The Cairo Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday night to recommend denial of an application for a conditional use permit for a group home to be located in an exclusive northwest Cairo neighborhood. The Cairo City Council chamber was filled with an overflow crowd of opponents to the conditional use permit and officials with Sunrise Community,…

Grady County is home to what the industry considers some of the best motocross training facilities found anywhere, and just what the impact of the industry is on the community is something local officials would like to know. Officials with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Innovation Institute recently met with Grady County Joint Development…

The deadline for rec sports registration has been extended by one week, so parents may sign their children up for fall athletics through Friday, Aug. 24. Becky Bracewell, director of the Grady County Recreation Department, says that with school starting somewhat later than usual, the department has not had a chance to promote fall sports…

Chadd Mathis, executive director of the Grady County Joint Development Authority, briefed authority members Tuesday about a prospective new employer he is working with and referring to as “Project Grow.” Mathis could not elaborate due to confidentiality and ongoing recruitment, but he said the company is agriculture related and has operations in the northern United…

Syrup City Players will hold auditions for a fun-filled musical, “Pinkalicious,” next week at the Zebulon Theater. Auditions are for all ages and experience levels and will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21 and 22, at 6:30 p.m. Based on the popular children’s book, Pinkalicious is the story of a rambunctious, pink-loving girl…

A 17-year-old Cairo man was charged Monday with breaking into two Cairo businesses back in the early spring. Breon Patrick Gilbert is charged with the March 24 burglaries at Finishing Touch located on MLK Boulevard, and the office of accountant Terry Prince on Fourth Avenue S.W. Gilbert allegedly stole merchandise from Finishing Touch, and petty…

A newly formed company based in Valdosta is soliciting Grady County Sheriff Harry Young and the board of commissioners to contract with the firm to handle inmate health care at the Grady County Detention Center. Richard Raines, who serves on the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners and is a principal with Innovative Health Care Solutions…

A pair of observant neighbors in Northwest Cairo have helped police solve a string of entering auto cases, plus others that haven’t even been reported as crimes, police investigators say. The citizens reported seeing a suspicious person early Saturday morning and with their directions, and the eagerness of police to find the suspect, an arrest…

If you want to have an evening of fun and fellowship while helping raise scholarship money for local students at the same time, then you cannot miss the upcoming “Speakeasy Casino Night” to be held at Grady Cultural Center next weekend. Thomas University is hosting the benefit fundraiser and all of the proceeds will be…

The launch of the Grady County School System’s virtual school is underway and a meeting Monday night included seven families representing children who are currently being home schooled. Grady County Assistant School Superintendent Martha Fowler briefed the members of the board of education Tuesday night. “We had seven families in attendance representing 10 students. They…