Test results coming slower, but 25 new COVID-19 cases are recorded
There are 25 more Grady County residents testing positive for COVID-19 in the last week, bringing the total number of locals who have had the disease to 262 since the beginning of the pandemic. Grady General Hospital is treating three positive patients as of Tuesday, according to information from Archbold Medical Centers, which operates the…
Read MoreAmbulance crashed while transporting a patient
An ambulance driving through Grady County early Thursday morning, lost control on U.S. 84 and spun into a ditch leaving all three occupants with visible or suspected minor injuries, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Raymond Roberts, 31, of Lenox, was driving the 2018 ambulance owned by Amerimed Emergency Medical Services. Roberts tells the G.S.P.…
Read MoreCounty’s new drone used in search for suspected accident victim
Grady County Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were dispatched last week to assist law enforcement in the search for a possible missing person, and they utilized a new tool in their tool chest. Authorities were dispatched to the report of an alleged impaired driver who had crashed into a tree but proceeded on her way on…
Read MoreFunding for Open Pond Road repairs does not come through, alternate plans made
Grady County administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, alerted county commissioners last week that he had been in talks with the county’s consulting engineer on transportation infrastructure improvement projects and said a priority list would soon be formulated. Johnson reported that the county’s application for a Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (G.T.I.B.) loan/grant that officials had hoped…
Read MoreOfficials met to discuss bond refinancing
After receiving proposals from banks for a private placement transaction for the refinancing of bonds issued for the construction of the Tired Creek Lake dam, Grady County Lake Authority members are encouraging the county commission to support a public issuance, which will save the county considerable interest expense. Lake Authority chairman Steven Childs, vice chairman…
Read MoreLocal doctor killed in tragic accident in Mitchell County
Well-known Grady County physician Dr. Andrew Dekle was killed Friday evening, July 10, in a tragic accident on property he owned in Mitchell County, according to the coroner there. Coroner Stedderick Thomas said the accident happened in a pecan grove near the intersection of Spence Road and County Line Road in Mitchell County about 7:30…
Read MoreCounty schools likely to reopen August 7
Grady County students will get a few extra days of summer vacation if the local board of education approves a change in the school calendar that Dr. Kermit Gilliard is expected to request next week. Dr. Gilliard, superintendent of the Grady County School System, says he will ask to delay the start of school for…
Read MoreLess than half of Grady Countians have responded to 2020 Census
Grady County’s response to the 2020 Census remains low, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with less than 50 percent of local residents submitting their information so far. The U.S. Constitution requires that each decade a count, or a census, is made of America’s population. Due to COVID-19, though, citizens have more time to submit…
Read MoreGrady sees its biggest jump in new virus cases
In the last seven days, Grady County saw its largest one-week increase in positive COVID-19 cases here since the pandemic’s beginning as we surged past the 200 mark, while health officials with Archbold Medical Center urged community members to maintain their vigilance. The number of hospitalizations of COVID patients is trending upward while fewer people…
Read MorePolice to move into new quarters in August
Cairo city manager Chris Addleton and Cairo Police Chief Giovannie Santos inspected the progress at the city’s new police headquarters Tuesday as plans are for the department to move in later this summer. “The contractor expects to finish up by the end of the month. We will work through any items on our punch list…
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