Laura Register returns from White House summit
Home from a two-day summit in Washington, D.C., Laura Register says she is energized after learning what women across the globe are doing to support one another. Register was selected to attend the United State of Women Summit convened by the White House, June 14-16, where speakers included leaders in business, government, non profit, the…
Read MoreCity backs off of water rate hike
After being asked to justify proposed utility rate increases and after additional consideration, Cairo city manager Chris Addleton has backed away from his plan to increase water rates for city rate payers in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Addleton had proposed a six to seven percent increase in water rates, but that plan had met opposition…
Read MoreFord Motor Company may partner with CHS College and Career Academy
Cairo High School’s College and Career Academy will soon get support from a national corporation with a goal of bolstering K-12 education across the nation. Ford Motor Company Fund’s “Ford Next Generation Learning” (Ford NGL), has partnered with schools in only 22 cities, and could add Cairo to that list. The program “brings together educators,…
Read MoreCHS Jazz Band wowed the crowd in Savannah
From all reports, the Cairo High School Jazz Band presented an impressive performance at the opening session of the Georgia School Boards Association summer conference in Savannah Friday morning. The band was invited to perform by GSBA officials after coaxing from veteran Grady County Board of Education member Teresa Gee Harris. “Getting a group together…
Read MoreCairo Rotarians spotlight the Top Ten at 29th annual banquet
The Top Ten students in each class at Cairo High School were feted Tuesday night by the Cairo Rotary Club. It was the 29th time the local civic club has recognized the high school’s top scholastic achievers. “The higher you go the thinner the air. Where you exist academically, the air is thin and that…
Read MoreAddleton struggles to gain council support for smart meter proposal
Cairo City manager Chris Addleton made a final push Monday night in hopes of persuading the city council to approve funding the purchase and installation of new remote controlled utility meters. Addleton was joined by Rod Prince and Faye Ingram of City of Cairo Energy Services in making the case for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure…
Read MoreGeorgia Tech chaplain Derrick Moore to headline Rotary’s Top Ten banquet
A former NFL running back and the current chaplain for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is coming to Cairo next week to speak to several groups of Cairo High School students and is headlining the Top Ten Banquet, all thanks to Cairo Rotary Club. Derrick Moore will have two programs for Cairo, first for extra…
Read MoreTobar’s proposed budget would require a tax increase
Major medical bills are sinking county’s health insurance plan Grady County Commissioners got their first look at the proposed 2017 operating budget as recommended by administrator Carlos Tobar, and they may not have liked what they saw. Tobar told county officials Tuesday that his projected expenditures for 2017 will exceed those of the current year…
Read MoreCounty looks at new equipment to cut down cost of road repairs
Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar arranged for the demonstration of some new equipment that he said could potentially save the county hundreds of thousands of dollars on road repairs, but on Tuesday he said the results were “disappointing.” Last Thursday, officials with Asphalt Zipper Inc., of Pleasant Grove, Utah came to Grady County to demonstrate…
Read More4-wheeling at dam lands man in jail
The Grady County Sheriff’s Office banned three people from the closed areas around the Tired Creek Lake property Sunday. A witness reported the trio to law enforcement around 3:30 p.m., after seeing two of them riding around the area on a 4-wheeler. The responding deputy, Cpl. Chris Jowers, found them in a wet area in…
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