Applications are available for Grady Co. Sports Hall of Fame
Grady County has several men and women who through the years have made significant contributions to our community and communities in other areas. During their years here in Cairo and Grady County, many of these people participated in high school sports that helped lay the foundation for successful years in college, careers in the business world,…
Read MoreCairo hosts Crisp Friday
The Cairo Syrupmakers (6-2, 4-0) hope to avoid mistakes that have haunted them over the last two weeks as they prepare to meet the Crisp County Cougars (5-3, 3-1) for a “Spooktacular Haunted Homecoming” this Friday night at West Thomas Stadium. The Syrupmakers are coming off a 28-20 victory over the Westover Patriots, after falling…
Read MorePregnancy Center of Southwest Georgia is expanding to Cairo
A Christian-based ministry designed to support girls and women dealing with unplanned pregnancies is preparing to open a facility in Cairo, and organizers are inviting the public to attend an informational meeting to learn more about the program next week. The Pregnancy Center of Southwest Georgia is expecting to open an office at 930 Fourth…
Read MoreTax bills were mailed Thursday
Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous says that 13,751 tax bills were mailed Thursday to local property owners and the bills are due and payable on or before Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. The bills mailed last week total $13,023,232, which includes state, county and local school taxes. Grady County’s Top 25 taxpayers are for the…
Read MoreMerchants welcome ghouls & goblins Monday
Young princesses, football players, monsters and fairy tale characters will skip along Broad Street Monday in search of candy during the annual Downtown Cairo Merchant’s Trick or Treat event. Many of Cairo’s government offices and downtown businesses will give out candy to costumed youngsters between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., Oct. 31. Parents must park…
Read MoreEmergency drill is next Thursday
In partnership with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), the Georgia Emergency Management Association (GEMA) and several local health departments and first responders, Archbold Memorial Hospital, Brooks County Hospital, Grady General Hospital and Mitchell County Hospital will simulate responses during a regional emergency preparedness exercise on Thursday morning, Oct. 27. The exercise allows…
Read MoreCairo to tackle Westover Friday night in Albany
The Cairo Syrupmakers (5-2, 3-0) hit the road one more time in the regular season with their third trip to Albany’s Hugh Mills Stadium to take on the Westover Patriots (4-3, 2-1). The Makers are coming off a 33-27 win in overtime over the Worth County Rams, while the Patriots were winners last week over Crisp…
Read MoreSheriff’s office shuts down “hit squad”
A group calling itself the “hit squad” allegedly terrorized a group of Doe Run Drive residents several weeks ago, attacking them and smashing neighborhood mailboxes, according to the Grady County Sheriffs Office. Deputies have arrested and charged three Cairo males – ages 19, 20 and 21- with one count each of misdemeanor battery in the…
Read MoreGrady EMC hosting 73rd annual meeting Friday
The Grady County Electric Membership Corporation hosts its 73rd annual meeting this week, and although the simpler event of today pales in comparison to the elaborate meetings of yesteryear, which featured parades and other big activities, local members of the utility cooperative still have something to smile about: prosperity and steady growth. The business meeting begins…
Read MoreCauley chops off pages from zoning ordinance
Grady County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley has combed through and fine-tuned a proposed new county zoning ordinance and in the process reduced the document from a 150-page ordinance to 50 pages. Cauley teamed up with Grady County Building Official Larry Ivy and Code Enforcement Clerk Jeannette Shurley to make the proposed ordinance easier to read…
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