Sheriff asked to make cases against litterers at old dumpster sites
All of Grady County’s unmanned dumpster sites are now closed, but that is not stopping people from continuing to deposit garbage and debris at those former dumpster locations around the county. With the opening of the new manned site on Bunn Lane, west of Whigham last week, all of the unmanned sites in the western…
Read MorePolk wins second place in two categories of the Rose Show Photography Exhibition
Melinda Kay Polk of Grady County won second place in two categories in the recent Rose Show Photography Exhibition in Thomasville. Polk won for her photograph of Fourth of July, Hybrid Modern Climbing Rose with a honey bee and a photo of an About Face Rose, Grandiflora. These rose photos were the first Polk had…
Read MoreJohnson looks to make changes in county personnel manual
Grady County administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, reported to county commissioners that he is continuing his work to update and revise the county’s personnel manual. On Tuesday, Johnson and the members of the Grady County Commission discussed the revisions to the county’s sick leave bank policy. The administrator is recommending some tightening of the policy,…
Read MoreSuperintendent Woods announces 2021 Georgia Scholars
Cairo High School senior Mary Harrison is one of 323 graduating seniors from across Georgia who is a 2021 Georgia Scholar, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced Thursday. Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and honors high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. “It is…
Read MoreChamber and JDA team up with high school to hold job fair
A local job fair is planned to take place in Cairo in two weeks and will be hosted by the Cairo High School College and Career Academy, Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce and Grady County Joint Development Authority. The job fair will be in the Cairo High School Gymnasium on Thursday, May 20, and will…
Read MoreTall Timbers awarded grant to purchase conservation easements
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced the selection of the 2020-2021 Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program “Conserve Georgia” grants for conservation and outdoor recreation projects. Tall Timbers will receive over $600,000, to purchase a 444-acre conservation easement on Birdsong Nature Center in Grady County, Georgia – the second phase of a conservation easement project…
Read MoreUptick in COVID-19 cases reported here
There was an uptick in the number of Grady County residents testing positive for COVID-19 in the last week and also another death of a local person reported. According to information from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there were 19 new cases in the last seven days, that’s nine more than the last week’s…
Read MoreAnother record broken on same day as Rotary Club’s first tournament
Cairo Rotarians are declaring last weekend’s first annual fishing tournament a big success and plans are already in the works for next year. Tournament chairman Chip Wells reports that a total of 18 boats were entered in the event. “It was an exciting day with a lake record fish being caught. I was extremely pleased…
Read MoreGraduation plans are being finalized
High school officials are planning a graduation ceremony that combines elements from last year’s pandemic graduation with those from ceremonies of years past. Graduation will take place Friday, May 28 at 8 p.m. outside in West Thomas Stadium, like most recent ceremonies. Each member of the Class of 2021 will receive 15 tickets, the most…
Read MoreCounty likely to engage outside firm to conduct countywide reassessment
Representatives of all four governing bodies in Grady County met jointly last Wednesday to discuss a comprehensive revaluation of all tracts of real property within the county as proposed by the Grady County Board of Tax Assessors. The meeting was led by Board of Assessors Chairman Prentiss Mitchell along with assessors Julian Rawls and John…
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