Thomas Robert Skaja to be buried Saturday
Services for Thomas (Tom) Robert Skaja, 61, of Whigham, GA, are at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2009, at El Bethel Baptist Church in Whigham, GA, with Rev. Bob Knight officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, GA.
Read MoreFuneral services for Shelvia Jean Spivey are Saturday
Funeral services for Shelvia Jean Spivey, 72, of Cairo, GA will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home. Rev. Gerald Horne will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Spivey passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Mrs.…
Read MoreServices for Eula Miller are Tuesday
Services for Eula Bryant Vickers Miller, 88, of Cairo, Georgia, are at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Addington and Rev. Marcus Zillman, grandsons of the deceased, will officiate. Interment will be in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Georgia. Mrs. Miller died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at her…
Read MoreLegette Barrett to be buried Tuesday
Services for Burnum Legette Barrett, 70, of Cairo, Georgia, are at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009, graveside in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA with the Rev. Lee Brookins officiating. Mr. Barrett passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009, at his home. Mr. Barrett was born in Grady County on November 16, 1939 to the late Thomas…
Read MoreSyrupmakers face tough test Friday in Gainesville
The Cairo Syrupmakers continue to win in the state AAA playoffs and find themselves traveling to Gainesville Friday night to take on the undefeated and number one ranked Gainesville Red Elephants. Cairo, now 9-3 on the season, must find a way to slow down the Red Elephants, who have raced through their 2009 schedule and…
Read MoreIndustrial prospect to tour vacant plant
Prospects continue to show interest in the now vacant Higdon Furniture Company manufacturing facility on Wight Road, according to Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe.“One of our prospects is coming back Wednesday for another tour with some other company officials,” Marlowe said Monday.There are currently three prospects that have shown interest in leasing or…
Read MoreNo parking on Broad during Yule parade
The Cairo City Council voted unanimously Monday night to restrict parking on Broad Street during next Thursday’s edition of the Cairo Christmas Parade.The board of directors of the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce, which is one of the main sponsors of the parade, requested the city limit parking on Broad Street during the parade.Issues with…
Read MoreMore flu vaccine is available
Around 1,700 more doses of H1N1 nasal spray are available in time for children who need a second dose of vaccine to achieve full immunity, says Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant. “The approximately 1,730 children aged 2 through 9 in our 14-county Health District who have gotten their first dose of vaccine…
Read MoreSyrupmakers advance to the third round
The Cairo High School Syrupmakers advanced to round three in the state playoffs Friday night with a 9-7 win over Baldwin County Braves in Milledgeville. Cairo held off a late surge by the Braves, who cut the Cairo lead to 9-7 with 6:25 remaining in the game.Cairo then drove the ball down to the Baldwin…
Read MoreCity tax bills to be mailed next week
City of Cairo officials moved another step closer to being able to mail 5,017 city tax notices by early next week.The Cairo City Council met in a special called meeting Monday to set the 2009 ad valorem tax millage rate at 7.49 mills, and to introduce the tax ordinance for the 2009 tax year. The…
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