Library breaks another circulation record
Roddenbery Memorial Library has once again broken its all-time record for circulation. Fiscal year 2010, which ended on June 30, saw an across-the-desk figure of 93,013 items checked out, which is nearly 1,000 more than the previous year.This makes eight of the last nine years in which the record for circulation has been broken, with a…
Read MoreWoman exercising at police gym dies
An autopsy is being performed on a 36-year-old Cairo woman who died while exercising at the Cairo Police Department Thursday evening. Trudy Bryant and a number of other women were working out in the gym area with Duke Donaldson of the Cairo Police Department. According to Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur, Ms. Bryant collapsed and…
Read MoreDeath of Hispanic man is under investigation
A man was found dead outside a vacant rental home in northeast Cairo Monday, and Cairo Police are hoping someone will come forward to identify the victim. Officers are treating the death as suspicious and have sent the body to the GBI Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy in hopes of determining just how…
Read MoreSmashers win championship
Grady County can boast of another state champion. Grady County’s 7 & 8 year old pitching machine all-star baseball team “The Syrup City Smashers” claimed the 7 & 8 year old state championship last weekend in Cordele. According to Grady County Recreation Director Phil Gregory, to the best of his knowledge, it’s the first state title…
Read MorePorter resigns from school board
The Grady County Board of Education now has a new member.Scott Higginbotham was unanimously appointed by the school board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District 5 board member Joe Porter.Porter submitted his resignation to Governor Sonny Perdue effective June 28th because he and his family moved to a new home out…
Read MoreSchool board adopts budget with $905,085 surplus built in
The Grady County Board of Education on Tuesday night adopted an operating budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 that includes a $905,085 revenue surplus if the school system can hold expenditures down to $28,023,261 through June 30, 2011.Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis built the budget surplus into the budget by making substantial expenditure cuts in hope of…
Read MoreMaddox & Bulloch endorse Johnson
Two members of Grady County’s legislative delegation have endorsed Senator Eric Johnson in his bid to become Georgia’s next governor.The Johnson campaign reported this week that both Senator John Bulloch and Representative Eugene Maddox have endorsed the senator from Savannah.Rep. Maddox told The Messenger Tuesday he had decided to support Johnson after having served with…
Read MoreOfficials will likely make decision on bond financing Tuesday
Grady County commissioners met Tuesday afternoon with a bond attorney and bond underwriter to discuss possible bond financing for the construction of the 960-acre Tired Creek lake.Cliff C. (Bucky) Kimsey, III, of Morgan Keegan & Company, and Jonathan Pannell, of the Savannah law firm of Gray & Pannell, met with county officials this week to…
Read MoreDouglas elected to GMA board
Cairo City Councilman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas has been elected to serve on the powerful board of directors of the Georgia Municipal Association.Douglas’ election took place at the recent GMA annual meeting held in Savannah.The Cairo city official will also serve as the president of GMA’s 10th District, which includes cities in Terrell, Lee, Calhoun,…
Read MoreCity hires new fire chief
The city of Cairo will have a new fire chief beginning Monday when Jim T. Fielding takes over.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton announced Monday he has hired Fielding to take the place of Don Towne, who resigned to take a job in Barrow County, Ga.“I look forward to working with Chief Fielding as he leads…
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