It’s illegal to place signs on right-of-way
Posting unauthorized signs on the state’s right of way is a safety hazard and illegal. Whether it’s political, yard sale, real estate, or goods and services, signs on the state highway system – interstates and state routes – must be approved and permitted to be placed on the right of way. Unauthorized signs can create…
Read MoreStatewide Judicial Emergency declared
The state’s judicial system remains under a Statewide Judicial Emergency that was issued on Saturday by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The court order will terminate on April 13, 2020, unless it extended. The chief justice’s order halted all court activity across the state, including in Grady County, as…
Read MoreKemp orders schools statewide to close, Grady to reopen April 13
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Monday, in accordance with newly issued federal guidance, ordered all public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary public schools in Georgia closed from March 18 until March 31 in an effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “To keep our students, teachers, and administrators safe and mitigate the spread of…
Read MoreCity awarded $200,000 grant for Southern Terrace Park upgrade
Sen. Dean Burke has announced that the Southern Terrace Park Trails Program has been selected by the Federal Highway Administration Recreational Trails Program to receive funding for the Georgia Recreational Trails grant. Upon final approval by FHWA, the Southern Terrace Park Trail project will be awarded $200,000. The funds will be available around the fall…
Read MoreCasino Night fundraiser benefits worthy local cause
by Todd Butler Nivel Manufacturing has been designated the Hall-of-Fame Presenting Sponsor for Thomas University’s Casino Night scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Grady Cultural Center. The TU Alumni Association awarded the designation to Nivel because it is the event’s largest single sponsor for this year’s event. “We’re rolling out the red carpet…
Read MoreWith current cash flow, athletic projects may have to be delayed
Members of the Grady County Board of Education have repeatedly said that they follow the advice of the school system’s finance officer when it comes to spending money and as the board considers priorities for upcoming projects that practice may be put to the test. On Tuesday night, the school board received a report on…
Read MoreFuture use of train depot was subject of recent charette
Imagining Cairo’s historic train depot as a future restaurant, museum or welcome center was an exercise in creativity for the more than 50 people who participated in two public idea sessions Thursday. The groups of community members toured the facility, which currently houses the Cairo Police Department, then brainstormed possible uses for it since the…
Read MoreCounty calls a halt to chicken houses
Grady County Commissioners are tapping the brakes on construction of chicken houses in the county to give officials time to revise the code of ordinances if necessary. A recent increase in the number of chicken houses and complaints related to the operation of some existing feeding operations prompted the board to take action this week.…
Read MoreOne day of Saturday voting is this weekend
The Grady County Courthouse will be open Saturday for voters to cast early ballots in the 2020 Presidential Preference Primary. For those interested in voting this weekend, the courthouse will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Voters are reminded to access the courthouse from the North door, on the side nearest Roddenbery Memorial…
Read MoreAlleged knife-wielding youth remains in custody
An argument between two juveniles at an informal gathering of teenagers resulted in one male being stabbed at least twice last week. Cairo Police were called to the stabbing that allegedly took place in the parking lot of Cairo Crossing Shopping Center on Eighth Avenue Northeast, on Tuesday, March 3 at 8:39 p.m. When Officer…
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