electric meters, $350,000 for new gas meters and has obtained a $1,189,645 loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority…

Voter turnout during the early voting period for the Nov. 8 general election remains strong and as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 2,158 ballots had been cast with several voters preparing to vote and others approaching the polling place. According to Grady County elections officials, nearly 16 percent of registered voters in the county have already…