By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – State budget cuts could hit mental health services hard in Georgia, forcing behavioral health officials to pump more money into handling crisis situations instead of programs to prevent those situations, the state’s mental health chief said lastThursday. In three days of budget hearings last…

Members of the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce and guests are in for a treat this Saturday night, according to chamber officials, as the organization hosts its 94th annual membership meeting at the Grady Cultural Center. Chamber Executive Director Trey Gainous has planned an event that is more of a party and celebration than past…

The Whigham Community Club is preparing for a milestone Rattlesnake Roundup this weekend when the 60th annual event kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday. Roundup goers will have a longer opportunity to see the star of the show this year. For the first time, the club has changed the deadline for hunters to bring their…

Ochlockonee River Water Trail raised nearly $5,000 at its “Escape Room” fundraiser in Cairo Thursday. The evening, held at the Cairo Womans Club, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., included dinner, a silent auction, and the escape room “Escape from Zombie Park.” In the game, table mates became teammates and raced against the clock to solve…

  Two Grady County offices have traded places and officials are settling into their respective new homes. The Grady County Magistrate Court is now located in the annex building located at 24 Third Ave. N.E., which was the former home of the Grady County Board of Registrars, which has moved into the quarters formerly occupied…

A second candidate has announced he plans to challenge Grady County Sheriff Harry Young for his job as top law enforcement officer here. Jared Evans, 37, says he plans to qualify as a republican candidate for sheriff of Grady County. Evans has worked several years in law enforcement, and many years with his father’s business,…

A special concert will be held in March to benefit the Cairo Main Street Program. The featured performer will be up and coming country musician Ward Davis. Cairo Main Street Director Alyssa Blakley says she recently attended a concert and had the opportunity to meet Davis. “In a discussion with this talented artist, I mentioned…

As of Friday, repairs to the elevator at the Grady County Courthouse were completed and the unit is now functioning properly and has been put back into service. The lone elevator, which provides access to the second and third floors of the courthouse for those who cannot walk up steps, had been out of commission…