Repairs to damaged lighting system at Barber Park approved
A section of lighting at Grady County’s Barber Park will soon be repaired after having been damaged in a lightning storm last year. According to Grady County Commission Chairman Billy Poitevint, the electrical system powering the field lights has been re-engineered following the near fatal accident involving a county employee in July 2012. On Tuesday,…
Read MoreSecond interviews for school chief candidates set
At least two members of the Grady County Board of Education want to take the time necessary to give “due diligence” to the superintendent search before making any final decisions. Board members met last Wednesday in Thomasville to interview four candidates for the superintendency. The board also picked out two other candidates who could be…
Read MoreResidents seek relief from storm drainage
Residents of Pine Lakes Drive in south Grady County appeared before the Grady County commission Tuesday seeking relief from stormwater drainage that residents say is causing property damage and vehicles to get stuck. Geraldine Dixon, a resident of Pine Lakes Drive, served as the spokesperson for the group. She shared photos and even a video…
Read MoreHeavy rains result in more sewer spills
A deluge Sunday caused three sewer spills here, according to city of Cairo officials. All three were due to hydraulic overload from excessive storm water entering the city’s sanitary sewer system. The first spill reported occurred between 7:45 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the city’s wastewater treatment plant in southwest Cairo. City officials report that…
Read MoreCity urged to consent to railroad crossing closure
The Georgia Department of Transportation is “strongly” recommending the Cairo City Council consider closing the railroad crossing at Third Street S.E. Last May, the DOT and CSX Transportation made a recommendation to the city for railroad crossings at Third and Sixth Streets S.E. be closed. The city rejected both, but in a letter from the…
Read MoreSchool board interviewing candidates today
Grady County Board of Education members are sequestered in Thomasville today interviewing four candidates for superintendent of the county school system. According to Board Chairman Drew Pyrz, the five members of the board met Sunday with Bill Sampson, consultant with the Georgia School Boards Association, from 2 p.m. until 7:40 p.m. at the VanLandingham Center…
Read MoreCity seeks pro rata share of any JDA loan payments
Another of the creditors for the Grady County Joint Development Authority is looking to be repaid money it loaned the authority to ease its financial burden. After reading last week that Grady County commissioners wanted to discuss payment on a $594,158.94 loan made to the JDA before voting to the renew the note, Cairo city…
Read MoreLittleton hired as new Bainbridge coach
Cairo High School Syrupmaker defensive coordinator Jeff Littleton has been hired as the new head football coach at Bainbridge High School. The Decatur County Board of Education announced the hiring of their new head coach on Thursday night. Littleton, the former defensive coordinator at Cairo High School also taught weightlifting and general physical education. Littleton’s…
Read MoreNo hog hunting planned by commissioners
Hunters chomping at the bit ready to hunt hogs on Grady County’s Tired Creek Lake property may as well put the gun back in the cabinet and the dogs back in the kennel. Grady County commissioners met Tuesday night with Corporal Mike Binion of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division to discuss…
Read MoreJDA says thanks, but no thanks for grant to study motocross
Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Chadd Mathis applied for and was awarded a grant from Georgia Tech to analyze the financial impact of the motocross industry on the community, but the JDA Tuesday took no action authorizing acceptance of the grant. Authority members had previously approved of Mathis applying for the grant with…
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