Contractors hired by the City of Cairo to demolish the former Chickasaw Club in southwest Cairo will have to wait a little longer before cranking up the demolition equipment.Superior Court Chief Judge A. Wallace Cato on Thursday conducted a hearing on a suit filed by Elbert Walker, owner of the property located at 1416 Calvary…

The cost to participate in county recreation program activities will soon rise following action by the Grady County commission Tuesday. On the recommendation of Recreation Department Director Becky Bracewell, commissioners voted unanimously to raise the fee for football, smurf flag football, cheerleading and soccer by $5 per participant. “Everyone around us is way above us,”…

The Archway project through the University of Georgia continues to build support locally.The Cairo city council voted unanimously Thursday to fund $5,000 for the first year of what could be a five year agreement to make Cairo-Grady County an Archway community.The Grady County Joint Development Authority, Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce and the Grady County…

A rezoning application filed by Grady Electric Membership Corporation has neighboring homeowners concerned and the Cairo City Council will make a decision on the matter tomorrow night.Members of the city of Cairo Planning Commission heard from EMC officials as well as local residents concerning the proposed rezoning of all of the EMC’s property to light…

A reorganization within the operating structure of the city of Cairo is resulting in new responsibilities for two current employees and a third is retiring.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton announced late last week the appointment of Celeste Tyler as the new city director of marketing.In her new role, Mrs. Tyler, who was originally hired as…

A group of six people is accused of bringing a 14-year-old Baker County girl to a mobile home here and molesting her earlier this month. The girl had called a friend in Grady County, Tiffany Shayne Simpson, saying she wanted to run away from home, according to Grady County Sheriff’s Investigator Steve Clark. Simpson and…

In response to a letter sent by Gov. Nathan Deal, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack determined that, due to the ongoing drought, 22 Georgia counties suffered production losses great enough to warrant a secretarial natural disaster designation.“I am grateful for Secretary Vilsack’s quick response to my request,” said Deal, “with this designation farmers and…

The preliminary Grady County tax digest figures indicate the value of the county’s digest dropped approximately 10 percent from last year.Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye said Friday that Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett had submitted the preliminary digest to him, but it will be Wednesday before the administrator can complete his budget calculations.County commissioners say they…

The preliminary Grady County tax digest figures indicate the value of the county’s digest dropped approximately 10 percent from last year.Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye said Friday that Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett had submitted the preliminary digest to him, but it will be Wednesday before the administrator can complete his budget calculations.County commissioners say they…

Don’t forget to bring your unvaccinated pet to the Grady County Livestock Pavilion for a low-cost rabies vaccination during the first ever Grady County Rabies Clinic.State health officials and local veterinarians are concerned with the uptick in rabies cases in Grady County and the growing number of unvaccinated pets in the community.In an effort to…