Gainor is no longer Cairo mayor
Cairo is currently a city without a mayor after Booker Gainor qualified to run for the District 173 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on Friday. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Cox presided and he will continue to serve as the council’s presiding officer until a special election can…
Read MoreSurprise candidates qualify as registration ends
As a week of political qualifying wrapped up Friday, several candidates drew opposition and three surprise candidates threw their hats into the ring in the final hours. Booker Gainor qualified as a Democrat for the Georgia House of Representatives district 173 seat, which is currently held by Rep. Darlene Taylor, a Thomas County Republican. No…
Read MoreGirlfriend charged with stabbing boyfriend
A Grady County woman was arrested early in the morning Monday and charged in the stabbing of her live-in boyfriend. Josie Harvey, 22, Whigham, allegedly used a steak knife in the incident, which happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday. Grady County Sheriff’s Investigator Abby Hall says Harvey and her boyfriend, Kenneth Holton Jr., 37, were…
Read MoreQualifying underway, ends Friday
Candidates are signing on the dotted line this week confirming their intentions to run for public office as qualifying continues through Friday. As of Tuesday, there are 13 candidates who have qualified to run for local offices, and others are expected to throw their hats into the ring before Friday’s noon deadline. There are also…
Read MoreTime changes Sunday, lawmakers want Georgians to vote on time
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service As Georgians prepare to return to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, March 8 state llawmakers want to hear from voters on how the Peach State should keep time. The state Senate unanimously passed legislation Monday calling for a nonbinding advisory referendum asking whether Georgia should continue…
Read MoreLocal girl wins fourth place in national contest
Grady County’s Talisa Dean has won a big national award in the Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It was announced Monday in Washington, D.C. that the 12-year-old won fourth place in the nation for her essay written on the contest’s 2019-2020 theme, “What Makes America Great.” “From small…
Read MoreEarly voting for presidential primary opened Monday
Grady County voters joined voters across the state Monday to cast ballots in the 2020 Presidential Preference Primary using the state’s new voting machines. This is the start to a busy 2020 election cycle, which will include the primary election in May and the general election in November plus any potential run-off elections. As of…
Read MoreMoratorium on chicken houses called for by Commissioner Prince
Grady County attorney Gabe Ridley was asked Tuesday to look into the possibility of the county issuing a moratorium on any new chicken houses in the county at the request Commissioner Ray Prince, a successful farmer himself. Since December 2019, the county has issued building permits for 18 new chicken houses. “The chicken houses have…
Read MoreSheriff’s drug unit nabs alleged Tally drug dealer
Deputies with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tallahassee man as he allegedly smoked a marijuana cigar Friday afternoon. Deputies had responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 5000 block of U.S. 84 East just before 2 p.m., when they found Julian Lee Graham in the back yard of a residence.…
Read MoreWard Davis to perform concert Friday night at cultural center
The Cairo Main Street program’s benefit concert featuring country musician Ward Davis is this Friday night at the Grady Cultural Center and tickets will be available at the door. Alyssa Blakley, Main Street director, reported Tuesday that 221 tickets and 22 tables, including sponsors, have been sold in advance and she anticipates more tickets and…
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