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City officials learned this week that there is less than two years of life left at the City of Cairo landfill for garbage and trash, however the cell for construction and demolition materials has a projected life of 21 years. Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton described the report as “shocking” and told the city council,…

With the opening of the new ninth grade academy next week at Cairo High School, administrators are working to be proactive in addressing scheduling issues, not only for freshmen but for all high school students. On Tuesday, Principal Chris Lokey opened the parent portal on the Grady County School System’s website to allow parents and…

A group of Grady EMC members on Monday filed with the management of the EMC a member proposal calling for a third party to be engaged to conduct a forensic audit of the co-op dating back a minimum of 30 years. In addition to Grady EMC, the members are proposing the audit also include all…

With less than two years of estimated life for the Cairo landfill, the Cairo City Council is looking to replace over $500,000 it used from the landfill restricted account to shore up city finances during cash crunches over the last several years. During a review of the May 2017 financial report Monday, Finance Committee Chairman…

A Grady County man kept sheriff’s deputies busy Saturday when three different calls involving the 33-year-old resulted in his arrest in two separate encounters within a four-hour period. Alcohol reportedly played a role in the man’s foul behavior, and ultimately misdemeanor charges lodged against him of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. His first run-in with…

Cairo Police arrested a 54-year-old Cairo woman after she apparently tried to force another woman driving a pickup truck off the road. A caller to 911 reported the two drivers had had an altercation of some sort and were driving recklessly Monday at 3:36 p.m. Cairo Police Officer Brandon Griffin says he saw the Ford…

Officials ignored advice of forestry consultant in 2013 Grady County’s consultant for the future development of Tired Creek Lake made the case in person Tuesday night for the harvesting of trees remaining in the lake bed, but county commissioners delayed action on the recommendation of the Grady County Lake Authority. The authority voted 4-1 last…

The Grady County Board of Education has agreed to reduce the millage rate levied against local taxpayers to fund the 2017-2018 school budget. During a special called meeting Tuesday evening, the board voted unanimously to drop the millage from 14.2 to 13.8 to fund its proposed $42 million budget. Despite the lower millage, the school…

Public hearings scheduled for Aug. 1st and 15th Grady County commissioners are proposing a 14.15 percent tax increase and voted unanimously Tuesday morning to adopt a tentative millage rate of 14.653, an increase of one mill. The millage rate hike comes on top of the revaluation of the residential property in the county by $32,132,817…