Area News

State law enforcement officials say they do not suspect foul play in the death of a 53-year-old Cairo man found dead in a wooded area near his all-terrain-vehicle. Family members discovered the body of Barry Ennis Fain late Friday night, according to Jamy Steinberg, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Thomasville…

Complaints of high chlorine levels in city water last month remain a mystery to city officials. Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton said he was alerted to complaints from city residents on Jan. 22 that the city water had a strong odor of chlorine. Addleton said crews verified the required amount of chlorine was all that…

Attorneys for the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia are expected to file court action in the coming days regarding the proposed transmission line upgrade project that slices through northwest Cairo. City officials say they believe MEAG is seeking judgment from the court that its existing easement would allow for the erection of larger utility poles…

A new school calendar that pushes back the opening of school to early August was approved by the Grady County Board of Education Tuesday night on a 3-0 vote. Chairman Robbie Chaplin and board members Jeff Worsham and Teresa Gee Harris voted to adopt the proposed calendar. Vice Chairman John White and board member Laura…

The Southwest Georgia Judicial Circuit, which includes Grady County, is now being served by two new juvenile judges. Superior Court Chief Judge J. Kevin Chason and Superior Court Judge Heather Lanier appointed new judges who took the bench in January. Whigham attorney and Grady County State Court Judge Joshua C. Bell and Mitchell County State…

Work is expected to begin very soon on the full depth reclamation of Old 179 North within the corporate limits of Whigham. Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar reported this week that the notice to proceed will be issued to Oxford Construction on Monday. “They are going to move fast on this project,” Tobar said. The…

Grady County Commissioner T.D. David is bowing to the will of the majority and is calling a halt to his efforts to review the policies and procedures of the county’s animal control department in hopes of reducing the number of animals put down each year by the county. David has been reviewing the existing polices…

Members and guests of the Grady County Historical Society will learn about the petroleum industry first hand from a 45-year veteran in the field. Next Tuesday night, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. Arthur Maxwell of Reno will be the featured speaker at the society’s monthly meeting. Maxwell, a 1961 graduate of Cairo High School, earned…

Grady County commissioners on Tuesday approved the hiring of a temporary worker for the Grady County Board of Tax Assessors’ office, but assessors say they hope the additional staff position will become permanent. Members of the board of assessors, including John Tillis, Prentiss Mitchell and Julian Rawls, appeared before the county commission requesting additional staffing…