Council looks to revise nuisance abatement ordinance
The Cairo City Council wants to empower the city manager to be able to abate nuisances and eliminate blight inside the corporate limits faster than the current ordinance allows, but after receiving the proposed revised ordinance from the city attorney Monday night, there is more work to be done. City attorney Thomas L. Lehman proposed…
Read MoreState reverses course on new nursing home here
In a surprising twist, the state has changed its plans to challenge Grady General Hospital’s application for a Certificate of Need to build a skilled nursing center in Cairo. “This now makes it possible to create a facility that will meet a real need for the citizens of Grady County and the surrounding area,” states…
Read MoreCity voters to decide on Sunday sales
It is now official. Registered voters in the city of Cairo will vote on Sunday alcohol sales on the Nov. 5 municipal general election ballot. The Cairo City Council voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Booker Gainor to execute a resolution calling for the referendum on Sunday alcohol sales. City voters will be asked to vote…
Read MoreSeven candidates qualify for Cairo city election
A total of seven candidates qualified last week to seek election in the Cairo municipal election on Nov. 5. The qualifying period concluded at 4:30 p.m. Friday and two previously unannounced candidates came forward to qualify with city officials. In District 1, three candidates are vying for the council seat including incumbent Councilman Lannis Thornton,…
Read MoreLP gas truck driver charged by GSP
The Georgia State Patrol has charged a Tallahassee man in an accident involving a propane gas truck that resulted in the temporary closure of a portion of U.S. 319 earlier this month. James Wilson, 51, is charged with following too closely, according to a spokesman for the G.S.P. Wilson crashed into the back of a…
Read MoreLocal attorney marks career milestone and arrival in Cairo
Prominent Cairo attorney Thomas L. (Tom) Lehman is marking a milestone this month, mainly through strolls down memory lane with some leading him all the way back to the Ohio dairy farm of his childhood. It was 45 years ago this month that Lehman pulled into Cairo, mere weeks after graduating from law school, and…
Read MoreGwaltney, Cox and Thornton qualify
Qualifying for the upcoming Cairo municipal general election got underway Monday and as of the close of business Tuesday three candidates had qualified. All three of the qualifiers are incumbent members of the Cairo City Council. The first candidate to qualify at 8:30 a.m. Monday was veteran Councilman Bobby Gwaltney followed by Councilman Jerry Cox…
Read More“Grady Counts” is the name for Census Complete Count Committee
The Grady County Commission along with the cities of Cairo and Whigham are joining forces to make sure a complete and accurate count of the residents of Grady County is included in the upcoming 2020 United States Census. On Tuesday night, Grady County Commission Chairwoman LaFaye Copeland, Cairo Mayor Booker Gainor and Whigham Mayor George…
Read MoreWood burning stove needed for museum exhibit
Do you have a wood burning stove you would like to donate or lend to the Grady County Museum and History Center? That is just one of the household items from days gone by that members of the Grady County Historical Society are in search of as they attempt to create vignettes at the local…
Read MoreJohnson blasts critics
Grady County’s new administrator is wrapping up his first year on the job and with his evaluation slated for Sept. 3, J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, took the opportunity Tuesday night to clear the air and get issues off his chest near the conclusion of the Grady County Commission meeting. Johnson has pushed back strongly against…
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