More than 500 local families received Christmas food, toys
There will be hundreds of Christmas tables laden with food in Grady County this year thanks to the generosity of the many volunteers and donors to the Help Agency. The local charitable organization dispersed more than 500 bags of groceries Thursday during their annual Christmas Project. Each family received enough food to prepare a Christmas…
Read MoreFormer police chief laid to rest, G.B.I. is investigating his death
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating Thursday’s shooting death of former Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur. The veteran officer was at the city police department’s gun range on Wight Road Thursday when he was shot and killed. Whether his death was intentional or accidental remains an open question as a G.B.I. medical examiner continues…
Read MoreCairo man killed in Sunday shooting
Cairo Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shooting death of young man early Sunday morning. Officers were called to 1290 Calvary Rd. S.W. where the shooting took place at 12:47 a.m. on Sunday. “When officers arrived on scene they found an individual who had been shot and the individual who did…
Read MoreTruck loaded with calendars involved in multi-vehicle crash
A freight truck transporting The Cairo Messenger’s 2020 Community Calendars from a publishing house in Ringgold, Ga. was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Dec. 19, and much of the shipment was damaged and had to be reprinted. So, no calendars were inserted in this Christmas edition of the newspaper as had been planned. “Unfortunately,…
Read MoreFour happy folks win Christmas Cash
Four lucky Grady County shoppers have some extra Christmas Cash to spend at certain local merchants this year. The annual Cairo Messenger Christmas Cash promotion concluded Monday with the drawing of four lucky names. The winner of $400 in Christmas Cash is Laura Nichols; coming in second with $300 is Wendell Walker; Sebrenna Jolly is…
Read MoreCroy hires new attorney, case delayed until March
Former Grady County clerk Carrie Croy was set to have her day in court during this term of Grady Superior Court, but on Monday a judge granted a continuance in the case over the objections of the district attorney. South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joe Mulholland told The Messenger this week that he was…
Read MoreElevator repairs underway, court session cut short
Crews with Albany Elevator Services began work Tuesday on the elevator in the Grady County Courthouse. The work is anticipated to take up to two months to complete and will cost the county $32,400. The elevator has been out of commission since Nov. 13 when three individuals were temporarily trapped inside. The lame elevator proved…
Read MoreJohnson and county agree to 2020 contract
The Grady County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to extend an employment contract to county administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, for the 2020 calendar. “I appreciate the opportunity to serve the county for another year. I believe working together with the board and the county staff, we have been able to accomplish a lot since…
Read MoreHelp Agency volunteers gear up for annual Christmas project
On Thursday, more than 500 Grady County families in need will get a boost to their holiday spirit thanks to the donations to and volunteers with the Help Agency. The organization is giving each family enough food to prepare a Christmas meal, and those with young children will also receive a new toy. There are…
Read MoreSculptor working on statue of Jackie Robinson
A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George “Shotgun” Shuba, his white teammate, will inspire better relations among people of different racial backgrounds, say leaders of a group planning to build the statue in Ohio. The Economic Action Group, a downtown Youngstown development…
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