Funeral services for Wyolene Pharis Fain are Saturday
Funeral services for Wyolene Pharis Fain, 81, of Cairo, Georgia will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Gordon Heights Baptist Church, Cairo, Georgia. Rev. John Paul Hasick will officiate. Interment will follow in Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Mrs. Fain passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Active pallbearers will be…
Read MoreRegistration dates set for recreational basketball
Registration dates set for recreational basketballThe Grady County Recreation Department has announced its youth basketball registration dates.Registration for age groups 5/6 CoEd, 7/8m 9/10 and 11/12 (age control date January 1) will be held November 1 through December 4 with deadline being December 4.Cost of registration is $10. For more information please contact the Grady…
Read MoreSyrupmakers face Patriots Friday night
The Cairo Syrupmakers clinched a second place finish in region 1-AAA last week with their win over the Crisp County Cougars. This week, they look to continue making improvements and finish the regular season at 7-3. This Friday night, the Syrupmakers face the Westover Patriots in the regular season finale and Homecoming.“If anyone would have…
Read MoreVeterans Day service is planned
Veterans Day will be observed here next Wednesday at a ceremony on the lawn of the Grady County Courthouse scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.A guest speaker has not been confirmed as of presstime Wednesday, but the program will feature the Dunarnis Youth Choir from Family Worship Center as well as the Cairo High School…
Read MoreOver 11,000 tax bills were mailed Friday, due Dec. 29
Better late than never, 11,318 tax bills were mailed to Grady County taxpayers last Friday. County and school taxes will be due and payable by Dec. 29.Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous reports that her office has already collected $55,462.35 in taxes through Tuesday afternoon.“We’ve been really busy with folks coming in to pay their…
Read MoreCharges against Johnny Folsom are dismissed
Dougherty County judicial officials have decided, after more than a month since the Sept. 25 arrest of Cairo High School Director of Bands Johnny Folsom, to dismiss the charges against the band leader.The Messenger learned this week that the Doughtery County District Attorney’s Office has decided to dismiss the charge of simple battery against a…
Read MoreBusinesses may bypass Grady due to no zoning, Marlowe says
Grady County’s top economic development official says, without reservation, that zoning plays a factor when new companies look to locate or expand in a community.Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe, responding to a question by County Commissioner Charles Renaud, told members of the board of commissioners Tuesday morning that companies want to locate and…
Read MoreHealth department to give H1N1 flu shots Wednesday
Beginning Nov. 4, the 14 county health departments in Southwest Health District will begin administering injectable H1N1 vaccine to priority groups most at risk of developing complications if infected with the virus. Grady County Health Department received its allotment Tuesday. “We are dividing and distributing approximately 2,500 doses of the injectable form of the H1N1…
Read MoreSyrupmakers are victorious
The Cairo Syrupmakers scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and held on to beat the Crisp County Cougars Friday night in Cordele 14-7. Lequinton Williams scored on runs of four and 24 yards within 20 seconds of each other. The Syrupmakers gave up a Cougar touchdown before half which cut the lead to 14-7. The…
Read MoreSunday services planned for Rodrick K. Daughtry
Rodrick Kenneth Daughtry died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at the home of his son in Thomasville, Georgia. Funeral services for Mr. Daughtry will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 2:30 p.m. at Reno Baptist Church in Grady County. Rev. Roger Brinkley will officiate. Interment will follow in the Providence Cemetery. The family will…
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