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Grady EMC board to meet in Bainbridge on Friday morning
A special called board meeting of the Grady Electric Membership Corporation will be held in Bainbridge this Friday. The Grady EMC board is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. at the Charles H. Kirbo Regional Center at Southern Regional Technical College, formerly Bainbridge State College, 2500 E. Shotwell Street. The purpose of the meeting is…
Read MoreSome see defaulting on bonds as way to avoid tax hike
If some Grady County taxpayers have their way, the Board of Commissioners will walk away from the Tired Creek Lake project and default on the bonds issued to finance the construction of the lake. Such a drastic approach was the suggestion of local residents John Monds, Dr. Jeff Bivins, and Alan Parks. On Tuesday, county…
Read MoreMore than 800 local students reached by Back-2-School Blitz
More than 800 Grady County students took advantage of the 9th annual Back-2-School Blitz to receive free school supplies. “it was a successful event and the families were so appreciative,” states Nola Daughtry, executive director of Grady County Family Connections and organizer of the give-away. Family Connections and Cairo High School hosted the event on…
Read MoreSyrup City Splash Day is Saturday
Due to necessary repairs, weather delays and other issues, local youth who typically enjoy spending the summer cooling off in the Holder Park Pool did not get to do so this year, but on Saturday local residents will have the chance to enjoy the renovated pool during what is being billed as the first annual…
Read MoreLocal truck driver killed in I-75 accident Tuesday
A Cairo man was killed in a tragic trucking accident Tuesday morning while on the job. Thornton Anderson, 34, died in the wreck on Interstate-75 near Adel around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday. The Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) is investigating the accident, which took place near mile marker 47, according to TFC3 B.…
Read MoreLocal schools to reopen on Friday morning
When the school bell rings Friday morning, approximately 4,600 students are expected to return to classrooms in Grady County’s seven public schools. “I’m projecting a beginning enrollment of 4,664, but we probably won’t have quite that many Friday because some students will wait until Monday to report back,” Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard…
Read MoreCounty having to dip into reserves to pay for new county attorney
Grady County’s cost of legal services continues to grow and county commissioners will have to dig deeper into its reserves to pay Hall Booth Smith for its second quarter billing prompting a discussion Monday night about looking for a new county attorney. The billing for the three months of April, May and June was received…
Read MoreSeries of public hearings on proposed county tax increase gets underway Tuesday morning
Grady County taxpayers will have their first chance to comment on the county’s proposed 3 mill tax increase at a public hearing to be held next Tuesday, Aug. 7 beginning at 9 a.m. The hearing, to be held in conjunction with the Grady County Commission’s regular board meeting, will be conducted in the main courtroom…
Read MorePublic hearings on 21.44% tax hike proposal are set
Three public hearings have been scheduled on the 21.41 percent tax hike being considered by the Grady County Commission. The first of those hearings will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7 in the main courtroom on the second floor of the Grady County Courthouse. A second hearing will be held that night…
Read MoreBilling information from new county attorney remains secret
The Grady County Commission and the new county attorney, Jennifer Herzog, continue to keep secret the details of invoices for legal services from Herzog’s firm, Hall Booth Smith, and is withholding the issuance of the billing for the second quarter of 2018. However, Georgia Attorney General Christopher M. Carr’s office has weighed in on the…
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