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Cairo Yule Parade is next week
The Cairo Christmas Parade next Thursday night will feature 94 entries including four bands, according to Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sara Heady. This year’s parade theme is “It’s The Most Wonderful time of the Year.” Bands scheduled to participate include the Grady County Middle School Bands, the Pelham High School Band, the…
Read MoreQuick turn around required for Grady EMC runoff ballots
It was not until Monday of this week that Grady EMC members began receiving the absentee ballots mailed to them by third party contractor Survey & Ballot System Inc., of Eden Prairie, MN. Ballots have been mailed to the 13,000-plus members of Grady EMC for the runoff election between District 3 incumbent director H. Lamar…
Read MoreCity council and Hammett debate installation of guard rails on 20th Street
The Cairo City Council and the owner of a local scrap business hashed out the pros and cons of a city proposal to install guard rails along 20th Street SE/NE in order to maintain clear rights-of-way. Jimmy Hammett, owner of A&R Metals, met with the council Monday night to discuss the proposed plan. Cairo City…
Read MoreWho city will hire to design new police headquarters is up for debate
Although five architectural firms have expressed an interest in working with the City of Cairo on the design of its new police headquarters, the city council is days if not weeks away from selecting one. The mayor and council met Monday night to discuss the police headquarters project with Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton and…
Read MoreLocal leaders graduate from Georgia Academy for Economic Development
The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces Grady County graduates from the 2017 Region 10 Multi-Day Training Program. Lisa Calhoun, Sara Heady and Celeste Tyler from Grady County were among the graduates at the Nov. 15 ceremony. The academy provided each of the graduates an opportunity to gain an understanding of…
Read MoreGainor’s election attracts national spotlight
Cairo’s election of its first African American mayor has attracted a national spotlight that Booker Gainor says he hopes will continue to shine on his hometown. After the ballots were tallied Nov. 7, Gainor, 28, was named mayor-elect and the noteworthiness of his victory was realized outside of the city limits. For instance, Roland Martin,…
Read MoreEarly voting gets underway Monday for Dist. 1 runoff
Early voting in the upcoming Dec. 5 special run-off election for District 1 Grady County Commissioner begins Monday. Due to the compressed schedule, only one week of early voting will be conducted, Nov. 27 through Dec. 1. The hours in which voters can cast ballots is between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.…
Read MoreFive architectural firms express interest in CPD headquarters project
There are five architecture firms that have expressed interest in working with the City of Cairo to design a new headquarters for the Cairo Police Department. The five firms responded to the city’s issue of a Request for Proposal, and now the city council will have to determine which one they want to work with…
Read MoreSchool system personnel to get checks early this month
Grady County School System personnel will have money in their pockets as they begin the Thanksgiving holiday break. According to Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard, Finance Officer Dan Broome has made arrangements to issue school system personnel their November checks this Friday. Employees are typically paid the last work day of each month. For the last…
Read MoreCounty asked to remove all dumpsters from Whigham campus
Solution sought since July, official expresses frustration Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard has requested that the Grady County Commission remove the five trash dumpsters currently located on the campus of Whigham Elementary School no later than the close of business on Friday, Nov. 24 and to clean the area of all trash and…
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