Census results may force changes to local districts
With the much anticipated release of the local population figures according to the 2010 U.S. Census, Grady County Commissioners are preparing to adjust district lines within the county should a population shift require revisions. The county is divided into five districts based on population. Should certain areas of the county evidence significant growth a shifting…
Read MoreSoccer Night to be celebrated March 25
The Friends of Soccer invite all Grady County students to come watch the varsity soccer matches on Friday, March 25, for FREE. Any Grady County school student who wears their favorite soccer jersey, Grady County Recreation Dept. or local school T-shirt, gets in the gate free on March 25, 2011. Cairo will play Westover varsity girls…
Read MoreFive inducted into Grady County Sports Hall of Fame
The Grady County Sports Hall of Fame now has five new members after the third annual induction banquet this past Saturday night at the Grady Cultural Center. Inducted at the dinner banquet were Lewis Gainey, Stephanie Hines-Smith, the late Joe Knight, Melvin Ray,and Larry Green. The 1946 state champion Syrupmaker football team was also recognized…
Read MoreMemorial service for James L. (Jimmy) Payne is Friday
Memorial services for James Leroy “Jimmy” Payne, 70, of Cairo, GA, will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011, at Cairo First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA, with Rev. Paul Day and Rev. Dr. Joe Allen officiating. Jimmy went home to the Lord on March 9, 2011, at Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, GA,…
Read MoreArmed homeowners nab burglar on third visit
When he snuck in through the bathroom window of his neighbor’s home, he must have been astounded to hear male voices ordering him to get on the floor. Astounded, but willing to cooperate when confronted by two armed brothers.Alvin Lee, who lives in the Pine Park Road home, said it was the third time his…
Read MoreSearch committee, not trustees, narrows field of candidates
The board of trustees of Roddenbery Memorial Library will gather Monday not only to handle routine business and begin planning for the 2011-2012 operating budget, but also to begin the next step in selecting a new library director.Susan Perkins, a retired public school system librarian and chairman of the library director search committee, will meet…
Read MorePharis wants all teachers to have new computers
Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis has ambitions of replacing every computer used by teachers in the public schools in the upcoming new school term. On Tuesday night, Dr. Pharis submitted bids from four vendors, including Blough Tech of Cairo, that ranged from $1,066.70 per unit to $534.00 per unit. Blough Tech bid $925.00…
Read MoreLeon County officials shun local leaders
As The Cairo Messenger went to press Tuesday the Leon County, Florida Board of Commissioners had not filed court documents to intervene in a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Grady County Board of Commissioners, but they continued to ignore requests from local officials to discuss the water…
Read MoreAching backs prompt county to purchase motorized stretcher
Not only are some waistlines expanding, so are the county’s claims for Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Grady County Commissioners are taking action in hopes of reducing work-related injuries. Coming off what one county official described as a “horrible” year for the county in relation to Workers’ Compensation Insurance claims, Grady County Emergency Medical Service Director Billy…
Read MoreCity looking at stuffing chickens to cut down on fowl noise
A Cairo lady’s complaint about noisy chickens owned by her next door neighbor has prompted the city council to begin the process of reviewing existing ordinances and possible new regulations to combat such fowl issues.Lisa Council, of 220 12th Ave. S.W., says that every morning at about 4:15 her household is awaken by her noisy…
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