FRIDAY ELECTION WRAP UP
Qualifying ended at noon, but not before a surprise candidate registered to run for the District 1 Board of Education seat as a Democrat. Just before the noon deadline, Mike Russell, a Grady County businessman and owner of Russell Outdoor Advertising, became the only Democratic candidate for that school board seat. On the Republican side,…
Read MoreFuneral services Thursday for Albert M. Harrell, Jr.
Albert M. Harrell, Jr. passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012. Albert was born on June 21, 1932 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the late Albert Moore Harrell, Sr. and the late Grace Elder Harrell of Eastman, Georgia. He was a graduate of the Citadel, and was honored to serve his country in the United States…
Read MoreState’s First Lady to speak at Top Ten banquet
Recognition of their academic accomplishments will come straight from the Governor’s Mansion for this year’s Top Ten students of each grade at Cairo High School. Georgia’s First Lady, Sandra Deal, is the keynote speaker for the 2012 Top Ten banquet, the 25th annual event hosted by Cairo Rotary Club, June 5, at Cairo High School.…
Read MoreSome local schools seek charter, others are not
GRADY COUNTY EDUCATORS gathered Tuesday for a webinar at the VanLandingham Center with state officials to discuss the charter school initiative. Teams of teachers and administrators representing all seven schools attended, but only the faculties of Cairo High School, Washington Middle School, Shiver Elementary School and Whigham Elementary School have voted to proceed with writing…
Read MoreMathis betting on Las Vegas trip paying off here
Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Chadd Mathis is in Las Vegas this week seeking contacts with potential new retailers to locate and open retail establishments in Cairo and Grady County. Mathis is part of a delegation of economic developers from member cities of the Electric Cities of Georgia who are taking part in…
Read MoreQualifying now underway, ends Friday
Qualifying for public offices opened at 9 a.m. today and will conclude at noon this Friday. A new law passed by the Georgia General Assembly condensed the qualifying period from a week to three days. Democratic candidates are being qualified at The Cairo Messenger and Republican candidates are being qualified at the offices of Hester…
Read MoreTop Brookwood seniors are from Grady County
The top two students in Brookwood School’s Class of 2012 are from Grady County. At the April 26th Honors Assembly, Brookwood School Headmaster Mike Notaro announced Justin Earnest Johnson as the 2012 valedictorian, the highest academic honor given each year at Brookwood. Johnson had achieved the highest cumulative grade point average of his 35-member class…
Read MoreGraduation ceremony is Friday night
Cairo High School’s Class of 2012 will march onto the field of West Thomas Stadium to receive their diplomas Friday evening. There are 236 candidates for graduation, according to school principal David McCurry. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., but gates will open at 6:30 p.m. Those holding reserved seat tickets will…
Read MoreQueen backs away from sheriff’s race
The field of candidates running for sheriff of Grady County is shrinking by one person with the announcement by Jairam Queen that he does not plan to qualify as a candidate next week. Queen had told The Cairo Messenger in January that he intended to run for the county’s top law enforcement office, but he…
Read MoreAppointed member will seek election
Cairo barber Allen Jenkins, who was appointed to the Grady County Board of Education in February, told The Cairo Messenger this week he will qualify for election to a full four-year term when qualifying opens next week. Jenkins, 40, was appointed to the board by a unanimous vote following the resignation of District 3 school…
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