Lots of folks are counting down the days to Christmas, but before the 25th rolls around another big day comes about—tax day. Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous reminds all local taxpayers that taxes are due and payable by next Tuesday, Dec. 20. Payments made after the 20th are subject to penalties and interest. Tax…

The enrollment in the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) at Cairo High School has grown to 122 cadets, but that is not good enough for the Department of the Navy and the program is being disestablished. Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis updated the Grady County Board of Education of the Navy’s…

Grady County is already beginning to realize the positive impacts of being an Archway Community. Sue Chapman, coordinator of operations for the Archway Partnership with the University of Georgia, met with Grady County commissioners Tuesday to discuss a project utilizing students with UGA’s Grady College to develop a public relations campaign for the 960-acre Tired…

Grady County commissioners are moving forward with public distribution of a proposed county zoning ordinance, as well as designating meeting places for upcoming public hearings on the proposed new ordinance. County Administrator Rusty Moye on Tuesday sought direction from the board as to how to proceed with the draft zoning ordinance. “I would not feel…

Grady County commissioners have taken action that could result in the consolidation of two local courts if the local legislation is passed by the Georgia General Assembly. Tuesday morning commissioners voted 4-1, with Vice Chairman Elwyn Childs opposing, to instruct Grady County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley to prepare a draft of local legislation to be…

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling made in March by Superior Court Chief Judge A. Wallace Cato involving the Grady County Joint Development Authority and a former tenant. The Court of Appeals issued its decision last Tuesday, Nov. 29, according to Grady County Joint Development Authority Attorney Thomas L. Lehman. “The Court…

Grady County Habitat for Humanity is recruiting a small family, up to four members, for its next home. The house will be built on a lot with space limitations and will have two bedrooms. It will accommodate a single person or a couple with up to two children of the same sex. Families who need…

A Cairo native who started a holiday tradition in Atlanta, is bringing it to South Georgia for the first time this Sunday. “No Room at the Inn” will feature a collection of Nativity scenes and Crèches from all over the world, according to its organizer, Lib Wight Quirk. The Nativity display will be open for…

A Grady County native was among 10 distinguished graduates of the University of Georgia’s Grady College recognized during a special tribute ceremony in Athens. Robert VanLandingham, a longtime staff writer and associate editor of The Cairo Messenger, was inducted posthumously into the Fellowship’s Sanford Circle. The Sanford Circle was created to honor absent friends of…

CNS cable subscribers will see their monthly bill jump an average of five percent beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The Cairo City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve the new rate structure which, according to City Manager Chris Addleton, only covers the city-owned cable system’s increased programming costs. Addleton also notes that the city’s rates…