A million miles and still going strong
Two postal carriers servicing the Whigham Post Office share a special honor for their skills on the job. They have each driven one million miles without any accidents, and the U.S.P.S. recognized them recently for this feat by inducting them into the Million Mile Club. Jane Harrison and Terry Harrison, no relation, have both worked…
Read MoreCairo awarded tourism grant
The City of Cairo announced Monday it was awarded a Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant of nearly $20,000 from Explore Georgia, the state tourism office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Cairo will receive $18,616.99 in grant money, which can be used to support marketing efforts to bolster the recovery of the local tourism industry…
Read MoreLocal crops could use some rain, Ag agent says
By Cale Cloud, Grady County Extension Service Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent Hot and dry. That has been the story here in Grady County and most of south Georgia lately. Thankfully, we did receive a little rain over the weekend for the first time in over two weeks, but it wasn’t enough to stop anyone…
Read MoreMemorial Day observance here included two ceremonies Monday
Greenwood and Crestview cemetery in Cairo was the location of a twilight Memorial Day ceremony conducted by the Grady County Veterans Honor Guard Monday. Master of ceremonies John Ulrich described the guard as “the aging warriors of an older generation” who served our country in their youth. “We have never stopped serving and our continuing…
Read MoreCairo High School graduated 258 at inspiring ceremony
The keynote speakers at Friday night’s commencement exercises for the 258 members of the Cairo High School Class of 2021 made the audience both laugh and cry. The speeches given by Valedictorian Camille Alyssa Dukes and Salutatorian Michelle Jamelid Morales were distinctly different, but no less impactful. Morales, a first generation high school graduate, shared…
Read MoreLocal antique to headline charity car show
By Mary Harrison, intern An unparalleled automobile, recently sold by local collector Wayne Hadden to a prospective Cairo resident, will be the featured vehicle at a central Florida car show later this year. The second annual Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance, French for “competition of elegance,” is slated to be held December 3-5, 2021, at the Tournament…
Read MoreTallahassee businessman donates life-saving equipment to Pine Park VFD
Travelers in the Pine Park community are safer today thanks to a donation that happened after a chance meeting volunteer firefighter Brian Atkinson had while working at his day job. Atkinson serves as second lieutenant at the volunteer fire department in Pine Park. His paid job is with Cal-Mart Inc. of Cairo. While finishing a…
Read MoreTwo more local COVID-19 deaths are reported
Grady County lost two more residents to COVID-19 in the last week, bringing the total number of locals killed by the disease to 49. There were 11 new cases involving Grady County residents diagnosed here in the last week, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. To our south, Leon County, Florida…
Read MoreContract awarded for Pine Park Road improvements
The Grady County Commission is moving forward with a three-phase plan to improve Pine Park Road, and on Tuesday the board accepted a bid for the first phase of construction. The county received three bids and this week the board of commissioners accepted the low bid of $591,667.64 from The Scruggs Company of Hahira. Within…
Read More911 Committee and agency officials hash out ways to be more efficient
The Decatur-Grady 911 Committee held a special called meeting Friday morning to discuss issues related to staff problems at the 911 Center and how the shortage of manpower may impact the agencies the 911 system serves. A memo to committee members and the county administrators of both Decatur and Grady counties dated May 17 and…
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