A local school principal made a case for change in Grady County to improve not only local schools but also the community and world. Tilda Brimm, principal of Washington Middle School, was the keynote speaker at Saturday night’s third annual scholarship banquet hosted by the Dr. M.L. King Jr. Collaborative of Grady County. The event…

As the Nov. 8 election draws closer, Dr. Kermit Gilliard, superintendent of Grady County Schools, and other public school advocates are preparing to ramp up a campaign in opposition to a proposed state constitutional amendment. Amendment 1 on the ballot this fall, if approved, would allow the state to take control over public schools deemed…

Tougher restrictions are adopted A moratorium on construction of new chicken houses in Grady County, in effect since May, was lifted last Wednesday during a special called meeting of the Grady County Commission. Commissioners also held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the county specific land use regulations regarding chicken houses. Following the public…

Just one month and 12 days after breaking up a large party of many underage drinkers in Whigham, the Grady County Sheriff’s Office was called to a different Whigham address where a similar situation was discovered. At 3 a.m., Sunday, Sgt. Jacob Bush reports arriving at 1129 Strickland Rd., where complainants reported that people were…

The Association County Commissioners of Georgia delivered a $2,500 check to Cairo High School Tuesday to start a new youth leadership program. The grant was announced during a ceremonial check presentation held at the school Tuesday afternoon. The money will help build the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students, or GCAPS, at CHS. The program…

Cairo High School will hold its First Semester Open House Monday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m.  Parents and guardians are asked to meet in the C.H.S. auditorium for a quick meeting to pick up student schedules. Everyone will then be dismissed to follow his or her student’s schedule and meet their first semester teachers.  Parents will receive a class…

Council taps Hansel Bearden as replacement City of Cairo Planning Commissioner Ed Gravenstein, who has served on the zoning board since April 2014, has requested to step down prior to the expiration of his term and on Monday night the Cairo City Council appointed a replacement. Gravenstein, a retired public educator, was slated to serve…

As previously expected, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division has placed the City of Cairo under a consent order with the requirement that the new arsenic treatment system at the city’s new water plant be operational by March 31, 2017. The order issued by EPD was anticipated after the city received notice…

Turn lanes at Gainous Rd. to be constructed Grady County officials learned this week that a major north/south route in the county is to be resurfaced and new turning lanes constructed. The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced that the resurfacing of GA Hwy. 112 from U.S. 84 to the Mitchell County line will be…

The Grady County Joint Development Authority received a positive audit report from its auditor Tuesday. Auditor Marc Davis of Tucker, Plymel and Davis of Moultrie presented the audited financial statement for the 2015 fiscal year. In his report, Davis noted that the total debt of the JDA has been cut in half over the past…