Area News

As religious leaders prepare for tomorrow’s National Day of Prayer, the location of one of the prayer groups has been moved to a new place. National Day of Prayer organizers announced this week a change in the schedule that reflects the group praying for government will not meet at the courthouse as previously reported but…

Under pressure from the Cairo City Council, the Grady County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to go ahead and pay the city $212,574 from the 2008 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax that the county has been holding and improperly accounting for. The city council voted April 24 to demand payment of the…

A Walk with a Dog Doc event is scheduled for Saturday at Cairo’s Davis Park, and some lucky ticket holder will win an offshore fishing trip. The fundraiser for Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) will take place at Cairo’s Davis Park between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday. The public is invited to join Cairo High…

Religious leaders in Grady County are organizing local participation in the National Day of Prayer next week. There will be seven prayers at seven sites beginning at 11:17 a.m. on the special day, the first Thursday in May. Participants will move to the Grady County Courthouse for the final prayer, which will include a musical…

After reviewing an analysis of the 2008 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax presented by the city’s auditor Monday night, the Cairo City Council made no bones about what they want. They want the Grady County Commission to remit the city’s remaining share of the tax proceeds and to do so immediately. City officials were…

A team of state tourism professionals is conducting an evaluation of Grady County’s existing tourism efforts and will make recommendations in the coming weeks. The six-member resource team organized by the Georgia Department of Economic Development spent Tuesday, April 18 talking with local leaders from government, business, chamber and civic interests. They gathered information about…

Two veteran Cairo city councilmen announced Monday night they have decided to seek reelection this fall. District 2 Councilman Ernest Cloud, who has served on the council since January 1985, and District 4 Councilman James H. (Jimmy) Douglas, who has served since January 2006, both discussed their plans Monday following the regular meeting of the…

Archbold Medical Center recently awarded Physicians of the Year during the health system’s first physician awards banquet held on March 30, National Doctor’s Day. Cairo family physician Jonathan Lynch, MD, was named by his medical staff peers as Grady General Hospital’s “Most Engaged Physician.” Dr. Lynch joined the Archbold medical staff in 2008. He practices…

The people have spoken and you don’t have to look far to find out who are “The Best of Grady” for 2017. Inside this issue of The Messenger you will find the 2017 edition of “The Best of Grady County.” A near record number of ballots were cast in this year’s contest. Interest in the…

Congressman Sanford Bishop spent Tuesday in Cairo meeting with civic, business and government leaders along with many young people. Congressman Bishop began his day here at Cairo High School and wrapped it up with a visit to the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo and Grady County. At Cairo High School, senior Leigh…