The second annual Grady County Rabies Clinic will be held this Saturday, May 12, at the Grady County Livestock Pavilion. The clinic is sponsored by Animal Medical Center, Cairo Animal Hospital and the Environmental Health Section of the Grady County Health Department. Last year, 115 dogs and 25 cats were vaccinated during the one day…

Grady County commissioners have given the authorization to explore the possibility of purchasing real estate that could provide room for the State Probation Office and county records. During Thursday’s county commission meeting, the board met with Chief Probation Officer Jay Worsley about the Department of Correction’s need for office space in Cairo. Currently, the probation…

Two Grady County Board of Education members attempted to halt the renewal of contracts for classroom teachers and other existing personnel just days before a state required deadline to take action. Board members Scott Higginbotham and Allen Jenkins on Tuesday night voted against offering contracts to local educators for the 2012-2013 school term. Grady County…

A Grady County man and three codefendants are still waiting to learn what their sentence will be in a federal environmental crimes case. Byron Puckett, a former member of the Grady County Board of Education, was in federal court in Valdosta Monday and Tuesday where Judge Hugh Lawson heard arguments about his sentencing and that…

Letter carriers in Grady County are joining forces with the Help Agency here to help “Stamp Out Hunger” this Saturday during the 20th annual food drive. The event provides assistance to those struggling to put food on the table. “It’s a good thing to be a part of,” said Trent Heard, president of the local…

Investigators with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation are continuing their probe into a vicious attack of a couple in their home nearly two weeks ago. The search for clues is taking place while the victims continue their healing. The Tallahassee hospital where Mrs. Linda Scarboro was being treated, declined to…

Responding to a call for medical lift assistance, a Cairo firefighter ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle last week. While approaching a traffic signal at the intersection closest to the fire station, the fire truck had a red light, but continued with its left turn from Second Avenue Southeast to Fifth Street…

Arthur Allen is the new chief professional officer of the Marguerite Neel Williams Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Georgia, of which the Boys & Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County is a unit. Allen replaces Lee Wagner, who was recently named chief executive for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia. Allen assumed his new…

The 24th annual Great Southern Antique Car Rally will be held here next weekend in the newly revitalized Davis Park. Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton said Tuesday he is confident the park project will be completed by next Friday, May 11. “We’ve got some good weather to work in and all that remains is putting…

All 1,000 raffle tickets offered by the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce for its 30-day gun giveaway were sold as of Monday and the month-long raffle is now underway. Lynn Sanders of Cairo was the first lucky winner on Tuesday. Mrs. Sanders held ticket #511, which was the Georgia Lottery Cash 3 number for May…