County hires firm to design lake dam
The Grady County commission continues to move forward with the construction of the 960-acre Tired Creek Lake and on Tuesday night some major votes were cast.The board unanimously approved a bid of $1,144,000 from Schnabel Engineering for the design of the dam for the new lake.“This will cover everything up to dam construction,” County Administrator…
Read MorePharis has plan to deal with academic weaknesses
A recent analysis of math test data for students taking the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) in the fifth and eighth grade is prompting a revamping of promotion and retention procedures for fifth and eighth graders and the delivery model used for math remediation.Student test data for those taking the math section of the CRCT in…
Read MoreBoard wants to look at court consolidation
The Grady County commission would like to examine the possibility and feasibility of combining some of the inferior courts in the county. Tuesday night the board instructed County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley to study a possible consolidation of courts and report back to the board. District 3 Commissioner Charles Norton broached the subject and said…
Read MoreServices for Cecil McDonald will be Friday
Services for Cecil C. McDonald, 82, of Cairo, GA are at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 13, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. The Rev. Dr. Ron McCaskill and Rev. Dr. Joe Allen will officiate. Interment will be 2:30 p.m. in Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, GA. Mr. McDonald passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Archbold…
Read MoreTowne is fired
Former Cairo fire chief Don Towne is without a job following a unanimous vote of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night to terminate him.Towne resigned his position here in June to accept the position of chief of Barrow County Emergency Services after having served as fire chief since October 2007.Since leaving Towne, his…
Read MoreSeason ticket sales continue
Last year’s CHS season ticket holders have until Friday, Aug. 20, to pick up their reserved tickets for the 2010 season. Tickets are available until 3 p.m. on that Friday and then will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Aug. 23, on a first come, first served basis.Tickets for the bottom level are…
Read MoreSyrupmakers hit the field Friday night
Believe it or not, the Cairo Syrupmakers will kick off this Friday night in a preseason scrimmage in Tifton at Brodie Field. The scrimmage game is set to begin at 8 p.m. Cairo began fall practice last Monday in full pads and sweltering heat. With the temperatures hovering near the 100 degree mark, the Syrupmakers…
Read MoreCity council moves into new quarters
The Cairo City Council met for the very first time in their new quarters in the former Roddenbery Hardware Co. building next door to City Hall on Monday night.Also housed in the building is the Grady County Museum & History Center annex.Renovations of the downtown fixture are now complete and Pastor Johnny H. Moore of…
Read MoreMayor wants to meet with county leaders
Still chafed by the Grady County Board of Commissioners rejection of a proposal that would allow Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous to collect city ad valorem taxes, the Cairo City Council decided it is time to have a heart-to-heart talk with county leaders about the importance of working together.Cairo Mayor Richard VanLandingham will take that message…
Read MoreHandel conceeds, Deal wins
With than less than 2,500 votes separating former U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal and former Secretary of State Karen Handel and some absentee and military ballots yet to be counted, Ms. Handel conceded defeat Wednesday. She pledged to unite behind Deal in his upcoming general election contest with Democratic nominee, former Governor Roy Barnes.With 100 percent…
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