Southside’s bounty of twins
The number two has special standing at Southside Elementary School this year where there are 10 sets of twins enrolled in school, and surprisingly enough, four of those sets belong to just two families. Both the Gilbert and Gwaltney families have two sets of twins. Selina and Benji Gwaltney have four boys who are fraternal…
Read MoreMonday is deadline to register to vote on Nov. 3
Citizens only have until next Monday, Oct. 5, to register to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Grady County election officials are predicting a high turnout with the hotly contested race for U.S. president on the ballot, but also a number of other races, including sheriff of Grady County. Grady County…
Read MoreThree of four governing authorities have set tax rate
The Grady County Board of Education and Grady County Commission both met last Thursday in called meetings to set their individual ad valorem tax rates for 2020. The school board led things off with a 7:30 a.m. meeting, which took less than 10 minutes to complete. A school tax rate of 13.60 mills was approved…
Read MoreCity to tackle some major projects in the coming months
During the Cairo City Council meeting Monday night, city manager Chris Addleton updated council members on some major upcoming projects the city will tackle. Addleton said he has been in discussion with a representative of Croy Engineering to prepare for the removal of a 10,000 gallon underground fuel tank at the Cairo Municipal Airport. “It…
Read MoreGeorgia law enforcement officials cite public distrust of police for hurting morale
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service Deteriorating public support for law enforcement is driving police officers away from the profession and making it harder to attract new recruits, representatives of state and local police agencies said last Thursday. While cops expect criminals to see them in a negative light, bad feelings about the police…
Read MoreLawmakers examining Georgia’s coin operated amusement machines business
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service The coin-operated amusement machines (COAM) business in Georgia has been thriving since the Georgia Lottery Corp. took over regulating the industry in 2013, Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said Wednesday. Georgians spent more than $3 billion during the last fiscal year playing the machines, mostly at convenience…
Read MoreSchools adjusting to age of pandemic
Grady County Schools are in their third week of the year, and leaders are cautiously optimistic about educating students in the age of a pandemic. Dr. Kermit Gilliard, superintendent of Grady County Schools, says discipline issues are down compared to normal years, and school leaders are handling matters of quarantine well when they arise. “Everybody…
Read More“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to be performed at Pope’s Museum
Submitted by Michelle Dean (executive director of Popes Museum Preservation and owner/operator of Popes Museum Farm) “The course of true love never did run smooth.” These words taken from Shakespeare’s famous comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” could be rewritten, “The course of 2020 never did run smooth.” Certainly, Grady County has had its share of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 plays havoc with event planning
With the pandemic continuing to hang uncertainly in the future, many usual fall activities in Grady County remain in limbo, such as Boo on Broad, the Christmas Parade and Cairo High School’s Homecoming parade. Whether Boo on Broad will take place this year is uncertain, according to Alyssa Blakley, Cairo Main Street director. “The City…
Read MoreVirus death toll continues to rise here and across the nation
Information from state resources indicates that those Grady County residents diagnosed most with COVID-19 are in the age group of 35 to 54, trailed next by the 55 to 85-plus age group. Those between the ages of 15 and 34 follow close behind that. According to the Georgia Geospatial Information Office COVID-19 Dashboard, there have…
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