Area News

Grady County is in the midst of a major road improvement project on Old 179 North and County Administrator Carlos Tobar is pushing county commissioners to apply for additional grants and state funding to tackle even more. On Tuesday night, Tobar outlined his plan to seek funding for improvements to Pine Park Road, Ridge Road…

In an effort to make the most use of limited funding for road resurfacing, the Grady County Commission approved the purchase of some new equipment for the county road department Tuesday. All of the purchases were unanimously approved by the three members of the board present. For the last two meetings, only Commissioners Ray Prince,…

A false alarm that two fugitives from Putnam County were seen in Grady County spread like wildfire on social media last week after someone claimed they had seen them in the northern part of the county. A caller reported seeing a man resembling one of the escapees driving a white pickup truck on Highway 112…

City of Cairo officials want to make sure they have an accurate inventory of all utilities attached to city-owned utility poles and that those utilities are paying the appropriate annual pole attachment fees. In order to obtain an up-to-date inventory and to properly manage the pole attachment agreements, Energy Services Director Rod Prince issued a…

The week leading up to Father’s Day, this week, is recognized nationally as “Men’s Health Week.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading causes of death in men are heart disease, cancer, diabetes and suicide. Unfortunately, most of these go undetected until they become fatal, often because men avoid regular screenings…

The Grady County Lake Authority and Grady County Commission met jointly last Wednesday for a vision meeting on the development of Tired Creek Lake. Also attending were Cairo and Whigham city officials, Grady County School System personnel, members of the Grady County Joint Development Authority and private citizens. The June 7 meeting was held at…

Water losses for the City of Cairo reached an all-time high in April with 20,011 gallons lost or unaccounted for. The previous largest monthly loss was 18,659 gallons in August 2010 and the lowest level in the last several years was recorded back in January 2013 at 2,160 gallons. “We’ve been talking about this for…

Grady County Commissioners began the annual process of developing a spending plan for next year Tuesday and met with several department heads and constitutional officers to discuss their budget requests. The board met in person this week with Grady County Probate Judge Denise Maddox, Chief Magistrate Pat Pollock, Tax Commissioner Barbara Darus, and Road Superintendent…

Only one resident spoke out at the public hearing held Tuesday for the county’s new solar ordinance. Peter Wright, a resident of Stephens Road, warned against solar farms taking crop land out of food production to create energy. “It’s something to consider,” Wright told county commissioners this week. Commissioner T.D. David agreed that was a…

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting that a dangerous, potentially lethal substance contained in street drugs is surfacing in south and central Georgia. Dozens of patients have been hospitalized and there are reports of at least four deaths that may be associated with the drugs. The overdoses were reported over a 48-hour period…