70th Spring Concert to be performed by CHS Bands
Concert is this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. This Sunday, May 3, 2015, marks a special event for Cairo High School bands. The concert ensembles will present Spring Concert number 70. Seventy years of music by student musicians who comprise the Syrupmaker Bands and all for their favorite audience. The concert begins at 2:30 p.m. in…
Read MoreCity another step closer to privatizing garbage service
The city of Cairo is moving closer to getting out of the garbage collection business following action taken by the city council. The city solicited proposals from vendors interested in collection of residential and commercial garbage within the corporate limits of Cairo. Five proposals were submitted including one from Cairo-based Taylor Waste Services. Other interested…
Read MoreSecond suit filed against local probation company
On the heels of a class action lawsuit filed April 10 in federal court, a class action suit was filed in Grady Superior Court Monday against the same Cairo-based private probation company. Red Hills Community Probation LLC, Margaret Crutchfield and the City of Cairo are named as defendants in the suit filed Monday by Cairo…
Read MoreCommissioner David continues to push for more financial reports
Grady County Commissioner T.D. David continued to push his fellow commissioners to join him in requiring additional financial reporting from the county’s staff during Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. “I encouraged my fellow commissioners to consider some additional reports to help us have less risk when we make decisions. The reception, I guess you would say,…
Read MoreCaprice Kelly’s artistic work to be featured at Due South
An event celebrating the South and the talented people who populate the area, from chefs and musicians to artists and writers, takes place this weekend in Thomasville. Due South takes place Saturday with live music, food trucks, art and more scheduled to delight patrons in attendance. One of the featured artists will be Cairo native…
Read MoreSearch for Archway professional is on
The University of Georgia is advertising for a new Archway Professional to work full-time in Grady County after Latoya Cutts resigned shortly after starting here. Originally slated to begin working in the community last month, Cutts’ start date was delayed when she was suddenly faced with a family health emergency. Cutts did begin in her…
Read MoreSteve DeVoursney named new Syrupmaker head football coach
With the resignation of longtime Syrupmaker head football coach Tom Fallaw, the Syrupmakers didn’t have to look far for a new leader. Dr. Kermit Gilliard, Interim CHS principal and soon -to-be Grady County School Superintendent has appointed Syrupmaker defensive coordinator Steve DeVoursney as the Syrupmakers’ new head coach. “When Coach Fallaw talked with me about…
Read MoreRed Hills Community Probation is named in federal lawsuit
A private probation company based in Cairo is named in a class action lawsuit filed in federal court late last week. Red Hills Community Probation LLC and its CEO Margaret Crutchfield are named as defendants in the federal suit along with Martiele Pickle and Jodi Simpson, probation officers employed by Red Hills; Pelham Police Chief…
Read MoreMark Willis is a familiar face at Whigham
A Grady County educator who has been associated with Whigham Elementary School for the last 17 years will soon become the school’s new principal. The Grady County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the recommendation of Superintendent Lee M. Bailey and Superintendent-elect Dr. Kermit Gilliard to hire Mark A. Willis as the…
Read MoreJones going back to where his career began
In August it will have been 21 years since Todd Jones took a job as a classroom teacher at Shiver Elementary School, but when the 2015-2016 school term begins he will be the principal of the school. The Grady County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the recommendation of Superintendent Lee M.…
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