Area News
Third annual Christmas Follies comes to Zebulon Dec. 6 & 7
The annual celebration of Christmas in Cairo is coming to the Zebulon Theater next week as as the Syrup City Players present the third annual Cairo Christmas Follies. The holiday variety show was started three years ago as a way to not only usher in the Christmas season, but also to celebrate the unique talents…
Read MoreCairo selected for Main Street start-up program
Cairo is one of 19 new Georgia cities selected to be a part of the Main Street Start-up Program, which provides technical assistance to communities looking to improve their downtowns. “It’s a two-year process that we have to go through to become a Main Street City, so we’re in a good position,” says Chris Addleton,…
Read MoreLake authority may seek Bill Dance’s involvement in Tired Creek Lake
The Grady County Lake Authority will have much to consider when it meets again next month including whether or not to make the Tired Creek Lake a Bill Dance Signature Lake. The authority will also be considering a draft of a fisheries development produced by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Putting the plan into…
Read MoreCity police bust alleged meth lab network
Three people have been arrested on methamphetamine charges and more arrests are expected in the coming days as an investigation unfolds, according to Cairo Police. The case began with Thursday’s arrest of Karen Moye, 44, 1021 Fourth St. N.W., Cairo, for possession of meth with intent to distribute. Ms. Moye was arrested when Cairo officers…
Read MoreChief Magistrate Bearden’s retirement letter
November 26, 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT OF RETIREMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE LARRY BEARDEN I write this letter to announce my retirement from the position of Chief Magistrate of Grady County, effective January 1, 2014. I would like to thank the citizens of Grady County for allowing me to serve the people of this community by being chosen…
Read MoreAnother sewage spill at city’s new lift station
City of Cairo officials this week are reporting another sewage spill at the new Seventh Avenue lift station. This is the second spill at the new lift station since it went online earlier this year. On Monday, Grady County received two to three inches of rain in some areas. Due to the age of the…
Read MoreBoys & Girls Club is awarded a Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant
The Marguerite Neel Williams Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Georgia announced recently that the Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club of Cairo-Grady County was awarded a grant in the amount of $47,288 from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund. The grant will support the renovation of its youth baseball field and the creation of a youth…
Read MoreSchool officials are upbeat about college and career academy grant
A final hurdle in the application process for Cairo High School’s college and career academy $3 million grant application was cleared this week in Atlanta when a large delegation traveled to the capital city for a group interview before a panel of judges. The local representatives included a variety of business representatives, civic leaders and…
Read MoreFoul mouthed parents charged in Shiver incident
Two days after Superintendent Lee M. Bailey told the Grady County Board of Education about his plan to protect school personnel from verbally abusive parents or guardians, a local couple was taken into custody for using offensive language at a county school. Ironically, at the same time the couple was allegedly being verbally abusive to…
Read MoreTaxes trickle in as due date looms
With only a month until the Dec. 20 deadline to pay ad valorem taxes without penalties or interest, Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous reports only 13 percent of the county’s tax digest has been collected. A total of $13,142,816.64 has been billed to local taxpayers and through Tuesday $1,730,870.46 has been paid. “We expect…
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