Area News
Helicopter’s mission a mystery no more
A helicopter seen flying over Cairo last week was collecting data for a state electric utility company. Jim Dow, CEO of the company that owns the helicopter, says the data will help his company, Aerotec, produce a 3-D model of electric power transmission lines and rights-of-way. Dow says the work was done for Municipal Electric…
Read MoreThe votes have been counted, look inside for “The Best of Grady County”
The people have spoken and you don’t have to look far to find out who are “The Best of Grady” for 2016. Inside this issue of The Messenger you will find the 2016 edition of “The Best of Grady County.” Nearly 900 ballots were cast in this year’s contest. Interest in the contest continues to…
Read MoreMost recent testing shows drop in levels of arsenic in city’s water
The results of water testing for the first quarter of 2016 are in and it is good news for city water customers in Cairo. The level of naturally occurring arsenic in the city’s drinking water supply dropped to 5.6 parts per billion, down from 11 parts per billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. In…
Read More97th Civil Affairs Battalion examined county’s solid waste program last week
Members of the 97th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) spread out across southwest Georgia last week as part of the the unit’s Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE). According to Lieutenant Colonel Nathan P. Reynolds, commander of the unit, the exercise is designed to give solders realistic urban and rural areas to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures that…
Read MoreCairo lady speaks out on city’s efforts to treat for arsenic
Aline Rundle’s keen interest in making sure Cairo citizens get clean water to drink has propelled her onto a statewide stage as a spokesperson for the city’s ongoing plans to treat the municipal supply for naturally occurring arsenic, which has recently tested above acceptable levels. Rundle participated in a telephone press conference on water issues…
Read MoreTime to retire tattered or faded American flags
Whigham Boy Scout Troop 383, Cairo High School Navy Junior ROTC, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8433 and the Jake Poller American Legion Post 122 are planning a flag retirement ceremony in May. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Boy Scout House on the Whigham Rattlesnake…
Read MoreNo foul play suspected in death of 46-year-old
Although GBI investigators are still awaiting autopsy reports for confirmation, criminal activity is not suspected in the death of a Grady County woman early last week. The 46-year-old woman was found in the yard outside her home on Hadley Ferry Road the morning of Monday, March 14. Jamy Steinberg, special agent in charge with the…
Read MoreTobar says news on Old 179 North project could come next week
County officials may know as early as next week if the state will invest upwards of $4 million in repairs to Old 179 North, according to Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar. “We could hear something by next week,” Tobar said Tuesday. The county administrator has been lobbying Georgia Department of Transportation Planning Director Jay Roberts…
Read MoreLittle Caesars to open here on March 29
Little Caesars Pizza is opening its newest restaurant in Cairo later this month. The pizza restaurant will open in the Wal-Mart shopping center on Tuesday, March 29 at 11 a.m. “Customers demand high standards for quality and service, and we’re ready to exceed their expectations,” said Little Caesars Franchisee, Daniel Bynum. “We look forward to…
Read MoreOver $6 million to be spent before lake can fill
Grady County Commissioners now know just how much more money they must spend to satisfy the mitigation requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Tired Creek Lake project. On Tuesday night, the board unanimously approved a holding agreement between the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc., and the Grady County Board of Commissioners of…
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