On a 3-1 vote Tuesday night, the Grady County Board of Commissioners cleared the way for the county’s election superintendent to coordinate and manage municipal elections for the city of Cairo. Cairo city officials over the last several months have been in negotiations with Grady County Probate Judge and Elections Superintendent Sadie W. Voyles to…

Two officers with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office attended a specialized training conference last week in Northern Georgia.Grady County Sheriff Lieutenants Steve Clark and Russell Register attended and received training and information emphasizing highway safety and leadership training. A Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant provided the educational opportunity at the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association 2011…

The mailing of assessment notices to all Grady County taxpayers has been delayed, according to County Administrator Rusty Moye.Moye told The Messenger that the vendor under contract with the Tax Assessors Office was prepared to mail out the notices Friday when Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett discovered that the mailing did not include proper return address…

The Cairo City Council unanimously adopted a revised city ordinance that prohibits roosters in the corporate limits of Cairo.However, the council instructed that the ordinance written by City Attorney Thomas L. Lehman expand the number of chickens allowed in the city to 24 from the proposed seven.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton, who was absent Monday…

The Roddenbery Memorial Library Board of Trustees and the library director search committee appointed by the trustees gathered Monday to meet behind closed doors and narrow the field of finalists for library director to three.The finalists for the position include Acting Director Janet Boudet, former Librarian Administrative Assistant Pamela S. Grigg of Wilderness Coast Libraries…

After being left on the table for consideration for 60 days, a new policy was adopted by the Grady County Board of Education that opens the door for the naming of the basketball court inside the Cairo High School Gymnasium in honor of five time Olympian and Cairo Syrupmaid standout Teresa Edwards.The revised policy allows…

Litterers beware!The Cairo City Council instructed City Manager Chris Addleton to request Police Chief Keith Sandefur and his department begin making cases against littering.Councilman Ernest Cloud urged the council Monday night to be more aggressive in combating litter.“On my way over here tonight it was just repulsive to see a car going down the road…

The Grady County Historical Society extends an open invitation to attend its next general meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at the City Council Chamber in the Roddenbery Building on North Broad Street.The evening’s guest speaker is Jack Bridwell. He will be discussing genealogy in a program called “Find Your Grandpa.” Mr. Bridwell…

The Grady County Joint Development Authority (JDA) has won round one in its legal battle with Joseph W. Higdon of Higdon Furniture Company over the senior Higdon’s personal guaranty of a lease for the manufacturing facility on Wight Road constructed  by the JDA for use by the Quincy-based firm.Chief Judge of Superior Courts A. Wallace…