County officials this week seemed unaware of previous board actions and the difference between the Tired Creek Lake Master Plan and the Tired Creek Master Lake Development Plan. The Tired Creek Lake Master Plan adopted by the Grady County Board of Commissioners in 2012 and subsequently approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires…

Grady County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to extend a moratorium on the construction of new chicken houses in the county for another 60 days. A similar measure adopted in May was set to expire Tuesday, according to Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar, who recommended the commission extend the moratorium. Officials ordered the moratorium to…

An important election is yet to be determined, but voters can begin casting ballots Tuesday, July 5, to make their voices heard. Ryan Cleveland and Heather Lanier, candidates for Superior Court judge of the South Georgia circuit, are set to face off in the July 26 run-off. The duo are seeking to replace Chief Judge…

Grady County Commission Chairman Charles Norton thinks county workers who work in filth every day of the week deserve higher pay. During a called meeting Friday, Chairman Norton recommended the county commission consider pay increases for the solid waste crew who are charged with garbage collection, which includes cleaning up litter and dumpster overflow at…

Grady County came out on the short end of the stick when grants were awarded last week for transportation projects by the State Road and Tollway Authority. Grady County, jointly with the City of Cairo and the Grady County Joint Development Authority, were seeking a Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) grant for $235,000 to combine…

Grady County’s Senior 4-H Archery Team is representing the state of Georgia at this week’s national 4-H archery contest in Nebraska. As of the first day’s shooting on Tuesday, the local team was in 2nd place overall, with two of the four archers ranked individually in the top 10. Montana Bell, Savannah Butler, Shelbie Jordan…

Grady County Commissioners met behind closed doors last week to evaluate the job performance of county administrator Carlos Tobar and the results are basically the same as two previous evaluations. Findings of the evaluation are incomplete because one commissioner never submitted a completed evaluation form to the commission chairman or county clerk as requested. Grady…

A fierce storm thundered through Grady County Thursday afternoon, pulling the plug on air conditioning, wifi and light for thousands of people, some for more than 12 hours. Trees and limbs were no match for the high winds and wind gusts, which pulled them down onto power lines. Grady EMC and City of Cairo report…

A moratorium on the construction of chicken houses in Grady County may have to be extended county commissioners said Tuesday night. Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar has not provided county attorney Kevin S. Cauley suggested revisions to the county’s code of ordinances regulating chicken houses that were discussed at a work session Cauley was not…

Grady County will play host to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tomorrow when he travels to Cairo for the official groundbreaking for the new Cairo High School College and Career Academy. The festivities are set to begin at 1:30 p.m. As Georgia’s 11th lieutenant governor, Cagle launched the Georgia College and Career Academy Network, a partnership…