Area News

One day a Cairo man reported his Chevy Impala was stolen and the next day it was found floating in the Flint River. The grey, 2013 4-door Impala was reported stolen around 2:25 a.m., Thursday, according to Cairo Police reports. The owner told officers the car was taken while he was visiting a friend at…

Add the annual CNS Cable rate increase to the list with death and taxes as certainties in life. The Cairo mayor and council unanimously approved a rate hike for 2016 for CNS Cable, ranging from $1 to $5 per month increases. Driving the rate increase, according to Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton, are increased costs…

One of the all-time greatest athletes to graduate from Cairo High School will be back at the school next week to make a special presentation on behalf of the National Football League. As part of the nationwide Super Bowl 50 celebration, the NFL has initiated the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll program to acknowledge…

Work by Grady County Road Department crews will get underway soon to clear off the proposed sites for boat ramps and parking areas on Cedar Springs Road at Tired Creek Lake, following action taken by the Grady County Commission during a joint meeting with the Grady County Lake Authority Monday morning. Commission Chairman LaFaye Copeland…

Soon, City of Cairo employees may no longer be eligible to earn compensatory time or, at a minimum, they will be allowed to accumulate much less than currently allowed. The Cairo mayor and council got a first look at a proposed new policy governing compensatory time, commonly referred to as “comp time” at their regular…

Sunday afternoon’s weather turned dangerous for some local residents when a tornado touched down briefly in the north Grady County community of Elpino. The twister was reported around 3:45 p.m. near the intersection of Pine Level Road and Ridge Road. The Property owned by James F. Tuggle on Ridge Road took the brunt of the…

The Calvary Lions Club will be welcoming thousands of guests to their 43rd annual Mule Day on Saturday. There are already visitors camped out and waiting for the annual homage to the beast of burden to kick off. As of Tuesday, there was a total number of vendors at nearly 500 planned to be on…

The trusty postal carrier should have delivered your Grady County tax bill by now, according to Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous. A total of 14,487 tax bills were mailed on Oct. 19, 2015, which represents 13,985 bills for real property and 502 bills for personal property. The grand total of the 2015 tax bills…

For a Grady County elected official who has had a lifelong love of numbers, the last 15 years have been a dream job. However, Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous has decided to retire as the county’s top tax official when her term expires Dec. 31, 2016. “Qualifying for the 2016 election is much earlier…

Next Wednesday when Grady countians and Americans across the land pause to honor the service of the men and women in the United States Armed Forces, a long-standing monument to the county’s war veterans will be rededicated. Thanks to a partnership between the Grady County Commission and members of the American Legion, the county’s eternal…