Area News
A third generation of the Rosser family takes the helm of Grady EMC
Grady Electric Membership Corporation is now operating under the leadership of a new president who is very familiar with the member owned energy provider. T. A. “Bo” Rosser Jr. is the third generation of Rossers to serve as president of the electric utility, which is located in Cairo and has 13,500 customers in Grady, Thomas…
Read MoreCauley seeks another term
Incumbent Solicitor General Kevin S. Cauley said this week he will seek reelection when qualifying opens March 3. Cauley, who serves a the chief prosecutor in Grady County State Court, has served as the Solicitor General since being appointed to the post on Aug. 1, 2008 by then-Governor Sonny Perdue. The solicitor is seeking his…
Read MoreSenator Burke running for another term
District 11 State Senator Dean Burke has announced his plans to seek re-election when qualifying opens next month. Senator Burke was elected last February in a special election called after the resignation of former Senator John Bulloch in late 2012. “On behalf of the citizens of southwest Georgia, I have been working hard on all…
Read MoreCounty hires new accounting manager
Grady County commissioners on Friday approved the hiring of a new accounting manager. Following a brief closed door meeting last week the board voted unanimously to approve the hiring of Connie D. Blackman as the county’s new accounting manager. She replaces Finance Director Mary Mayer who was terminated late last year. Ms. Blackman has retired…
Read MoreChairman David attempts to cut meeting time with revised agenda
Grady County commissioners are taking a wait and see approach to the new way of business introduced Tuesday by new Commission Chairman T.D. David. This was the first meeting in which routine items such as the approval of meeting minutes and of invoices for expenditures previously approved in the budgeting process are approved all at…
Read More2nd annual Taste of the Town planned for March 8
The Grady General Support League has announced its plans for a Second Annual Taste of the Town featuring culinary delights from both commercial and home cooks in the Grady County area. Money raised at the event will be used to buy a high powered microscope for the lab at Grady General Hospital. Tickets are already…
Read MoreStatewide Tornado Drill rescheduled for this Friday
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia and families are encouraged to make sure they are prepared for a variety of natural disasters. The Georgia Statewide Tornado Drill is scheduled for Friday at 9 a.m. Originally planned for the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5, it had to be postponed due to the potential for…
Read MoreBass and Pyrz will not seek reelection, qualifying is next month
It’s decision time for local candidates. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation last week that moves up primary elections to May 20, which results in qualifying being held earlier than in the past. The move was necessary to line up the state’s 2014 election calendar with the schedule for federal elections. Grady County Probate Judge…
Read MoreNot too late to vote for “Best of Grady”
The voting is underway and hundreds of ballots have been received, but it’s not too late to cast your vote. It’s that time again when the readers of The Cairo Messenger have the opportunity to vote for the “Best of Grady County.” On page B8 of this issue of The Cairo Messenger, you will find…
Read MoreMathis in talks with prospective new employers
The Grady County Joint Development Authority is in the very early stages of negotiations with two prospective new employers and while one of them may be delayed until next year the other could bear fruit this year, according to JDA Executive Director Chadd Mathis. Mathis briefed the authority Tuesday on a prospect he has code…
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