Syrupmaids sweep Peach, face Monroe Wednesday
The Cairo Syrupmaid softball team picked up two big region wins last Friday, beating Peach County in a doubleheader at the Cairo softball field. The Maids won game one 13-1 and came back to win game two 9-8.Cairo scored one run in the first, five in the second, six in the third and one more…
Read MoreSyrupmakers host the Yellow Jackets Friday night
The Cairo Syrupmakers (0-1) will be back in action this Friday night as they face the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets (0-1). Both teams will be looking for their first win of the 2009 season. The Makers lost to Bainbridge Aug. 22, 16-13, in the 2009 season opener, and the Jackets were beaten by the…
Read MoreQualifying for city elections ends Friday
Cairo City Councilman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas was the first candidate to qualify in person for re-election this week. The very first candidate to qualify for re-election was Cairo Mayor Richard VanLandingham, but he did so by proxy. City Clerk Carolyn Lee reports that Mayor Pro Tem Ernest Cloud Jr. also qualified Monday. Unless someone…
Read MorePush made to build new county pool at Holder Park
Grady County Commissioner Charles Renaud made a push Tuesday to have the county study the possibility of locating the proposed new aquatic center approved by voters at Holder Park rather than at Barber Park.Throughout the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax negotiations and campaign, the pool was to be built at Barber Park. However, nothing…
Read MoreGBI completes its probe of jail beating
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has completed its investigation into a jailhouse brawl that took place August 21, which resulted in the death of a Cairo man.Wade Harry, an inmate beaten while in custody at the Grady County Detention Center died Tuesday, after he was removed from life support systems in a Thomasville hospital. The…
Read MoreCity drills deeper and gets more water
Digging a little deeper proved beneficial as the city looks for a new drinking water well site on the city’s west side.On Monday night, consulting engineer Stacy Watkins of the engineering firm Watkins & Associates briefed members of the Cairo City Council regarding the test well dug on city property located on Wight Road.”We talked…
Read MoreSpecial election precedes CHS open house Monday
First Term Open House will be held at Cairo High School on Monday night, Aug. 31, 2009. All parents are invited to come to the lobby of the auditorium no later than 7 p.m. to pick up their child’s schedule and a school information folder. There will be a short meeting in the auditorium conducted…
Read MoreFuneral services for James W. Rash are Wednesday
Mr. James Washington Rash, 85, died on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. Services for Mr. Rash were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Pine Park Baptist Church Pine Park, Ga. The Rev. Gordon Cloud and the Rev. Carl Harrell officiated with interment following in the Pine Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers…
Read MoreTuesday services planned for Carroll Todd Givens
Services for Carroll Todd Givens, 40, Bainbridge, are 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Clark Funeral Home. The Pastor Neal Baggett and Pastor Ken Davidson will officiate. Mr. Givens died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital. Pallbearers will be David Butler, David Armbvist, Bill Feaster, and Rick Barfield. Born August 24, 1968…
Read MoreSyrupmakers open 2009 season with loss
The Bainbridge Bearcats built a 16-0 lead over the Syrupmakers in the 2009 season opener Saturday night at West Thomas Stadium and fought off a furious comeback by the Makers to win 16-13. The Syrupmakers gave up 16 first half points, but held the Bearcats to just 46 yards in the second half. The Syrupmakers scored…
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