School officials are upbeat about college and career academy grant
A final hurdle in the application process for Cairo High School’s college and career academy $3 million grant application was cleared this week in Atlanta when a large delegation traveled to the capital city for a group interview before a panel of judges. The local representatives included a variety of business representatives, civic leaders and…
Read MoreFoul mouthed parents charged in Shiver incident
Two days after Superintendent Lee M. Bailey told the Grady County Board of Education about his plan to protect school personnel from verbally abusive parents or guardians, a local couple was taken into custody for using offensive language at a county school. Ironically, at the same time the couple was allegedly being verbally abusive to…
Read MoreTaxes trickle in as due date looms
With only a month until the Dec. 20 deadline to pay ad valorem taxes without penalties or interest, Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous reports only 13 percent of the county’s tax digest has been collected. A total of $13,142,816.64 has been billed to local taxpayers and through Tuesday $1,730,870.46 has been paid. “We expect…
Read MoreWhigham shop to host book signing next week
The daughter-in-law of Grady County residents Joan and Willard Powe will be autographing copies of her first published novel at a store in Whigham next week. Elizabeth Powe is the author of “Restoration” a story she describes as inspirational; one of true hope that allows readers an opportunity to wrestle through the struggles that may…
Read MoreCity looks to revise ordinance governing signs
The Cairo City Council is working to strengthen its ordinances regulating signs within the corporate limits. City Attorney Thomas L. Lehman presented a first draft of a proposed new ordinance on Monday night. “Obviously we have to make some changes. This is a first go round that I came up with after looking at what…
Read MoreApply this week for new Habitat home
A new Habitat home is currently available and awaits the right size family. Due to the relocation of a Habitat homeowner, an existing home is available for immediate occupancy. Habitat for Humanity is recruiting for a partner family to purchase the three bedroom home. Normally, Habitat selects a partner family and then builds a house…
Read MoreJenkins is elected school board vice chairman
The Grady County Board of Education elected a new vice chairman Tuesday night. District 3 board member Allen Jenkins was elected to serve as vice chairman through the end of the year. District 5 board member Scott Higginbotham, who vacated his post to run for Cairo mayor, had been elected in January to serve as…
Read MoreState trooper hurt in chase that ends with a crash Sunday
A trooper with the Georgia State Patrol was hurt after a car chase in Grady County ended with the suspect crashing into the trooper’s cruiser early Sunday morning. Trooper First Class Kelley Meed, 28, suffered apparent minor injuries to a knee and shoulder, according to Sgt. First Class Tommy Peeples, commander of GSP Post 12…
Read MoreSheriff’s investigator teams up with the feds to seize $70,000 in cash
A speeding SUV stopped in southern Grady County in May is apparently going to result in a cash infusion for the Grady County Sheriff’s Office. Trooper First Class Kelley Meed stopped the SUV on Hwy 93 South for driving above the speed limit on May 18, 2013. When he found a small amount of marijuana…
Read MoreCity’s new sewer lift station malfunctions resulting in sewer spill
Cairo city officials say the city’s new $700,000 sewer lift station located at Seventh Avenue S.E. suffers from a design flaw, which resulted in a sewer spill at the lift station Oct. 15-16. According to city officials, approximately 9,900 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Little Tired Creek as a result of a malfunction. “We…
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