School board is split on tax rate
Grady County Board of Education members appear split over how to fund the operations of the county’s public schools. During a Sunday afternoon budget meeting the board, with the exception of board member Allen Jenkins, met with Superintendent Lee M. Bailey and Finance Officer Dan Broome to continue budget talks. Bailey and Broome presented a…
Read MoreFuneral services for Jarrell McClenny are Friday
Services for John Jarrell McClenny, Jr., 58, of Cairo, GA,will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church, Cairo, GA. The Rev. Rick Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. McClenny passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Archbold Medical…
Read MoreFuneral services for W. Holmes Maxwell are Thursday
The funeral service for Walter Holmes Maxwell, 101, of Calvary, GA, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Calvary United Methodist Church, Calvary, GA. The Rev. Robert Crapps, the Rev. Max Crapps, and the Rev. Keith Beck will officiate. Interment will follow in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, GA. Mr. Maxwell passed…
Read MoreDaughters of Vietnam vet to speak here Tuesday
The story of daughters returning to the site of their father’s death in Vietnam is the subject of a documentary being produced by the daughter of a Whigham native. Jerry Ellen Jowers Anderson, originally from Whigham and now a resident of Dothan, AL, and her three daughters, Lynda, Debra, and Jodie will be the guests…
Read MoreCNS boosts Internet speeds at no additional charge
Cairo CNS Internet subscribers will likely notice a welcome change in their service beginning today. City officials announced this week that effective Wed., June 26, Internet access speeds for customers who currently receive 2 Mbps and 5 Mbps Internet service will be increased at no additional charge. According to CNS Marketing Director Celeste Tyler, the…
Read MoreCommissioners considering tax hike to fund budget
Grady County commissioners and County Administrator Carlos Tobar are continuing to fine tune the proposed budget for 2014. The board and county administrator met Thursday and then again Tuesday night for a budget workshop. They will meet again this Thursday night. Following the two meetings last week and on Tuesday, the board is considering leaving…
Read MoreCounty looks to save big on health insurance
Grady County commissioners are looking into ways to reduce the cost of providing health insurance for the county’s 130 employees. Based on a proposal presented this week the county could save over $600,000 in insurance expenses over the course of one year. On Tuesday night, the board heard from John Taylor representing Taylor Benefit Resource…
Read MoreJenkins favors taxpayer relief over ending teacher furloughs
If the 2013-2014 proposed budget for the Grady County School System stands as presented teachers, administrators and school system staff will continue to suffer a minimum of five furlough days and no local supplement. Superintendent Lee M. Bailey and Finance Officer Dan Broome presented the proposed budget to board members during a work session Monday…
Read MoreSheriff is chapped by loss of web
The Grady County Sheriff’s Office has been without Internet services for a week, and Sheriff Harry Young is fed up. Young says he is hoping a workman scheduled to arrive at the office today, Wednesday, June 19, will resolve the irritating situation. “I called Windstream and raised cain at them again,” says Sheriff Young, “I’m…
Read MoreStill no autopsy results, so Myers remains on paid leave
Cairo Police Investigator Johnny Myers remains on leave as the GBI awaits autopsy results of a Cairo man killed when Myers and others were attempting to bring him into custody last month. Steven Turner, GBI Special Agent in Charge, says he is still awaiting an autopsy report from the Crime Lab before he can close…
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