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In just over one year of operating a thrift store, local women’s support ministry Handmaiden House is praising its team of volunteers and seeking more to join their ranks. Brandy Brown, director, says with the support of volunteers they have been able to go from opening the store one day per week to two, Fridays…

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is declining to release certain details about last week’s shooting death of Antavius Robinson of Cairo. Jamy Steinberg, special agent in charge with the G.B.I., would not comment on how many times Robinson was shot or whether the murder weapon has been recovered. However, Steinberg did say that Robinson, 39,…

This Thanksgiving, Maria Vasquez says she wants to give thanks that 10 years ago so many people answered her family’s call for help when she vanished from their Cairo home, deep in the throes of postpartum psychosis. It was the day after Thanksgiving when Vasquez disappeared. She says she doesn’t remember any of it, except…

Work is now underway on the much anticipated construction project at Eastside Elementary School. Originally, school officials had hoped to break ground on the project in March, but numerous delays in the architect finalizing the plans and obtaining state approval ultimately delayed the project. At the November meeting of the Grady County Board of Education,…

Cairo Police are investigating an unsuccessful bank robbery attempt in Cairo Friday morning. At 10:53 a.m., a tall man walked up to a teller’s station at Five Star Credit Union on U.S. 84 and gave her a note that stated, “give me 100’s and 50’s.” The teller told the man that she needed his account…

With health experts urging caution as we head into the winter season, Grady County continues to record lower numbers of new COVID-19 cases although one more resident has died from the disease, according to state public health information. That makes a total of 26 Grady countians who have died from COVID-19 in the last eight…

Tractor Supply Company is planning a grand opening Saturday at its new location in Cairo. Although the rural lifestyle retailer opened its doors here last Saturday, the store opens officially this Saturday, Nov. 21. “At Tractor Supply, we understand the value of providing essential needs like pet food, animal feed and home supplies to our…

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an autopsy on the body of a 39-year-old man shot to death during a domestic dispute over the weekend. Antavius Robinson was killed at a residence in the 800 block of Pierce Chapel Road sometime during the early morning hours Saturday. The Grady County Sheriff’s Office asked the…

Rather than a Christmas parade through downtown Cairo this year, the chamber of commerce is asking the Grady County community to put on its holiday finest and provide a drive-thru Christmas experience for the public. “Our goal is to paint our community in Christmas décor and to spread some Christmas joy and cheer,” says Courtney…

A Grady County man has officially joined the ranks of the Georgia State Patrol and is patrolling the highways and byways of G.S.P. Post 6 in Gainesville. Akintunde Gillette Monds, the eldest son of John and Dr. Kathaleena Monds of Grady County, graduated as a member of the 109th class of the Georgia State Patrol…