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The Cairo Municipal Airport will soon have a brand new terminal building thanks in large part to an appropriation from the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division. The city has been allocated $375,000 from the state for the project and the city will be required to match with $125,000, which is a 75-25 split. “We…

When an older man ran out of gas on Highway 111 South two weeks ago, Grady County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Riggins answered the call for assistance. “He could tell us his name and address, but everything else (he said) didn’t make sense,” Sgt. Riggins says of the man who was in his 80’s. Grady E.M.S.…

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service The University System of Georgia Board of Regents named state government veteran Teresa MacCartney acting chancellor of the system while the board continues its search for a permanent successor to the retiring Steve Wrigley. MacCartney is a 1995 graduate of Cairo High School and daughter of…

Last week, Cairo’s own Teresa Edwards spent the week sharing not only her knowledge of the game of basketball, but the wisdom gained from an incredible journey that took a little girl who loved basketball around the world. Teresa Edwards is recognized as the greatest female basketball player in the world. Sports Illustrated has placed…

A Cairo native featured by The Messenger two decades ago continues to share his talent with the community today. In 2001, 25-year-old Quinlin James had clay and aluminum foil figurines of characters from his favorite anime TV show, “Dragon Ball Z,” on display in Roddenbery Memorial Library. James, now 46, donated a foil sculpture of…

Another new death of a Grady County resident attributed to COVID-19 brings our total death toll to 50 in the last year, based on information from Georgia Public Health. The number of new cases in the last week involving local residents was two. Archbold Medical Center is reporting good news again this week with no…

Grady County’s Harrell Grady County Farm Bureau vice president John Harrell is serving as chairman of the Georgia Farm Bureau Peanut Committee. Harrell, whose family has farmed in Grady County for six generations, farms with his brother, Tommy, and his son, Douglas, growing peanuts, cotton, pecans and timber on more than 1,000 acres. John Harrell…

A south Cairo couple recently discovered an uninvited guest taking a dip in their backyard swimming pool. Lisa and Ken LeGette found a young alligator in their pool after returning home from church last Wednesday evening, June 23. Mr. LeGette estimates that the creature measured about two feet long. The couple tried to fish the…

Bonuses will range from $1,000 to $1,500 City of Cairo employees could any day receive a check for COVID premium pay in recognition of their service during the pandemic. The Cairo City Council on Monday night unanimously approved the recommendation of Cairo city manager Chris Addleton to use up to $178,000 from the city’s phase…

By Mary Harrison, Messenger intern Organizing for Grady County held its first annual “Juneteenth Community Freedom Day Celebration” on Saturday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cairo High School gymnasium. The program included a message from Cairo native the Rev. Dr. Perry Simmons Jr., and the honoring of nearly 50 Grady…