Area News
Making school board posts nonpartisan this session may not be dead issue after all
It is not completely clear if the county’s legislative delegation will support legislation which would make Grady County Board of Education elections nonpartisan. A legal notice that is required to be published notifying the public of the intent of a legislator to introduce local legislation was pulled late last Tuesday on instructions of Representative Darlene…
Read MoreWork underway on county’s fourth Dollar General store
A new Dollar General store, valued at $500,000, is currently under construction north of Cairo, according to Grady County Joint Development Authority Executive Director Chadd Mathis. Mathis has been working with the developers on the project, code named “Project Gold.” On Tuesday, he updated authority members on the project and shared a photo of the…
Read MoreDon’t forget! Sapp Creek bridge to be closed next Tuesday
Grady County Administrator Carlos Tobar said this week that everything remains on go for the Tuesday closing of the bridge over Sapp Creek on State Route 112 North. Previously, Southern Concrete Construction had announced it would close the bridge on Jan. 19, but that date was changed last week to Jan. 26. According to Graylin…
Read MoreNominees for annual chamber awards told
And the nominees are . . . There are 12 members of the Grady County community nominated for the five awards that will be announced at the 90th Annual Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Monday evening. Georgia’s first lady, Sandra Deal, is slated as featured speaker of the banquet, and the Cairo High…
Read MoreCounty employees may be packing heat
Grady County commissioners do not seem eager to wade into the muddy waters of whether or not to allow county employees to come to work armed. Commissioner T.D. David told commissioners Tuesday night he had been asked by a county employee if county personnel were allowed to come to work armed with a firearm. Grady…
Read MoreCairo High School to host Open House next Monday night
Cairo High School will hold its second semester Open House on Monday Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. Parents and guardians are asked to meet in the CHS auditorium for a brief meeting to pick up student schedules and then parents will be dismissed to follow your student’s schedule and meet their second semester teachers. Parents will receive…
Read MoreKing Day festivities are planned for Monday
Cairo will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a parade and program on Monday, the legal holiday set aside to honor the slain civil rights leader. A local group of volunteers with the Martin Luther King Jr. Collaborative has been planning for this year’s annual celebration for nearly a year. The…
Read MoreArsenic level in city drinking water remains above standards
Some 4,500 city of Cairo water customers will receive a letter next week notifying them that the level of arsenic contamination in the city’s drinking water supply remained above the maximum level allowed by state and federal regulations in both the third and fourth quarters of 2015. A similar mass mailing was sent out to…
Read MoreBoys and Girls Club has new director
The man who has worked as interim director of the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club in Cairo has been named the club’s new director. Stephen Francis has served as interim director of the youth organization for approximately two months. “I would like to thank everyone for their care and support throughout my time as…
Read MoreLaundry room fire destroys Grady County family’s home
A fire that started in a laundry room dryer vent destroyed the home of a Whigham family Saturday evening. Beatrice and Roosevelt Ellis had lived in the home at 115 Ellis Lane for the last 45 years. Their young grandson also lived with them. The brick house was engulfed in flames when volunteer firefighters from…
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