Cairo Mayor Richard VanLandingham has been elected to the board of directors of the Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG).ECG is made up by 51 participants including the cities of Cairo and Whigham.Votes were tallied last week and Mayor VanLandingham and Ned Watson, general manager of the Fort Valley Utility Commission, were elected to the ECG…

On Sunday at 2:30 p.m., residents of Cairo, Grady County and the surrounding area will have the opportunity to experience the thrill of an authentic John Philip Sousa concert at the Cairo High School Auditorium.The Northwinds Symphonic Band, conducted by Ronald J. Evans, will recreate the sights and sounds of the Sousa Band in a…

Grady County’s auditor presented a report on the county’s 2010 financial audit and the results were pleasing to county commissioners. Auditor Tom Carmichael of the firm Bowen Phillips, LLP, appeared before the board Tuesday to present the audit report, which will be transmitted to the Georgia Department of Revenue. Carmichael’s report indicates the county ended…

A car that failed to obey Georgia’s Move Over Law in Whigham Saturday, sparked a high speed chase into Decatur County that ended in a dramatic crash and the driver in custody. Whigham Police Capt. Bruce Lowe was conducting a traffic stop at 7:50 p.m., on U.S. 84 West in Whigham when he says a…

Grady County remains a candidate to become an Archway community and two members of the Grady County Board of Commissioners are upbeat about the opportunity.Commissioners Al Ball and T.D. David briefed their fellow commissioners Tuesday on recent meetings they attended with Archway officials and other community leaders.Archway is an outreach of the University of Georgia…

A tornado relief drive for the residents of Joplin, Missouri, is being organized by local Cairo resident Jerry Mobley.  The old Ford dealership in Cairo will serve as the storage and collection location for the donated disaster relief items.“I’ve been in situations where I’ve needed help, and there were people there to lend a hand. …

Several parked vehicles in downtown Cairo have recently become the targets of thieves, and Cairo police say there are easy steps people can take to keep from becoming victims.In each incident, victims had left valuables in the vehicles that were easily seen by passersby. Police say that is an open invitation to a thief. “They…

Grady County State Court Judge J. William “Bill” Bass Sr. recently completed mandatory continuing legal education and judicial certification by attending classes presented by the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education in Athens, Ga. Judicial programs enable judges to meet their mandated training requirements established by the Supreme Court of Georgia.  These programs provide the judges…

Drought conditions continue to prevail in Grady County.Agriculture Extension Agent Don Clark is estimating that nearly 80 percent of the cropland in the county is now in severe drought.The reason it happened so quickly, he says, is that from Aug. 1 to April 1, “we only had two rain events that were over an inch.…

Grady County school system officials are not even close to finalizing the 2011-2012 operating budget but they are already focused on the 2012-2013 spending plan.During a called meeting Monday, Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis told school board members his budget plan for the next two fiscal years was out the window.“Things looked a lot differently in…