Area News
County pushes forward with new manned dump site on Beck Branch Rd.
A south Grady County resident, who owns property next door to where a proposed manned dump site is to be established on Beck Branch Road offered Grady County commissioners $40,000 Tuesday night to purchase the county property in hopes of the site being moved elsewhere, but commissioners did not accept the offer. Commissioner June Knight…
Read MoreDrew only candidate to qualify as of Tuesday
As of Tuesday night, Cairo businessman Phillip Drew is the lone candidate to qualify for the Grady County District 5 County Commission seat in the upcoming special election. Qualifying ends this Friday, Jan. 18 at noon. Drew announced last week his intention to qualify and on Monday morning he inked the qualifying documents with Election…
Read MoreThree Cairo council seats up for election this fall
Three seats on the Cairo City Council are up for election this fall, and on Monday night the Cairo City Council established the qualifying fee for the council races. Council members representing Districts One, Three and Five are all up for election in the municipal general election on Nov. 5 . The council set the…
Read MoreCounty looking to hire some part-time employees
The recent decision by the Grady County Commission to establish manned dumpsites and eventually eliminate the 35 dumpsites spread across the county is creating the need for additional county workers. The Grady County Road Department is currently advertising for three part-time employees to man the dumpster location on Beck Branch Road in Calvary, which will…
Read MoreCommunity invited to planning meeting for Southern Terrace Park renovation project
A community input session to discuss proposed improvements to Cairo’s Southern Terrace Park will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the College and Career Center on the campus of Cairo High School. The public session is being hosted by the Grady County Archway Partnership and will be facilitated by…
Read MoreScouts construct new kiosk at Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve
Scout John David Fincannon, with the help of other local scouts and scout leaders, completed his Eagle Scout project last weekend at Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve in western Grady County. At least a dozen scouts met at the Preserve on Saturday morning, Jan. 5, 2019, and built a kiosk, piece by piece. It will…
Read MoreRidley appointed new Grady County attorney
A local attorney is once again representing the Grady County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday morning, the board voted 3-0 to appoint Gabe Ridley as the county attorney for 2019. Commissioner Keith Moye abstained from voting citing a conflict of interest created by a relative working as an employee of Ridley’s law firm. The District…
Read MoreSchool system officials respond to issues raised last month by school bus drivers
Concerns over compensation of Grady County School System school bus drivers raised last month were responded to by school officials Tuesday night. At the Dec. 11, 2018 school board meeting, bus driver Robert Dykes spoke on behalf of a delegation of bus drivers. Issues raised included the alleged lack of pay raises in more than…
Read MorePortion of Old 179 North to be closed starting Monday
Grady County officials announced this week the long awaited full-depth reclamation of Old 179 North will kick off next Monday, Jan. 14. Grady County Road Superintendent Stanley Elkins says that the stretch of Old 179 North between the intersections of Spring Hill Road and Cal Thomas Road will be completely closed off and will remain…
Read MoreCairo Police investigating suspected murder
Cairo Police say they are investigating a potential homicide after responding to a call of an unresponsive man around 11 a.m. New Year’s Day in southwest Cairo, according to information provided to area television stations. Police report that Donald Vandergriff, 62, had suffered visible injuries and lawmen are considering his death a homicide. The body…
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