To celebrate the successful conversion of the new digital projection system at The Zebulon Theater, Sony Pictures and the community owned local theater are offering a limited time special of two general admissions tickets for only $5. This weekend’s feature presentation is Sony Picture’s “When the Game Stands Tall,” which is inspired by a true…

A leaking roof at the Grady County School System’s central office will soon be repaired following action taken by the school board Tuesday night. Assistant School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard presented three bids to the board for the replacement of the roof at the central office. School board members voted unanimously to accept the low…

Last month, Cairo City Councilman Kermit Gilliard requested monthly reports from city departments be returned to the council agenda monthly and on Monday night a number of questions from the reports were raised. The council discussed with Cairo Fire Chief Bill Schafer the number of calls monthly the city fire department receives to assist Grady…

The Woodmen of the World Chapter 580 in Cairo will be hosting its annual 9/11 memorial service on Thursday, Sept. 11. The program will take place at the Cairo Fire Department headquarters, 555 Second Avenue S.E., beginning at 10 a.m. Daryle Hardaway is the guest speaker for the event. Also on the program are Audrey…

The first phase of the Cairo streetscape project to be funded in large part with a $700,000 federal grant is moving slowly, but surely toward a construction start in the spring of 2015. The grant was awarded to the city in May 2011 and was the largest grant awarded to any other municipality in the…

Grady County commissioners are planning to travel to Atlanta to meet with members of the county’s legislative delegation and officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation in the coming weeks to discuss the bridge replacement project for the Hwy. 112 bridge over Sapp Creek. The earliest work will begin, according to information provided from DOT…

The city of Cairo is closer to having all of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax proceeds that have been collected and received by the county to date. During a city council finance committee meeting last week, Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton reported that the county was tardy on disbursing the sales tax collection…