Cast your ballot in the 2020 Best of Grady County contest
Only you can decide who will earn the title of “Best of Grady County” for 2020. Inside this issue of The Cairo Messenger, on Page B4, readers will find a ballot to cast your vote for the “Best Of Grady County” as part of the newspaper’s annual reader’s choice awards contest. Each week for the…
Read MoreNominations are sought for annual chamber awards
The Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to local citizens of Grady County for their 2019 community award nominations. Awards will be considered in the following categories: Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Young Professional of the Year, Community Service Professional of the Year and Farm Family of the Year, Large…
Read MoreCairo Fire Department held annual Christmas banquet
The annual Cairo Fire Department Christmas Banquet was held on Monday, Dec. 16, at the firehouse. The colors were presented to open the banquet by the newly formed Cairo Fire Department Honor Guard, which includes Eng. David Morton, Eng. Brad Cosby, FF Terrence Blake, and FF Brett Hotchkiss. In addition to a message brought by…
Read MoreGrady General wins quarterly award
Grady General Hospital has been named Archbold Memorial Hospital’s Network Hospital of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2019. Grady General had the highest patient satisfaction scores out of the four Archbold system hospitals for the quarter. “We are very proud of our team at G.G.H. and their commitment to providing every patient with…
Read MoreIron & Pine Restaurant is now open
Iron & Pine is a new restaurant now open at Tired Creek Golf Course in Cairo, and the chef owner is likely familiar to many here. Tom Ridley, 35, was raised here and has worked at Cairo restaurants for the last six years. Much of his culinary training, though, was found hundreds of miles away,…
Read MoreVictim’s brother is alleged triggerman in fatal shooting
As the investigation continues into a pre-Christmas shooting death, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released new information. The man killed was Jordan Logan Bennett, 29, shot multiple times on Sunday, Dec. 22. Bennett’s younger brother, William Cole Bennett, 22, is the identified shooter. No charges had been filed in the case as of Friday,…
Read MoreDedication for new flag poles at city cemeteries held
Three new flag poles have been erected at Cairo city cemeteries thanks to the efforts of the Jake Poller American Legion Post 122. A dedication ceremony for the new flag poles was conducted on Dec. 9 at the Cairo City Cemetery with members of the Cairo City Council present as well as others. Post 122…
Read MoreBurst pipe flooded C.H.S. lobby
When janitor Randy Bearden arrived at Cairo High School around 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday, he was shocked to find approximately two inches of water in the front lobby of the school. Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard said one of the original water pipes beneath the lobby’s concrete floor had burst, and the leaking…
Read MoreCounty commissioners hear plans of local motocross track owner for annual event
The owner of a local motocross practice facility appeared before the Grady County Commission Dec. 17 to express gratitude to the commissioners for their assistance in the first-ever Cash for Class motocross event, which was held last month at Georgia Practice Facility on Bold Springs Road. Ray Woods gave the board a report on the…
Read MoreLocal children go shopping with a cop
The holiday season will be a little merrier for about 40 local families who benefited this year from the Cairo Police Department’s “Shop with a Cop” program. The program, which was started by former Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur many years ago, was boosted this year with many donations and fundraising efforts of the Veteran…
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