Syrupmaker golfers place third
The Cairo Country Club was once again the site for the region 1-AAA golf tournament. The Cairo Syrupmakers finished third overall, just two strokes away from second place. The Syrupmaids came in fifth overall, one stroke out of a fourth place finish. Cairo’s Thomas Bearden was the region’s low medalist and has qualified for the…
Read MoreLocal man can’t stay out of trouble
For the fourth time in as many years, a Grady County man has been arrested on charges connected with the same illegal drug, methamphetamine. Danny Ketter, 54, was arrested at his home on Wilder Road Wednesday, April 14; the same home where he was also arrested on meth charges just five months ago on Dec.…
Read MoreBoard won’t light July 4th fireworks
Citing the tough economic picture, Grady county commissioners Tuesday night voted down partnering with the City of Cairo to host a Independence Day fireworks display here. City officials had written county leaders to determine if the county would fund $5,000 of the $10,000 fireworks show. Last year both governing bodies voted down having the fireworks…
Read MoreCommissioners want Kaye to make cuts
In response to the plan by the Grady County Board of Education to cut out the $100,000 it allocates for Roddenbery Memorial Library, Library Director Alan Kaye has issued a request for aid from the Grady County Commission.Kaye wrote to county commissioners seeking their approval to include the maintenance of the library’s grounds in the…
Read MoreServices are Wednesday for Nettie S. Nix
Mrs. Nettie Smith Nix, 86 yrs., formerly of Cairo, died Monday, April 19 at her home in Thomasville, GA Funeral services for Mrs. Nix will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Cairo, Ga. Rev. Daryl Owens will officiate. Interment will follow in the Pine Level Cemetery. Serving as…
Read MoreJoseph F. Cox to be buried Tuesday
Services for Joseph “Joe” Franklin Cox, 91, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Pine Level Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Jim Weaver will officiate with burial to follow in Mizpah Cemetery. Mr. Cox passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Grady General Hospital. Active pallbearers will be Kevin…
Read MoreFuneral services for Ila D. Owens set for Wednesday
Services for Ila Dozier Owens, 83, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Capel Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate with burial to follow in Capel Cemetery. Mrs. Owens passed away on Monday, April 19, 2010, at Camellia Gardens, Thomasville, GA. Active pallbearers will be Robert Donalson,…
Read MoreBilling errors cost Cairo big
City officials are now coming forward with an explanation of why water and sewer revenues were down nearly $1 million from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009.The Cairo City Council learned of the difference late last year when officials with Bowen, Phillips, Carmichael, Davis & Sims, the city’s auditor, presented a draft of the…
Read MoreRelay for Life steps off Friday
A Cairo High School athletic field will be filled with many enthusiastic folks Friday night, but it won’t be the Syrupmakers they’re cheering for, but rather a cure for cancer. Yes, it is time for the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Cairo. A slew of volunteers have organized this year’s relay, held…
Read MorePharis lays out plan that cuts out all library funding
As expected, Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis is not including a single dime for the funding of Roddenbery Memorial Library as he and his administrative staff begin the tough task of developing an operating budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1.Should the school board back the superintendent it would be…
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