Board goes along with Knight’s push to get bids on privatizing county mowing
At the urging of Grady County Commissioner June Knight, Grady County will be soliciting proposals for privatizing the mowing of county rights-of-way. “I brought this up a couple of meetings ago about contracting out our mowing. I’ve talked to Stanley (Elkins, the county road superintendent) and he says we have 350 miles of roads that…
Read MoreCity to crack down on illegal dumping in downtown dumpsters
Downtown business owners who pay for weekly and biweekly garbage service, have filed complaints with City of Cairo officials about illegal dumping in dumpsters located in the central business district. Impacted business owners say often times the dumpsters are full or overflowing with the trash of others. Councilman Bobby Gwaltney brought the subject up at…
Read MoreFall break is eliminated from new school calendar
The 2020-2021 school calendar is being revised and officials say this may not be the final version depending on what may happen in the future. “We will try this for the third time, but remember we must be flexible,” Grady County school superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard told members of the Board of Education Tuesday night.…
Read MoreMasks may be required when local schools reopen
Grady County school officials are considering a school reopening plan that would require the use of facial masks by all school personnel as well as students in common areas and in crowded hallways, but how such a mandate, if put in place, would be enforced is still an on-going debate amongst school administrators. Grady County…
Read MoreNumber of new COVID-19 cases up by 78
Information from public health officials indicates that Grady County should continue to be vigilant in the fight against COVID-19. The data shows our daily case average is high compared to state and national numbers. As of Sunday, Aug. 9, “the daily average of new COVID-19 cases in Grady County numbered 42 case(s) per 100,000 residents.…
Read MoreHammett hopes to keep seat on E.M.C. board
Cairo businessman and Reno resident Jimmy Hammett is asking Grady E.M.C. voters in his district to let him continue to serve as their representative on the cooperative’s board of directors. Hammett, 63, was appointed to the board in September 2018 to replace then-member Gordon Clyatt. Hammett says he hopes members will return him to the…
Read MoreState Park Road is now a paved road
The much anticipated paving of State Park Road was completed Tuesday, according to Grady County Road Superintendent Stanley Elkins. Striping of the road is set to be done today, Aug. 12, according to Elkins and then county crews will work on the shoulder and back-slope to get grass growing now that paving has been completed.…
Read MoreFallaw shares infectious disease plan with school board members Tuesday
Cairo High School athletic director Tom Fallaw presented the system’s infectious disease guidance and athletic program procedures to the Grady County Board of Education Tuesday night for its review and for now the Syrupmakers are set to kick off the 2020 football season on Sept. 4. The plan details how student athletes are to be…
Read MoreSheriff Young wins runoff, now faces Thomas
Incumbent Grady County Sheriff Harry Young prevailed in Tuesday’s runoff and is another step toward earning a fifth term in office. Sheriff Young defeated challenger Steve Clark by a vote of 1,516 to 1,377 in unofficial returns from Tuesday’s runoff election for the Republican nomination for sheriff. Young will now face Democratic nominee Donald (Dickie)…
Read MoreWho will be the winner?
With only a few days left to vote early in the Republican primary runoff for Grady County Sheriff, election officials report as of the close of business Tuesday, 672 in-person advance ballots have been cast. In addition, Grady County chief registrar Malinda Butler reports that a total of 410 absentee ballot applications were received and…
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