Grady County Commissioners now know just how much more money they must spend to satisfy the mitigation requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Tired Creek Lake project. On Tuesday night, the board unanimously approved a holding agreement between the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc., and the Grady County Board of Commissioners of…

A section of Gainous Road will be closed for up to two months beginning Monday as roadwork on Gainous and Cedar Springs Roads and the new Gainous Road bridge ramps up. Grady County administrator Carlos Tobar made the announcement Tuesday night. County crews will begin Monday, depending on the weather, to build the newly aligned…

Two public meetings on proposed changes to school system governance will be held beginning tomorrow, March 17, following action taken by the Grady County Board of Education during a called meeting Tuesday morning. At the 7 a.m. meeting, Dr. Kermit Gilliard, superintendent of the Grady County School System, explained changes made to Charter Systems and…

After a round-robin session Thursday morning, the Grady County Board of Commissioners gave the go-ahead to proceed with applying for another Community Development Block Grant providing all of the rights-of-way necessary for the project are donated. Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar took county commissioners on a field trip to tour Johnson Road, Pine Lakes Drive…

A group of local political activists will host a voter registration drive at four locations in Cairo in the coming weeks. The event will be held on Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Grady County residents wishing to register to vote may do so during this event at one of the following…

A south Grady County resident who previously sought election to the Grady County Board of Education is now running for a seat on the Grady County Board of Commissioners. Richard D. Kuhne II, 55, of 148 Jamie Rd. qualified Monday as a Republican candidate for the District 3 commission seat being vacated by longtime Commissioner…

Work will begin in a matter of days on new construction at Southside Elementary School. On Tuesday night, the Grady County Board of Education unanimously authorized School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard to execute a contract with CGM Construction Company of Colquitt for $4,925,000 for the construction of a new administrative building, classrooms and media center…

Grady County Commission Chairman Charles Norton failed Tuesday in his attempt to have a resolution adopted at the behest of The Liberty Counsel stipulating marriage is a bond between one man and one woman. Commissioners Ray Prince and T.D. David questioned why the county commission should get involved in the controversial issue. “We don’t need…

Currently is chief assistant district attorney Mike Bankston, chief assistant district attorney for the South Georgia Judicial Circuit, has announced he will seek election to the seat of retiring Judge A. Wallace Cato. “It is with a great sense of respect for the huge responsibility of the office of Judge of Superior Court that I…

Donations for uniforms accepted at door The Cairo High School Concert Band and Symphony Band are busy preparing for next week’s Georgia Music Educators Association’s Large Group Performance Evaluation, commonly referred to as festival. The two bands, under the direction of John Scanling, will perform a prefestival concert this Sunday at the Cairo High School…