Tax bills mailed
Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous and Cairo City Clerk Carolyn Lee both reported this week that tax bills have been placed in the mail and taxpayers should begin receiving them immediately.The county tax commissioner got off to a head start mailing a large batch Friday and then delivering the remainder to the post office…
Read MoreAuditor calls for sheriff’s bank accounts to be closed
The county’s auditors are calling for the closure of two bank accounts maintained by the Grady County Sheriff’s Office.County Auditor Tom E. Carmichael, Jr. of the Tifton firm of Bowen, Phillips & Carmichael, wrote to commissioners in a letter dated October 8, that two bank accounts maintained by Sheriff Harry Young’s office had not been…
Read MoreCourthouse squabble erupts over raises
A delegation of constitutional officers and county employees led by Chief Magistrate Larry Bearden staged a protest Tuesday night before the county commission over double digit pay raises authorized for employees of the clerk of court office in the 2009 operating budget.The county commission included the raises ranging from 13.6 percent to 22 percent for…
Read MoreServices for Judge Ward held
J. Patrick Ward, 67, passed away in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Sunday, October 12, 2008. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Pine Park Baptist Church. Visitation was held immediately following the service for family and friends.Mr. Ward was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on January 29, 1941, to the…
Read MoreHall of Fame request nixed
The Grady County Board of Commissioners officially nixed the idea of housing the new Grady County Sports Hall of Fame at the county courthouse Tuesday.Prior to adjournment of a special called meeting Commissioner Charles Norton made a motion to deny the request of the Sports Hall of Fame board to place the hall of fame…
Read MoreSyrupmakers travel to Albany Friday
The Dougherty Trojans have already improved on last season’s dismal 3-6 season as they upped their season mark this year to 4-2 with two big wins over region foes Westover and Monroe. The Trojans have also defeated Kendrick and Early County, with their two losses coming to Americus- Sumter and Worth County.“Dougherty is Dougherty. They…
Read MoreFireman earns diploma
Cairo Firefighter Mark Paytee, a 15-year veteran with the Cairo Fire Department, has raised the bar for his peers and other aspiring firefighter candidates by becoming Cairo’s first firefighter to earn a fire science technology diploma.Driven by a goal to become a shift supervisor, Paytee has made the trek to Valdosta Technical College (VTC) in…
Read MoreD.A. candidates debated Tuesday
Tuesday’s radio political forum featuring the two candidates for district attorney was marked by personal attacks and charges of fiscal mismanagement.Challenger Ryan Cleveland, a former assistant district attorney and Republican candidate, went on the offensive against his former boss with three weeks remaining until election day.Incumbent D.A. Joe Mulholland, a Democrat, challenged Cleveland to share…
Read MoreCairo whips Worth
It may have been Worth County’s Homecoming, but the Syrupmakers were the ones celebrating, whipping the Rams on their special night, 42-6. Cairo was undefeated going into the region match-up, but CHS head coach Tom Fallaw felt like their last two wins, a 10-7 win over Thomasville and a 21-0 shut out of Monroe, lacked…
Read MoreStumbling block for Hall of Fame?
A delegation representing the organizers of the new Grady County Sports Hall of Fame petitioned the county commission Tuesday to house the new hall of fame on the walls of the lower level of the courthouse, but commissioners were divided in their response.Cairo Mayor Richard VanLandingham, chairman of the hall of fame board of directors,…
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