Northside student brings automatic weapons to school
A Northside student has been charged with brining two automatic weapons to school Friday, according to School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis.The 9-year-old, whose name is protected as a juvenile, was arrested and charged with carrying/possessing a weapon on school property by School Resource Officer Duke Donaldson, who investigated the case.A Northside faculty member Friday afternoon…
Read MoreClifford L. Scott to be buried Tuesday
Memorial services for Clifford Leo Scott, age 64, of Cairo, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home. Mr. Scott passed away November 12, 2009, at his home in Cairo. The family will receive friends after the service at the funeral home. Interment will be…
Read MoreFriday services planned for Pauline Broome
Services for Pauline Harrison Broome, 87, of Cairo, Georgia, are at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2009, at Reno Baptist Church, Cairo, Georgia, with the Rev. Roger Brinkley officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Mrs. Broome died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Pinewood Nursing Center in Whigham, Georgia. Active pallbearers are Walter…
Read MoreSyrupmakers enter playoffs Friday
The Cairo Syrupmakers finished second in region 1-AAA and earned the right to host a round one playoff game this Friday night at West Thomas Stadium. The Syrupmakers will host the Woodland-Henry Wolfpack. The Wolfpack, in only their third year of existence, will be playing in their first ever playoff game.Cairo defeated Westover Friday night…
Read MoreThree prospects have eye on former Higdon plant
Three different prospects have shown interest in the now vacant, former Higdon Furniture Company facility on Wight Road, according to Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe.“For a while there we didn’t have any interest and now, all of sudden, we have three different prospects who have expressed interest. We are moving in…
Read MoreCairo’s Blake Smith is featured on Jax billboards
As a Cairo High School student, Blake Smith excelled in the classroom and on the field as a member of both the Syrupmaker baseball and football teams. Throughout his four years at CHS, Blake exuded a quiet confidence both on and off the field, so quiet in fact, Smith may be the last person you…
Read MoreHealth Dept. open late Thursday
On Thursday, Nov. 12, all 14 county health departments in the Southwest Health District plan to remain open after regular working hours to dispense free H1N1 vaccine to individuals in the priority groups most at risk of developing complications from the novel influenza virus.“As long as a health department has even one dose of H1N1…
Read MoreChristmas parade deadline extended
Chamber of Commerce officials announced this week the deadline to register entries in this year’s Cairo Christmas Parade has been extended.Chamber Executive Vice President Jennifer Majors said this week that the chamber has pushed back the registration date to Wednesday, Nov. 18. The original deadline was this Friday.Although the registration deadline has been extended, more…
Read MoreServices for veteran Probate Judge are Monday
Funeral services for Anne Wade Edwards, 75, of Cairo, Georgia, will be held on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., graveside in Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Rev. Dr. James Spencer will officiate. Mrs. Edwards passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009. Mrs. Edwards was born in Thomas County, Georgia on September 6, 1934,…
Read MoreSyrupmakers thump Patriots, host Woodland Friday night
The Cairo High School Syrupmakers will be busy this week preparing for the first round of the AAA state playoffs when Cairo hosts Woodland High School Friday night at the Syrup Bowl at 7:30 p.m.The Syrupmakers ended the regular season Friday night with a 17-7 victory over the Westover Patriots.Trevor Moncrief put the Syrupmakers up…
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