Grady County commissioners have signed off on a proposal to fund the Roddenbery Memorial Library with a set percentage of Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) proceeds, but the Cairo city council has concerns with the plan.Earlier this month the board of commissioners unanimously approved a proposal to fund the public library with 11.2 percent of…

Grady County is in the running for a partnership project with the University of Georgia that would give this community access to the expertise of the full university. Currently, the county benefits, through Cooperative Extension Service, from the resources of UGA’s colleges of agriculture and environmental science; forestry and natural resources; and family and consumer…

Grady County residents and Roddenbery Memorial Library patrons will have the opportunity to personally meet the library’s new director on Thursday, May 26.The library board of trustees and staff are hosting a reception in honor of Pamela Grigg from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. tomorrow afternoon in the south hall of the Roddenbery Memorial Library.Ms.…

An average of 13,911,250 gallons of water per month pumped out of the ground by the city of Cairo is currently unaccounted for and is costing the city money, according to Charles Rehberg, an official with Consolidated Pipe & Supply, Inc.Rehberg was called in by city officials for consultation and to help identify ways to…

All court records in the civil action filed by the Grady County Joint Development Authority (JDA) against Joseph W. Higdon were transmitted by Grady County Clerk of Court Debbie Kines to the Court of Appeals of Georgia last week.Higdon has appealed Judge A. Wallace Cato’s March 29, 2011, order granting summary judgment in favor of…

Employees of Grady County traveling in county-owned vehicles or in their personal vehicles while on county business better buckle up or face a penalty.Although Georgia law requires all motorists to fasten safety belts when operating motorized vehicles, Grady County commissioners took it another level this week by adopting a seat belt policy that has teeth…

A revision to the city of Cairo’s utility deposit policy could result in local renters having to pony up at a higher rate than homeowners.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton recently proposed to the city council a new deposit rate schedule that would impact local renters establishing a new utility account with the city.Under the proposal…

The Cairo Syrupmaker soccer team saw their 21 game win streak come to an end on Wednesday at West Thomas Stadium as Woodward Academy defeated the Makers 9-2.  Cairo’s Lee Ponder and Luke Kimmel scored Cairo’s two goals in the loss.Read more about the the semi-final playoff game in next week’s Messenger.

Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton unveiled his proposed 2011-2012 operating budget Monday night and the spending plan calls for a three percent pay raise for city workers, but no increase in property taxes or utility rates.The total proposed budget is $38,222,724, which is up from the current spending plan of $35,976,204, but down from the…

Besides serving as a medical facility, Grady General Hospital also has a substantive economic impact on this community, according to a newly released report. The Georgia Hospital Association reports in its recently released “2009 Economic Impact Report” that the Cairo hospital’s local economic impact was nearly $40 million. The report uses the U.S. Bureau of…