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Two new members have were appointed to the Downtown Development Authority and a third member received a reappointment Monday night. The Cairo City Council voted unanimously to reappoint Debbi Miller, owner of Miss Myrt’s, to another six-year term on the DDA. Mrs. Miller was first appointed in January 2008. The city council also appointed downtown…

In an effort to improve the range of the pager system used by Grady County volunteer firefighters and address other communication issues the Grady County Commission Tuesday authorized the expenditure of $12,000 to pay for the required work. Chris Dorsey, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Grady County resident, presented his recommendation…

Early voting for the July 22 Democratic and Republican party primary run-off elections wraps up at 5 p.m. this Friday. Although voter turnout remains slim, interest has picked up since last Tuesday and a total of 166 votes had been cast at the close of business Tuesday. Of that total 122 republican ballots had been…

The second Walk with a Doc event is taking place at Cairo’s Davis Park Friday morning and the public is invited to participate. Drs. Meghann Blankenship and Jason NeSmith will be walking the park and answering health questions beginning at 8 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the first 20 walkers and refreshments will be…

Only a small number of Georgians have ventured to the polls to cast early votes in the upcoming July 22 Democratic and Republican party primary run-off elections. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp reported Monday that only 44,342 Georgia voters had cast ballots. In Grady County, as of the close of business Tuesday, only 75…

The much anticipated start of work to complete the final phase of the 20th Street N.E. resurfacing and rehabilitation project is now expected to begin on Monday, July 21, according to Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton. The city manager said this week that the contractor on the project, The Scruggs Company of Hahira, Ga., has…

The Grady County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to ask Probate Judge Denise Maddox, as elections superintendent, to call for a referendum on a one percent Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax to be held in conjunction with the Nov. 4 general election. Board members were first presented with the ballot language…

Both the Grady County Commission and the Grady County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to hold current ad valorem tax millage rates unchanged, but some local residents will likely pay more in county and school taxes this fall. The county commission voted Monday night to adopt a tentative millage rate of 13.25 mills,…