Area News

Alert Cairo Police Officers took custody of a 2-year-old boy Saturday after he was found sitting in a car surrounded by clothing and garbage. The child’s mother had been arrested for disorderly conduct after she called police over a dispute at an address on Ninth Avenue, N.E. around 3:15 p.m. Instead of leaving the scene,…

Without the aide of a grant, Grady County does not currently have the resources to pave any county dirt roads, Administrator Carlos Tobar told county commissioners Tuesday night. However, Tobar outlined a preliminary plan to address concerns raised by residents of Borden Road and Borden Lane. Residents have made numerous visits to the courthouse to…

Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced an upcoming hydrilla focused Town Hall Meeting in Donalsonville, GA. Congressman Bishop has invited and will be accompanied by Colonel Jon Chytka, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District. The purpose of the meeting is to get feedback from the public on the issue. The…

It’s a Saturday night and your lights go out. Have no fear, someone in Thomasville is now dispatching city crews to help. City of Cairo Energy Services Director Rod Prince updated the Cairo mayor and council Monday night on the city’s transition from in-house dispatching to outsourced dispatching. As of last Monday, Aug. 3, the…

A zoning change approved Monday night by the Cairo City Council will clear the way for an expansion of Magnolia Place of Cairo assisted living center. Magnolia Place has held a license for a 50-bed facility since 1997 and owner Jerry (Jay) McDaniel III, has plans to expand the assisted living facility. Currently, Magnolia Place…

The long awaited downtown Cairo streetscape project may finally be going out to bid this fall, according to Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton. The city manager briefed the mayor and council on the project Monday night. Addleton reports that construction and bid documents have been delivered to the Georgia Department of Transportation officials for their…

Grady County Board of Education members received some good financial news Tuesday night. Finance Officer Dan Broome, who is still recording tax receipts for the year ended June 30, 2015, reported to the school board that the system ended the year with a surplus of $319,358.28. “It may be more than that. I’m not completely…

Early registration ends this Friday The deadline to register early for the 5K run/walk in support of the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club is this Friday. The 2015 Wilcox Memorial 5K, named in honor of the late Marshell Wilcox, takes place in Cairo on Saturday, Aug. 15. The entry fee for early registrants is…

Grady County employees are going to have to adopt healthier lifestyles or face pain in their wallets following action taken by the county commission Thursday. County leaders met with John Taylor, executive vice president of Taylor Benefit Resource, and Ron Arline, insurance broker, to discuss changes to the county’s self-insured health benefit plan. Following the…

The first court date in what could be a long and protracted court battle between disgruntled members of the Grady Electric Membership Corporation and the co-op’s current and former managers and board of directors has finally been scheduled. A hearing set to begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Grady County Courthouse…