Syrupmakers roll over Westover
The Cairo Syrupmaids and Syrupmakers picked up big region wins Friday over Westover High School at West Thomas Stadium. The Syrupmaids beat the Lady Patriots 5-0, while the Syrupmakers were 5-2 winners over the Patriots.Catherine Wilson led the Maids with two goals in the region 1-AAA win in the first game of the night. Cairo…
Read MoreHealth Dept. to host open house Thursday
The Grady County Health Department invites the public to attend the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for its expanded facility on Thursday, March 12. “The open house will be from 3 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. with the ribbon-cutting at 4:45 p.m. We will have tours and refreshments,” said Grady County Health Department County Nurse…
Read MoreHall of Fame banquet is Saturday
The Grady County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural inductees Saturday night during a banquet to be held at the Grady Cultural Center.The first four inductees are Teresa Edwards, Bill Stanfill, Tommy Taylor and Bobby Walden. The evening kicks off with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the banquet at 7 p.m.…
Read MoreAll but two administrators offered new contracts
The Grady County Board of Education took action Tuesday night that could signal a significant shakeup in the administration of one local school.Without discussion or debate during the public meeting this week, the board unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis’ personnel recommendations.A closer examination of the superintendent’s recommendations indicates that contracts are not being recommended…
Read MoreBoard votes to cut supplements, furlough employees
Unless the economy drastically improves all employees of the Grady County School System will feel the budget crunch in their paychecks next school term.Tuesday night the board of education wrapped up its months long discussion of the system’s financial position and moved forward with a budget plan that includes a $1,000 maximum reduction in local…
Read MoreSeason ends for Syrupmakers
The Cairo Syrupmakers basketball season ended Wednesday night in Atlanta at the “Sweet 16” of the state AAA playoffs. Cairo lost to South Atlanta High School 87-44 in round two fo the state playoffs. The Syrupmakers had defeated Kendrick High School last Saturday night to make the next round and the right to play the…
Read MoreSyrupmakers face big test today
“It’s going to be an exciting game,” said Cairo coach Isiah Chance about his team’s second round opponent, South Atlanta High School, after the Makers beat Kendrick High School Saturday night in Columbus. The Makers will face the number one team today, March 4, in the state after knocking off Kendrick 59-53 in round one of…
Read MoreTuesday is D-Day for school board
Some critical decisions, one way or another, will be decided next Tuesday and for Grady County school system’s employees those choices will likely have an impact on the size of their paycheck come next school term.For nearly two-and-a-half hours Tuesday night members of the Grady County Board of Education crunched numbers and discussed proposed expense…
Read MoreTennis teams split with Westover
The Cairo Syrupmaker defeated Westover on Tuesday at Barber Park 4-1, and the Syrupmaids came up short in the quest to sweep Westover. Lee Cox and Kelvin Hart won in singles, and the teams of Jacob Atkinson and Jay Jones, along with Justin Drew and Dylan Trueden were all winners for Cairo.
Read MoreCairo soccer team beat Bainbridge
The Syrupmaker soccer team beat Bainbrdige 2-0 Tuesday, while the Syrupmaids tied 4-4. John McClenny and Lee Ponder both scored for Cairo. Katherine Wilson scored three goals for the Syrupmaids and Ashley Cumbie added the other goal. Cairo soccer teams will be on the road at Lee County on Thursday and at Worth County on…
Read More