Funeral service for Cecil Eaton to be held Thursday, Jan. 3
Cecil Henry Eaton, 95, of Pelham, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home with interment in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Robert Lewis will officiate. Grandsons Doug Brown, Kelly Brown, Colby Brown, Kermit Gilliard, Jr., Stan Gilliard,…
Read MorePlanning commission approves of tattoo parlor
The Cairo Planning Commission said yes to a new tattoo parlor in Cairo Thursday night. A public hearing was held last week and on the recommendation of the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission, the Cairo Planning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend approval of a conditional use permit sought by Jack R. Ingram Jr. According to…
Read MoreGrady General is tapped one of state’s best hospitals
Grady General Hospital was named a top Georgia hospital among small hospitals in the state by Georgia Trend Magazine. In the December issue, the magazine listed Grady General among the top 72 hospitals in Georgia for excelling in areas such as quality of care and patient satisfaction. Additional information on hospital readmissions, mortality and hospital…
Read MorePublic hearing on tattoo parlor is Thursday night
Two upcoming public hearings have been scheduled to consider an application for a tattoo parlor in Cairo. The first public hearing on the matter takes place Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Cairo City Council chamber at 101-B North Broad Street in the Roddenbery Building. The Cairo Planning Commission will take up the…
Read MoreMathis says local economic activity is picking back up
The Cairo Messenger has reported previously that Grady County is the potential site for the expansion of an agricultural business, but as of this week, the company has yet to select a site. Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Chadd Mathis says that he continues to have contact with the employer, which he has…
Read MoreChristmas Edition coming next week
The Cairo Messenger will go to press two days early next week so that our annual Christmas Edition will be in the hands of subscribers and readers on Christmas Eve. Our Christmas Edition will feature hundreds of ads including Christmas greetings from local merchants and businesses. Another popular feature is the Letters to Santa written…
Read MoreSchool officials review security plans
School security is on the minds of Grady County educators days after the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 26 were killed including 20 children. School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis said he told the principals of the county’s seven schools to conduct school as they saw fit this week. “Everybody reviewed their plans and…
Read MoreState officials to visit here Friday
Two high level state officials will be in Cairo to discuss the Georgia “Feed my School” program, according to Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis. Grady County School Nutrition Program Director Rhonda Keve successfully applied for a “Feed My School” program grant for Southside Elementary School and it is one of three schools that…
Read MoreCity bumps up CNS cable rates
The Cairo City Council approved a rate hike for CNS cable that goes into effect in February and will generate nearly $50,000 in additional cable revenue based on current subscribers. The new rates approved Monday night remain lower than Mediacom at all levels of programming, according to city records. Rates are going up anywhere from…
Read MoreJudge Bell orders Williams property razed
A dilapidated building on a major southwest Cairo thoroughfare, which has been in poor repair for decades, will finally be razed by order of Cairo Municipal Court Judge Joshua C. Bell. Last Wednesday, Bell once again took up the city’s case against Chiquita Williams, owner of the nuisance at 1100 M.L. King Jr. Ave. S.W.…
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