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Florida State group to peform at annual chamber banquet
Officials with the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce have announced that the Florida State University AcaBelles will be the featured performers at its Annual Dinner program. The 89th Annual Chamber Meeting and Dinner will take place at the Grady Cultural Center on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin…
Read MoreGrady County Health Dept. to host a Baby Bistro January 21
The Grady County Health Department is inviting all moms to a “breastfeeding social” on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at the health department, says Nutritionist Kisha Evans. “Baby Bistro is an opportunity for mothers to network, socialize and hang out with other moms,” Grady County Health Department Nurse Manager Peggy Connell added.…
Read MoreCairo High School faculty makes push to go back on block schedule
The Cairo High School administration and faculty are making a push to return to a 4×4 block schedule that the school operated under until five years ago when the school went to a seven period day. Assistant Principal and College and Career Academy Director Todd Gainous and Instructional Coordinator Tammy Donalson presented the proposal to…
Read MoreCouncil approves big bump in CNS cable rates
The cost of retransmitting local broadcast stations including WCTV, WALB, WTXL, WTLH and others is driving up the cost of cable television, according to Cairo city officials. On Monday night, the Cairo City Council approved a major rate increase to cover the additional cost to carry the local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates on…
Read MoreLots of new chicken houses being built or on drawing board, Ivy reports
With stiffer regulations in neighboring counties preventing the expansion of chicken houses, agri-businessmen are looking to Grady County where there is no zoning and the county’s chicken house ordinance is less stringent. During the first week of 2015, Grady County Code Enforcement Officer Larry Ivy issued 12 permits for new chicken houses to be constructed…
Read MoreCounty side stepped the law in giving Tobar a raise
Over the course of the last several weeks it has come to light that last summer the Grady County Commission gave County Administrator Carlos Tobar a $10,475 raise, but it appears the action is not legal or binding since there was never a public vote on the matter. Hired in 2013 at a salary of…
Read MoreCopleand is first woman to lead the Grady County commission
LaFaye Copeland, the first woman elected to the Grady County Board of Commissioners, made history again Tuesday when she was elected the first female chairman of the county commission. Ms. Copeland is only the fourth African American elected to serve as a Grady County commissioner, following in the footsteps of the Rev. Sylvester Williams, the…
Read MoreCounty bookkeeping still plagued by server issues Tobar reported this week
The year 2014 ended and Grady County still does not have its accounting software operating on a newly installed server which officials say is holding up the process of getting all financial records up to date. County commissioners learned Tuesday morning that Rumbles had installed the new server, but County Administrator Carlos Tobar says the…
Read MoreCounty road department crew to focus on clogged drainage pipes
At least one Grady County commissioner wants to see county government become more aggressive in cleaning out clogged pipes and replacing rusted drainage pipes to prevent further damage to county roads. Commissioner Elwyn Childs, who said he is beginning his 33rd year on the board, expressed his opinion Tuesday morning that more should be done…
Read MoreWet, wet weather ushered in Christmas
A snowy, white Christmas may have evaded Grady County, but the area did have plenty of wet stuff blanketing the ground as rainfall amounts of 7″ to 10.5″ reportedly fell here in a matter of three days. The rain started on Monday, Dec. 22, and continued through Christmas Eve. According to GeorgiaWeather.net, the Georgia Automated…
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