Funeral service for Milner Jane Thomas will be held Wednesday
Milner Jane “Millie” Thomas December 1, 1932 – November 24, 2014 Memorial services for Milner Jane “Millie” Thomas, 81, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at the chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. Mrs. Thomas passed away at Thomasville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Thomasville,…
Read MoreCouncil agrees to partner with county and JDA on street project
The Cairo City Council agreed Monday night to partner with the Grady County Commission and the Grady County Joint Development Authority to make an improvement to a city street/county road that could be key to future economic development recruitment. Local officials are seeking to finance a major rehabilitation of 20th Street S.E., which is a…
Read MoreBig increase in water losses reported
City officials continue to be puzzled by the amount of water the city is losing each month after the losses more than doubled between September and October. Last month, officials were hopeful a corner had been turned when losses dipped to 5,116,000 gallons, but the October report shows that losses jumped back up to 11,528,000…
Read MoreHigher than anticipated revenues boosted city finances, audit shows
The city of Cairo’s auditor presented a draft of the 2013-2014 audit this week and the report shows that city government took in more money than it anticipated, but it also reduced its spending to levels lower than what was projected to be spent. Tom Carmichael of Carr Riggs & Ingram presented an overview of…
Read MoreWith less than a month until due date, not even a fourth of taxes have been paid
With less than a month before ad valorem taxes are due, less than a quarter of the total amount billed out has been collected by Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous’ office through last Friday. A total of $13,649,331 was billed out and 14,673 tax bills were mailed on Oct. 20. This figure represents ad…
Read MoreJDA asking city to annex 133 acres of industrial park
The Grady County Joint Development Authority is prepared to make application to the city of Cairo requesting the annexation of Milestone Industrial Park Extension into the corporate limits of Cairo. JDA Executive Director Chadd Mathis updated authority members Tuesday on the project. This would bring all of the authority’s industrial park property east of Hall…
Read MoreDevelopment officials want work done to 20th Street S.E.
Grady County Joint Development Authority officials say that it is important to improve a major thoroughfare that serves large employers here and Milestone Industrial Park. JDA members discussed on Tuesday the opportunity for the authority to team up with the city of Cairo and Grady County to apply for a state grant to rehabilitate 20th…
Read MoreWalk with a Doc to be held Friday morning
The November Walk with a Doc will have a Thanksgiving theme this Friday morning at Cairo’s Davis Park. Dr. Meghann Blankenship says she will give away a turkey to one lucky walker as a door prize. Dr. Blankenship and Dr. Jason NeSmith will be at the walk to answer health questions in this informal setting…
Read MoreTobar chided by commissioners for use of engineer
Grady County commissioners took issue with Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar Tuesday night for his repeated use of a consulting engineer on county projects. During a discussion of a proposed rehabilitation of Old 179 north of Whigham on Tuesday night, commissioners pressed Tobar for his justification for bringing in an engineer on the project. In…
Read MoreSchool system reaches transportation deal with Boys and Girls Club
Grady County School System officials met with Art Allen and Jeff Brown representing the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County Thursday to discuss the transporting of club members from local schools to the clubhouse located at Holder Park. Currently, the school system is diverting five separate school buses from their normal routes…
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