Area News
With the goal of improving health, Archway will host Youth Fit Fest
Local volunteers with Grady County’s Archway Partnership are kicking off the summer with an event to promote youth fitness and family fun in less than two weeks. The 2013 Youth Fit Fest will include free kid-friendly workout activities with local trainers, family-oriented activities and information. Plus, folks will be invited to enjoy hands-on fitness demonstrations,…
Read MoreLocal leaders anxious to hold get-together
As soon as a new county administrator is hired a group of local leaders wants representatives of local government to sit down and break bread together. During recent meetings of the Grady County Joint Development Authority and most recently the Cairo City Council Monday night, local leaders have expressed an interest in a city-county-JDA joint…
Read MoreCar Rally is just over two weeks away
It’s just over two weeks away before the 25th anniversary of the Great Southern Antique Car Rally is celebrated by Grady Countians and hundreds of rally participants. The 25th edition of the rally coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette, which makes it only fitting that the Corvette is the featured car for…
Read MoreUGA students look at options for proposed aquatic center
Graduate students at the University of Georgia presented their research into Grady County’s proposed sales tax funded Aquatic Center to the Archway Partnership executive committee Thursday. The students, Megan Miller and Samara Scheckler, are working to earn master’s degrees in public administration at UGA. They were in Athens for the presentation, and visited with the…
Read MoreCounty makes lake authority appointments
Following a work session held last week to finalize the membership, the Grady County Board of Commissioners took action Tuesday night to appoint the initial members of the newly created Grady County Lake Authority. The authority was created with the passage of Georgia House Bill 201 and is being established to pursue the successful construction,…
Read MoreLibrary hosted listening sessions Tuesday
A few community members met at Roddenbery Memorial Library Tuesday to talk about how the institution can best serve Grady County. Library Director Pamela Grigg is seeking input from both those who utilize the library and those who do not. This was the first of what may be several “listening sessions.” “The primary purpose is…
Read MoreAuthority members tout record over last decade
Grady’s jobless rate remains one of lowest in region Members of the Grady County Joint Development Authority paused Tuesday to reflect on the accomplishments of the authority over the last decade. The most recent unemployment figures for the southwest Georgia region indicate the jobless rate for Grady County is the second lowest in the region…
Read MoreCity really has no control over closing of RR crossing
If the CSX railroad petitions the Georgia Department of Transportation to close the railroad crossing at Second Street N.E./Third Street S.E. there will be little the city of Cairo can do to stop it. That was the report to the city council Monday night from Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton and City Attorney Thomas L.…
Read MoreTwo men charged in alleged theft of county gasoline
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested two former volunteer firefighters in Grady County claiming they used government gasoline cards for personal vehicles. Marcus Ashley Lee, 39, is charged with nine counts of theft by taking, and Quardell Barez Johnson, 34, is charged with five counts of theft by taking. All charges are felonies because…
Read MoreCouncil wants to insure safety of motorized wheelchair/scooter users
Cairo city officials want to make Cairo safer for users of motorized wheelchairs and scooters. Mayor Richard VanLandingham brought the matter up for discussion during the city council meeting Monday night. According to the mayor, a local resident, using one of the motorized wheelchair or scooters, was injured in a motor vehicle accident recently. He…
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