Postal carriers were busy Saturday collecting food left in mailboxes for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Over 3,000 pounds of nonperishable items were collected. Noting that this was a much smaller amount than was collected in 2015, Post Office food drive coordinator Trent Heard said, “We normally receive special bags to place in…

Voter turnout in Grady County continues to be low even with the hotly contested Superior Court Judge race on the line. As of Tuesday, only 343 early votes had been cast and the early voting period ends Friday at 5 p.m. Only 43 voters took advantage of the one day of Saturday voting last Saturday.…

Grady County Joint Development Authority members have plenty of information to contemplate as they consider whether to make future investment in the Heritage Industrial Complex or construct a new speculative building in its industrial recruitment efforts. Engineering students from the University of Georgia, working through the Archway Partnership, have completed an analysis of existing structures…

Grady County commissioners unanimously approved funding the Archway Partnership between the community and the University of Georgia at their regular board meeting Tuesday night. The county’s portion of the local funding is $10,000. The City of Cairo and the Grady County Board of Education previously approved their renewal of the Archway memorandum of understanding and…

Antique cars and trucks are adding a festive atmosphere around Cairo and Grady County this week, with the expanded Great Southern Antique Car Rally getting underway Friday and continuing Saturday. New additions to the event include activities for children along with the traditional street dance Friday evening, and vendors of crafts and food during Saturday’s…

Early voting continues and this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Grady County registered voters can also cast early ballots. The one-day of Saturday voting will be held at the Grady County Board of Registrars office located at 24 Third Ave. N.E., behind the courthouse. As of the close of business Tuesday, only 169…

Grady County Board of Education members will get a raise in pay effective Jan. 1, 2017. On Tuesday night, the board voted unanimously to increase school board member compensation from $50 per meeting to $250 per month for board members and $300 per month for the board chairman. Action to increase board pay has previously…

A 60-day moratorium on the construction of chicken houses in Grady County is now in effect following action taken by the Grady County Board of Commissioners Thursday. The officials ordered the moratorium to give themselves time to evaluate possible revisions to the county’s specific land use regulations governing chicken houses in the unincorporated areas of…

Grady countians are reminded that tomorrow, Thursday, May 5, is the annual National Day of Prayer. The Grady County Ministerial Association is the local sponsor of the event and committee members Teresa Prince, the Rev. Travis Harrison, the Rev. Charles Whatley and the Rev. Ron McCaskill have been busy planning for the day. Since 1952,…

More than 150 local workers attended the chamber’s annual Administrative Professional’s Day luncheon last week complete with a fashion show and gift giveaways. Ambassadors for the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce were on hand to assist with the luncheon, which honored Grady County’s many administrative professionals. The ambassadors welcomed the 165 guests who were treated…