Services for Johnny Mitchell will be Sunday
Funeral services for Johnny Carl Mitchell, 55, of Cairo, GA are 4:00p.m., Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Clark Funeral Home with the Rev. Neal Baggett officiating. Mr. Mitchell passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Bainbridge Health Care nursing home.Mr. Mitchell was born February 22, 1955 in Cairo, GA, to the late William C.…
Read MoreFuneral services for Naomi C. Kalin
Services for Naomi Clark Kalin, 86, of Whigham, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Whigham Baptist Church, Whigham, GA, with interment following in Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Rev. Richard McNair will officiate. Mrs. Kalin passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at her home in Whigham, GA. Active pallbearers will be…
Read MoreFuneral services for Mildred H. Dollar are Saturday
Services for Mildred Hall Dollar, 64, of Cairo, GA, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA, with interment following in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate. Mrs. Dollar passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center…
Read MoreMemorial services for B.C. Harrison are Sunday
Memorial services for Buenah Clyde “B. C.” Harrison, 77, of Cairo, GA, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA, with his nephew Steve Harrison officiating and a private interment. Mr. Harrison passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Harrison…
Read MoreGBI arrests 5 in CNS theft case
A months long investigation culminated Thursday and Friday with the arrests of five people, including the former Cairo fire chief and his wife, a former city of Cairo employee, in connection with the alleged theft of free or reduced priced CNS Cable TV services.Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested Don Towne, Tiffany Erin Fowler,…
Read MorePublic Health investigating pertussis (Whooping Cough) outbreak in Grady County
The Grady County Health Department and the Southwest Health District are working with state and local partners to investigate and control an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, an infection caused by bacteria.“Our district epidemiologist and staff are conducting an investigation, and what we can tell you at this time is that we are currently…
Read MoreSome CNS Internet subscribers have experienced service problems
City of Cairo officials are asking for patience from some northwest and northeast Cairo residents and businesses who may have experienced service problems with their CNS Internet service.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton says approximately two weeks ago lightning struck Node 8 of the CNS system, which is located on North Broad Street near Citizens Bank.“We…
Read MoreFour land surveying firms get split of county project
Facing a Friday, July 16, deadline to complete the surveying of mitigation tracts which are part of the Tired Creek lake project, Grady County commissioners Tuesday accepted bids for the work from four different surveying firms at a total cost of $238,349.50.County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley told county commissioners Tuesday the surveys for the mitigation…
Read MoreGainous makes proposal to collect city taxes
After being approached by the city of Cairo to consolidate tax collection operations, Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous on Tuesday made her pitch to county commissioners for the county to not only collect school taxes, but city of Cairo ad valorem taxes, too, on a single tax bill.Such a consolidation of services would be…
Read MoreTeen wanted in multiple burglaries is in custody
A 13-year-old Cairo boy is in custody and officers are looking for another teenager in connection to burglaries at Cairo High School and several Cairo businesses this summer.The Cairo youth in custody was arrested Tuesday, June 29, while walking on railroad tracks in town. Cairo Police officers had already been to his home and found…
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