Halloween is Thursday and the city police want you off the streets by 9 p.m.
Halloween is Thursday and Cairo Police are asking that everyone be off the streets before 9 p.m. Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur suggests beginning to Trick or Treat as early as possible and the chief says the annual Boo on Broad event downtown is a good place to start. Boo on Broad will be held…
Read MoreWells is named Hospital Leader of the Year
Crystal Wells, administrator of Grady General Hospital, was recently named tops in her field among leaders of rural hospitals in the Southeast. HomeTown Health, an organization of 70 rural hospitals in the Southeast, named Wells as the 2019 Hospital Leader of the Year. The award was announced at the group’s 20th Annual Fall Conference held…
Read MoreAdvance voting ends, Tuesday is election day
This Friday, Nov. 1, is the last day of advance voting and as of Tuesday the number of ballots cast early in the countywide Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum had grown to 1,000, which is up from 668 a week ago. Advance voting for the Nov. 5 countywide Special Purpose Local Option Sales…
Read MoreRR crossing upgrades nearly complete
Work on three railroad crossings in Cairo continued Wednesday, but officials from CSX say many of the crossings should reopen by the end of the week. Rain has delayed completion of the maintenance work, according to a spokesperson with the railroad company. Work on Fourth Street S.W. will include paving today, and the crossing may…
Read MoreBig motocross event is this weekend
Mayor wants a Yule gala for city employees
Cairo Mayor Booker Gainor suggested Monday night that the city council consider making the annual Christmas luncheon for city employees an evening affair and make it more formal. He said it would give the spouses of city employees an opportunity to attend and everyone could dress up for the gala. Traditionally, the city hosts an…
Read MoreTime changes this weekend
Don’t forget Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 a.m. Unless you want to wake up and “fall back”, local residents are reminded to set their clocks back one hour on Saturday night. Grady County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Agency Director Richard Phillips also encourages Grady Countians to take this opportunity…
Read MoreCity ending decade old partnership with Thomasville
The City of Cairo will end a decade-long partnership with the City of Thomasville in 2020 as Cairo converts to a new utility and financial software. The mayor and council were briefed on the conversion plans Monday night. According to Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton, in January 2009 the city converted its utility billing to…
Read MoreREACH Scholars announced at ceremony Tuesday
Five local eighth graders with their sights on going to college after graduating from high school, inked contracts Tuesday as the third class of Georgia REACH Scholarship recipients was announced. REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) scholarships were awarded to Addysen Curtis, a Whigham School eighth grader; Leah Hartley, a Shiver School eighth grader; Keya…
Read MoreBeginning Nov. 11, local voters can try out new voting system
Once the Nov. 5 elections are behind us, local voters will have a special opportunity to learn about the state’s new voting system and actually use the new system in advance of the Presidential Primary election next March. Grady County Election Superintendent Denise Maddox announced this week that she has received one of the new…
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