Area News
No date set for meeting for commissioners to discuss solar farm regs
As The Messenger went to press Wednesday no date had been set by the Grady County Commission for a work session to discuss regulating solar farms in the county. Last Tuesday night, the board unanimously approved a 60-day moratorium on solar farms in the county after a potential developer approached county officials about construction of…
Read MoreCouncil approves purchase of new police vehicles
A recommendation by Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur to purchase three new vehicles from a local car dealership at a higher price than from an out-of-town dealership prompted significant discussion during the Cairo City Council meeting Monday night. Based on an analysis of the bids by Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton, the police chief’s recommendation…
Read MoreBands prepare for festival next week, no pre-festival concert
Cairo and Grady County will play host once again to the Georgia Music Educators Association Second District Band Festival next week. The event kicks off at 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday and runs through 1 p.m. Friday with a total of 37 middle and high school bands scheduled to perform. Over the last several years the…
Read MoreCity to begin installing new “smart” water meters
Work will soon get underway at replacing or retrofitting approximately 4,200 water meters in the City of Cairo. The new “smart” meters will have the capability of being read remotely and thus eliminate the need for a meter reader to manually read each meter in the field. This phase is the first in a major…
Read MoreSaturday event to benefit the Zebulon Theater
Grady County’s historic community movie house is in need of a new popcorn machine and building renovations, so supporters are holding a benefit Saturday, the 2017 Jewels and Jeans. The event will include live and silent auction items in addition to raffles. Top items up for grabs include a 45-quart YETI cooler, 55-inch HD TV,…
Read MoreCounty issues 60-day moratorium on solar farms
A 60-day moratorium on the issuance of permits for construction of solar farms within Grady County has been issued by the Grady County Commission. Commissioners ordered the temporary ban Tuesday night, but the details of exactly what is being regulated is yet to be ironed out. The board instructed County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley to…
Read MoreHwy. 84 paving project to get underway soon
Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton said he was notified last week that milling and resurfacing of U.S. 84 will begin on or about March 6. Oxford Construction Company Project Manager Joe Tondera alerted Addleton about the upcoming work. The project includes 8.1 miles of U.S. 84 from Upper Hawthorne Trail to east of Pierce Chapel…
Read MoreSaturday crash claims life of local woman
A head-on collision in north Grady County Saturday morning resulted in the death of one woman and the life-flighting of another, both 68 years old. A nine-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Cheryl Moore Bulloch of Pelham was killed in the accident, and Barbara Keen of Ochlocknee was taken by air…
Read MoreNo “ethnic” or “gourmet” food to be sold by new concessionaire
Only one proposal is received Grady County Commissioners wanted a concessionaire at Barber Park that not only sold snacks, but would offer “ethnic” and “gourmet” food choices on the menu, but the one bidder who responded offered none of that. The lone bidder, Yo Yo’s Wingz N Thangs, 1289 Rest St. S.W., Cairo, owned by…
Read MoreTrout lilies blooming now at Wolf Creek Preserve
The Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve is aglow with blooms, and it is time to go out and tour the preserve before the blooming season comes to an end. Officials say the preserve will be open through the end of February or until the final blooms. Volunteers will be there each day and guides are…
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