Start of city project is not as early as anticipated
The much publicized closing of 20th Street N.E. scheduled to have taken place Monday has been delayed. Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton told The Messenger Tuesday he anticipates the road being closed to thru traffic later this week. “We had said it would be closed effective Monday, but that just didn’t happen. We had done…
Read MoreMan nabbed after allegedly cooking meth while driving
A man “cooking” a batch of methamphetamine refused to stop for Cairo Police early Tuesday morning, but was finally brought to a halt when his car wrecked into a ditch, police say. Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur says his officers tried to stop Larry Christie for a traffic violation, but he refused to pull over.…
Read MoreWashington makes AYP for third consecutive year
Remediation and retesting of a segment of the students at both Washington Middle School and Southside Elementary School paid off big for the two local schools and has resulted in them being added to the list of Georgia public schools to meet federal Adequate Yearly Progress standards. Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis briefed…
Read MoreL.O.Maxwell, III died Tuesday
Leon “Lee” O. Maxwell, III, 69, of Calvary, GA, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla. Funeral arrangements were not complete Tuesday night. Clark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Guests may sign the online register at www.clarkfuneral.com.
Read MoreServices for Mandy Jo Baxter are Thursday
Services for Mandy Jo Baxter, 32, of Cairo, Ga., are at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Whigham, Ga. Elder Jon Mizell will officiate. Interment will be private. Ms. Baxter passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at her home in Cairo. Ms. Baxter was born on March 5,…
Read MoreCounty to buy equipment for State Patrol Post 12
Through traffic enforcement in Grady County by the Georgia State Patrol, county coffers are boosted so when the GSP asks for assistance from the Grady County Board of Commissioners, our commissioners listen. Sergeant Tracy Tabb, soon-to-be-commander of the Thomasville Post, made a presentation to county commissioners Tuesday regarding the purchase of bar code readers used…
Read MoreCounty delays buying Tasers for jail staff
Grady County Commissioners held back on purchasing 20 Tasers at the request of Grady County Jail Administrator Captain Tim Gainous Tuesday. The jail administrator had obtained an offer to purchase 20 M26 Tasers with holsters for jailers at a reduced rate of $175 each for a total purchase price of $3,500. Grady County Commission Chairman…
Read MoreCounty putting penny sales tax to use in big ways
A little penny may not seem like much, but when you have a bunch of them they go a long way as Grady County Commissioners learned Tuesday. The board was asked to approve expenditures totaling $270,729 and every last penny will come out of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds designated for roads…
Read MorePortion of 20th St. N.E. to be closed Nov. 7
The much anticipated start of Phase Two of the 20th St. N.E. improvement project will kick off on Monday, Nov. 7, with the closing of the busy artery serving Eastside Elementary School from the intersection with U.S. Hwy. 84 to the intersection of 19th St. N.E. Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton said that section of…
Read MoreSilent Auction set for Nov. 15-17
The list of auction items for the upcoming fourth annual Grady County Historical Society’s Silent Auction is beginning to grow. A retreat to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and beautiful Lake Seminole are two of the auction items sure to attract lots of bids. Other items range from oil changes to restaurant gift certificates to steak dinners.…
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