Area News

Required testing of Cairo’s drinking water supply has revealed that the level of arsenic contamination went above the maximum level allowed by state and federal regulations last spring. Cairo city leaders received an official “Notice of Violation” from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division and Watershed Protection Branch on Oct. 5. Despite…

The city of Whigham will be celebrating Public Safety Day this weekend at the Rattlesnake Roundup grounds. This family fun event will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will feature Jake the Drug Dog, free car seat checks, face painting, a drunk goggle demonstration, Sparky, Smokey Bear and child finger printing. Participating…

Friday’s election for the District 1 director to serve a three-year term on the board of Grady EMC pits an 18-year veteran against a newcomer. John P. Bell Jr. of Grady County is seeking to unseat Dewey Brock Jr. of Decatur County, a second-generation board member who has served since 1997. Brock currently fills the…

This weekend, the official Native American tribal grounds in Grady County will be the site of Tama Intertribal Pow Wow, an annual living history demonstration. The public is invited to step back in time at the pow wow to see what life was like for the Creek Indians who inhabited southwest Georgia in the 1700s…

Margaret Tyson of Cairo was named volunteer of the year by the Georgia River Network at its 11th annual River Celebration Awards Sept. 19. Information from Georgia River Network states Tyson “resides in the red hills of Southwest Georgia and although she has a full time job, her dedication and passion for rivers has led…

A Grady County farmer is having issues with county dumpsters located near her farm and voiced her concerns to county commissioners Tuesday morning. Commissioners heard from Diane Wilder Howard who is working to get her farm certified for organic produce. Mrs. Howard showed photos of the county dumpster site that sits adjacent to her farm…

The Cairo High School campus will serve as the live backdrop for WCTV’s evening newscasts next Wednesday. The Tallahassee television station is broadcasting its news program live from Cairo as part of a 60th Anniversary Tour to area venues. Cairo High School administrators are planning to have the CHS Syrupmaker Marching Band and CHS cheerleaders…

Roddenbery Memorial Library will host a Hispanic Heritage Day on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will feature resources and refreshments in celebration of the Hispanic culture. The library hopes to encourage Spanish speaking members of the community to see what resources the library has to offer. “Many people in…

Seniors 65 and older, pregnant women and adults with medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer are among those most at risk of severe complications from flu – and should get vaccinated now, says Grady County Health Department Nurse Manager Peggy Connell. “Seasonal flu activity is beginning in our Southwest Health District,” Connell…

Renovation delays have prevented the reopening of the historic farmhouse at Birdsong Nature Center. Officials had originally planned to reopen the facility and the popular Bird Window on Sept. 2, but renovations have not been completed. Now, the projected reopening date is set for next Friday, Oct. 9. “We still will not have everything finished…