Area News

Georgia Department of Transportation officials have not approved the installation of a traffic signal at the busy intersection of Fifth Street S.E. and Fourth Avenue S.E. in front of Cairo High School, but they have agreed to conduct a road safety audit here on Nov. 8. Cairo city officials have requested the new traffic signal…

For those in the market for gently used furniture, accessories and even two crystal chandeliers, First National Bank’s charity auction to be held Friday is a visit worth taking. First National has teamed up with the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo and Grady County and is auctioning off surplus furniture and more…

For the last week, churches around Cairo have been the target of a burglar, but it appears all of the effort has reaped the suspect little reward. Since Monday, Oct. 16, eight churches have been burglarized with one of them broken into twice. In all but one of the cases, evidence indicates the perpetrator entered…

The hotly contested election for two seats on the Grady Electric Membership Corporation’s board of directors will come to a head Friday morning, but a final decision may not be made in at least one race. The District 3 race, which includes incumbent director Lamar Carlton, challengers Hestell Donaldson Jr., and Richard R. (Ricky) Smith,…

Local Native Americans are inviting the public to an Intertribal Pow Wow this weekend at Tama Tribal Town in Grady County. Dancers from different tribes will officially open the Pow Wow during a “Grand Entry” scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Head Lady for the event is Reather Venable and Head Man is Tony Young. Host…

It’s back to the drawing board for Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar, who told county commissioners Oct. 3 he was close to wrapping up a deal to establish a new dumpster site west of Whigham. The site under consideration, owned by a husband and wife, was approximately 200 feet off of U.S. 84 West, according…

Grady County Chief Magistrate Pat Pollock on Tuesday night recommended the Grady County Commission consider additional security measures at the county courthouse. Urging commissioners to be proactive rather than reactive, Pollock suggested tighter security was needed. “A lot of people coming to or leaving this courthouse are not happy,” Pollock said. He also noted that…

Cairo city officials are working through some kinks after having privatized the city’s solid waste collection service last month. The transition came just as Tropical Storm Irma blew into town. On Monday night, Cairo City Councilman Lannis Thornton complained that there were streets in his district where storm debris had never been picked up. “There…

Voting takes place at three different locations Early voting in the Nov. 7 municipal elections in Cairo and Whigham as well as the special election for the District 1 Grady County Commission post gets underway Monday. In Cairo, the early voting will take place at the Grady County Board of Registrars Office located at 24…