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Register tapped for leadership program
Laura Register, a member of the Grady County Board of Education, has been selected to participate in a national political leadership program, NewDEAL Leaders. “I am ecstatic!” Register says. “There were only two people selected from Georgia last year, and both were metro area elected officials.” According to information from NewDEAL, it is a nonprofit…
Read MoreOpen containers may soon be permitted downtown
The Cairo mayor and council got their first look at a major revamping of the city’s alcohol ordinance Monday night, the culmination of many months of work by City Clerk Carolyn Lee. This is the first major update in the ordinance in decades and under the proposed new ordinance many of the changes that have…
Read MoreNo comment on Grand Jury probe from commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting
The Grady County Commission received the Grand Jury presentments Tuesday morning, but commissioners did not discuss the Grand Jury’s decision to launch an investigation into alleged improper or unethical transactions by members of the county commission. The Grand Jury voted and requested District Attorney Joe Mulholland to subpoena “those individuals and/or documentation that would answer…
Read MoreHospital leaders consider next step after Certificate of Need is denied
After having its application denied for permission to build a new skilled nursing center, Grady General Hospital is considering next steps, according to hospital leadership. The Georgia Department of Community Health’s Office of Health Planning announced its decision last week. “Obviously, we wish the application was approved. We believe this facility would be an important…
Read MoreCloud to replace Goar on Joint Development Authority
Fifteen years of service is enough for a longtime member of the Grady County Joint Development Authority and the Cairo City Council voted last week to name a replacement. Charlie Goar informed city manager Chris Addleton recently that he would not be interested in serving another term on the JDA when his term expired Oct.…
Read MoreSpending authority for new administrator is increased to $10,000
Newly appointed Grady County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, received an early vote of confidence by the members of the Grady County Commission Tuesday when they voted unanimously to increase the administrator’s spending authority from $2,500 to $10,000 for budgeted expenditures. The county administrator sought the increase after surveying the spending limits of county administrators…
Read MoreCounty delays action on air quality testing at Agri-Center
Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture office here have filed a complaint with the Grady County Commission as a result of health concerns of the personnel housed in the newly renovated suite of offices at the Grady County Agri-Center. USDA officials have requested the county conduct air quality testing to determine if the…
Read MoreGrady EMC election now underway, return ballots immediately
Members of Grady EMC should have already received official mail-in ballots for the upcoming election of new directors, but if not, members should contact the EMC. Survey & Ballot Systems of Eden Prairie, MN is once again conducting the mail-in voting, which was first debuted last year. A total of six candidates are seeking election…
Read MoreCairo High School graduation rate improves to 90.7 percent
The graduation rate for Cairo High School has consistently been higher than the state average and when the results were released last week for 2018 the CHS rate was nine percent higher than the state average. The 2018 CHS graduation rate was recorded at 90.7 up from 83.5 percent in 2017 and topping the 2018…
Read MoreCertificate of Need for new nursing home is denied
Grady General Hospital’s application to the Georgia Department of Community Health’s Office of Health Planning for a proposed new 75-bed skilled nursing center was denied Tuesday. The local hospital was seeking a Certificate of Need to construct the new $19 million facility adjacent to Grady General Hospital. Originally, a 108-bed, $24 million facility was proposed,…
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