A young Cairo man was killed in a car accident and a Florida driver is charged with his death and driving under the influence (DUI) while the Georgia State Patrol continues its investigation. The case was turned over to the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team.Miguel Encina-Cornado, 24, was killed in the single vehicle accident on…

Early voting kicked off Monday, June 7, but the voter turnout has been poor thus far, election officials report.“It’s been steady, but slow,” Chief Registrar Lizzie Garrette said Tuesday.As of Tuesday, only 205 voters had cast ballots. Of those, 73 Democratic ballots had been cast and 132 were Republican ballots.There are no contested primary races…

Incumbent Grady County State Court Judge John William (Bill) Bass Sr. was the first candidate to qualify to seek election to the bench, but another candidate says he will also qualify for the post.Whigham Attorney Joshua (Josh) Bell said this week he will sign qualifying papers later this week to challenge Bass for the State…

Whigham attorney Joshua C. (Josh) Bell announced this week his intention to qualify to run for judge of the State Court of Grady County against incumbent Judge John William (Bill) Bass Sr.Bell, who has practiced law here and in Decatur County since 1998, currently serves as the appointed municipal court judge for the cities of…

Sixty-five hours of classroom training was put to a fiery test this past Saturday as 18 newly trained volunteer firemen completed their Basic Volunteer Firefighter Course as required by the state of Georgia. Seventeen new Grady County firefighters and one firefighter from a neighboring county are now certified firefighters after completing a “live burn” and passing a 100 question…