Scouts add color to courthouse lawn
Boy Scouts from Whigham Troop 383 and other volunteers lead by Scout Isaac Bivins braved the hot temperatures Saturday to complete a landscaping project at the Grady County Courthouse. The landscaping effort was Bivins’ Eagle Scout service project and Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar reports the project was a huge success. “Isaac orchestrated all the…
Read MoreCounty votes 3-2 to fund 20th St. project
Grady County Joint Development Authority members are applauding the Grady County Commission’s recent action to proceed with the full depth reclamation of 20th Street S.E. County commissioners met last week and reversed course on the project, voting 3-2 to invest an additional $65,000 in Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) funds from the state on…
Read MoreSchool system ended last fiscal year with budget surplus
With only minor adjustments left to be made, Grady County School System finance officer Dan Broome reported this week the school system ended fiscal year 2015-2016 with an operating surplus of approximately $870,000. “I’m a big believer in budgets and I use the budget to see how good a job we did at predicting our…
Read MoreTobar makes case to commissioners today for 20th Street S.E. project
The Cairo City Council is committed to moving forward with improvements to its portion of 20th Street S.E. and as The Messenger went to press Wednesday it was unclear if Grady County Commissioners would reverse course and commit additional money to the project. The city, county and Joint Development Authority had come to together to…
Read MoreEMC annual meeting moving to Family Worship Center
When members of Grady EMC gather this fall for the cooperative’s annual membership meeting, it will be at a new venue. Grady EMC President and General Manager Bo Rosser announced this week that the Oct. 21 annual meeting will not be held at the EMC headquarters, but down the street at Family Worship Center, 1760…
Read MoreSellers and Stuckey seek seats on Grady EMC board
Two longtime members of Grady Electric Membership Cooperative are working to make sure their names appear on the ballot for the upcoming election of directors to represent two of the EMC’s seven districts. Ronald Sellers and Earl Stuckey announced this week their intentions to run for election to the EMC board. Sellers, who is seeking…
Read MoreScouts to spruce up courthouse grounds
Years of neglect have taken a toll on the landscaping at the Grady County Courthouse and surrounding square, but some improvements to the grounds will soon take place. As part of his Eagle Scout service project, Boy Scout Isaac Bivins of Whigham Boy Scout Troop 383 will lead a team of scouts and other volunteers…
Read MoreCommissioners balk on 20th Street project
After having lost out on obtaining a grant to pay for a large portion of major road work on 20th Street S.E., both inside the city limits of Cairo and in unincorporated Grady County, the Grady County Commission on Tuesday voted to table approval of the 2017 Local Maintenance And Improvement Grant project report. A…
Read MoreDraft of county audit is received
Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar said this week he has received a draft of the county’s 2015 audited financial statements, but that he has not completed his review of the document. According to Tobar, the draft was received on Friday, July 22. He said he had identified some “errors” in the draft document that must…
Read MoreLocal Archway Professional to take part in leadership program
Grady County Archway professional Betsy McGriff has been selected to participate in a statewide leadership program, Young Gamechangers. The program is sponsored by GeorgiaForward, an organization that works with people around the state to create “innovative solutions to our state’s challenges.” People selected to participate in the Young Gamechangers program must be under the age…
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