Mr. Mayor goes back to school
When school bells ring open the 2019-2020 school year Friday, one of the new teachers standing at the head of the class will be Cairo Mayor Booker Gainor. Hired at Washington Middle School, Gainor says he is excited to be teaching earth science to sixth graders. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime to get…
Read MoreCounty schools reopen Friday
When the 2019-2020 school year begins Friday morning, just over 4,600 students are expected to return to classrooms in Grady County’s seven public schools. “We are excited to have the children return for a new school year. I trust everyone has had an enjoyable summer break and is ready to get back to school. We…
Read MoreDuck hunting will be allowed on Tired Creek Lake this fall
Building upon the foundation laid last year, the Grady County Lake Authority has developed new policies governing duck hunting for the upcoming 2019-2020 duck season on Tired Creek Lake. A subcommittee of the authority chaired by Authority Vice Chairman Chip Wells has put together a recommendation that has been verbally approved by a majority of…
Read MoreSchool board members call for hiring of highly qualified teachers
During a special called meeting Tuesday night, members of the Grady County Board of Education expressed concerns with the failure of local principals to recruit, hire and retain highly qualified teachers for teaching positions within the county school system. Following a lengthy closed door session, board member Laura Register offered a motion to accept the…
Read MoreProposed new nursing center would create up to 89 new jobs
Officials with Grady General Hospital say if a Certificate of Need is allowed to go forward and a skilled nursing center is built in Cairo, the facility would create 89 jobs. With last week’s announcement that a hearing officer had reversed the Georgia Department of Community Health’s original denial to issue a CON for the…
Read MoreNo shortage of free school supplies for local children
Hundreds of students and parents can leave the school supply worries behind thanks to last weekend’s Back-2-School Blitz in Cairo. At the 10th annual free school supply event, an estimated 900 students took home bags of pencils, paper, crayons and more. Some attendees even won door prizes if they answered local school related trivia questions…
Read MoreBarber elected officer of Georgia Bankers Assoc.
Brad E. Barber, president and CEO of First National Bank, which has offices in Cairo and Bainbridge, has been elected by his peers to serve a three-year term as Secretary/Treasurer of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA). “Brad is among the most well-respected career bankers in Georgia,” said Chuck Copeland, GBA chairman and president and CEO…
Read MoreFlint River Band to perform downtown
A second downtown Cairo concert is in the works and will celebrate the beginning of the school year. “We had a lot of positive feedback from our first Sweet Summer Concert in June,” says Celeste Tyler, Cairo Main Street director. The Flint River Band, based in Pelham, will bring the music to Cairo this time,…
Read MoreFormer Whigham cop faces multiple child molestation charges
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Grady County man on more than 30 charges related to child molestation. Lloyd Demetrio Aiello, 50, was taken into custody in Winder/Barrow County last week and booked in the Grady Detention Center on Thursday, July 18. The charges against Aiello stem from incidents that took place…
Read MoreHolder Park pool could open by this weekend
After multiple delays, Cairo city officials hope to open Holder Park pool by this weekend so that local residents can enjoy the refreshing water a little while before school reopens next Friday. Required repairs to the swimming pool were completed in late June, but then the city had difficulty in recruiting a sufficient number of…
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