Local political forums for races on the ballot in Grady County will begin next week. All of the Decision 2016 Political Forums by WGRA-AM-790 will take place in the evenings this fall, a change from the noon slot of previous forums. Also, the events will take place in the auditorium of Roddenbery Memorial Library and…

On Tuesday, Southern Regional Technical College will conduct a scheduled armed intruder drill at its Cairo location. The drill will define procedures that school officials are to implement in the case of an armed intruder entering the campus. This will be a comprehensive emergency management simulation orchestrated in conjunction with Air Methods, Archbold Medical Center,…

Those who have not registered to vote in next month’s general election have only a few days left to do so. Registration books will be closed next Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, to be eligible to vote in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8. Chief Registrar Jean Marshall reported this week that so far over…

The city of Cairo is planning to sell the assets of its share of CNS cable and internet in a deal expected to close by the end of the year. Although the proposal has been in the works for more than a year, Monday night was the first time a public discussion of the agreement…

Work on a new, two-story administrative building on the campus of Southside Elementary School is back underway after a few weeks delay. Construction crews were pulled off that portion of the project until officials could determine what to do after wet soils were found underneath approximately half of the building site. After conducting additional soil…

Halloween will be here before you know it and there will likely be a variety of activities for youngsters in the community including two events that were approved by the Cairo City Council Monday night. City fathers approved a special event permit for the annual “Boo on Broad” downtown trick or treating activity. This year’s…

Parents of students in Grady County Schools are encouraged to participate in an upcoming public forum on the Family Life and Sexual Health curriculum being taught in the public schools here. The information sharing session will be held Thursday, Sept. 29 at the VanLandingham Center on North Broad Street beginning at 6 p.m. Lauren Barineau,…

Grady County School System employees can all expect a pleasant surprise in their November paychecks. The board of education last Tuesday night unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard’s recommendation to pay a one-time bonus equal to approximately 2.5 percent of the employee’s base salary. The lump sum total is $571,295.96, which will be paid out…