CHS sports briefs
The Cairo Syrupmakers and Syrupmaids played Thomasville in soccer yesterday in Thomasville. The Syrupmaids were defeated by the Lady Dogs 4-1, while the Syrupmakers and Bulldogs battled to a 1-1 tie. In baseball, the Syrupmakers defeated Dougherty 10-0 yesterday. A scheduling snafu had both teams traveling yesterday, with Dougherty coming to Cairo and Cairo heading…
Read MoreSyrupmakers shut out Worth
Maids defeated by Lady Rams The Cairo Syrupmakers made quick work of the Worth County Rams in soccer last Thursday night with a 10-0 shutout win in the first game of the night at West Thomas Stadium. Meanwhile, the Syrupmaids lost a heartbreaker to the Lady Rams 0-1 in the second game of the evening.Between…
Read MoreCouncil taps brakes on new RV park
A proposed 82-lot park for recreational vehicles located adjacent to Valley Pines Golf Course and Ira Higdon Grocery Company off Alton Hall Road is under consideration by the Cairo City Council.City officials ordered David McQuary to cease work on the project last week because none of the necessary permits had been approved.McQuary and his attorney,…
Read MoreChamber endorses leadership program in hopes of improving local schools
Local educators and business leaders are exploring the possibility of partnering together to implement in one or more schools here a leadership program developed by one of the world’s authorities on the subject.The group of school and business people met Monday with FranklinCovey representatives, who traveled here from Salt Lake City at the behest of…
Read MoreCity, county, Whigham consider forming drug squad
Local elected officials met Monday night at Cairo City Hall to discuss the future of the war on illegal drugs in Grady County.The Grady County Board of Commissioners, District Attorney Joe Mulholland, County Administrator Rusty Moye, Whigham Mayor Jimmie Laing and Whigham Police Chief Tony Black met with the Cairo City Council to discuss the…
Read MoreSoccer team posts shut-outs
The Cairo High School soccer teams shutout Monroe Tuesday night at West Thomas Stadium. The Syrupmaids beat the Lady Tornadoes 6-0, and the Syrupmakers were 10-0 winners over the Tornadoes. Catherine Wilson led the Maids with three goals, Ashley Cumbie and D’Erica Johnson both had one goal each. In the boy’s match, Mose Willis and…
Read MoreHall of Fame banquet drew large crowd
The Grady Cultural Center was the site of the first ever Grady County Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet Saturday night March 14, 2009. Bobby Walden, Bill Stanfill, Teresa Edwards and the late coach Tommy Taylor were inducted in front of a crowd of more than 300 people.“Elegant” is the way one banquet attendee described…
Read MoreNew companies looking at Grady County
New Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe has hit the ground running and on Tuesday, he briefed the authority members for the first time on his progress in negotiations with three new prospects.Marlowe, coming out of the state’s economic development department, has given each project clever code names to protect the confidentiality…
Read MoreCounty, city to discuss drug squad options
Grady County commissioners plan to meet with the Cairo City Council Monday night to discuss the options the two governing bodies have in combating the trafficking of illegal drugs in the community.The meeting which will begin at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, is being held after commissioners learned that Sheriff Harry…
Read MoreService planned for Judy Rosser
JUDY ROSSERJune 23, 1949-March 12, 2009Services for Judy White Rosser, 60, of Thomasville, Ga., will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 14, 2009, graveside in Cairo Cemetery in Cairo, Ga. The Rev. Richard Soper officiating. Mrs. Rosser passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009.Mrs. Rosser was born in Thomasville, Ga., on June 23, 1949, to…
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