The Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce is completing ticket sales this week for its 30-day gun raffle. “There are less than 150 tickets left and, if you hurry, you should be able to get a ticket. It looks like this has been a very successful new fundraiser for the chamber – we are hopeful all…

Joseph W. Higdon has exhausted every legal option possible in his attempt to overturn the ruling of Superior Court Chief Judge A. Wallace Cato for a judgment against Mr. Higdon for monies due the Grady County Joint Development Authority. The Georgia Supreme Court issued its ruling Tuesday and upheld the ruling of the lower court…

As the city of Cairo’s fiscal year nears the end on June 30, 2012, city officials are not optimistic the city will generate the general fund revenue that was budgeted, which is causing city councilmen to review planned expenditures. City Council Finance Committee Chairman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas warned Monday that actual revenues could be…

The Archbold Medical Group and Grady General Hospital have proudly welcomed Internal Medicine physician, Jason NeSmith, M.D., to Cairo Internal Medicine. NeSmith earned a bachelor of science degree in nutritional science at the University of Florida in Gainesville and a medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed a residency in internal…

Ponder Enterprises, Inc. recently honored the General Manager of the local Hardee’s of Cairo with their highest award, General Manager of the Year. The award was presented at the company’s annual GM Rally meeting, held in Callaway Gardens. General Manager of the Year was bestowed upon Gloria Stephens for being at the top across the…

A group of local citizens banning together to purchase the assets of the Cairo Country Club, Inc., have raised sufficient capital to finalize the transaction as early as April 30. Cairo Recreation, LLC, has been established and over $1,000,000 in stock purchased by investors to ensure the continued operation of the 18-hole golf course and…

The Leon County, Florida Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last Tuesday to not appeal a federal court ruling in a lawsuit filed to contest the construction of the dam to create the 960-acre Tired Creek lake here. On March 19, the Honorable B. Avant Edenfield of the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Georgia issued…

The financial picture for the Grady County School System will potentially improve if state projections for mid-term allotments hold true, but Tuesday night two school board members remained focused on cutting personnel. Tuesday night the Grady County Board of Education met to hear an update on the budget preparations for the fiscal year 2012-2013 operating…

Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous will seek a fourth term of office when qualifying opens next month. “I would like to thank the citizens of Grady County for entrusting me to serve as your tax commissioner for the past 12 years. Over those years we have made a lot of changes in the office,”…

Cairo High School administrators said Tuesday that the high school graduation rate here is the fourth highest in the southwest Georgia region and is nearly six percent higher than the state average. The Cairo High School graduation rate for 2011 was 73.1 percent compared to the state average of 67.4 percent. In the southwest Georgia…