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The owner of a decades old blighted property in southwest Cairo has until next Friday to resubmit engineering plans for a proposed restoration project at 1100 M.L. King Jr. Ave. S.W. or violate a court order issued by Cairo Municipal Court Judge Joshua C. Bell. Chiquita Williams testified in Municipal Court last month about her…

It’s a topic that has been discussed before, but there is still interest on the part of Grady County commissioners to do something about residents who wear their pants or shorts below the waistline. Grady County Dist. 1 Commissioner Elwyn Childs quizzed County Attorney Kevin Cauley on the subject Tuesday night. “Is there anything the…

The local African-American elected officials are hosting another in an ongoing series of community forums Thursday, August 11 beginning at 6 p.m.The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at Bethlehem AME Church.These outreach forums are hosted by Cairo city councilmen Ernest Cloud and Lannis Thornton; Grady County Commissioner Al Ball; and…

Grady County School System Finance Officer Dan Broome is in the process of closing out the books for the fiscal year that ended June 30th, but his preliminary figures are positive for the public school system. Broome briefed members of the Grady County Board of Education Tuesday night during the board’s July regular meeting. “I’m…

Georgia’s lawmakers return to Atlanta next week to begin the process of redrawing the state’s political districts, and early speculation is that South Georgia will lose seats in the General Assembly.Stagnant population growth in this region of the state is the reason behind the loss that is expected to occur in the redistricting, which will…

Funeral services for Jerry Bodiford Jr., were held here Saturday, two weeks after he was shot, an innocent bystander caught in the midst of a feud over a girl. As family and friends continue to grieve his loss, local educators who knew Bodiford say it was a waste of a good life with a promising…

Thursday morning during a special called meeting, the Grady County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the 2012 operating budget and increased the millage rate to 11.77 from 10.50.The total operating budget approved, including Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, is $13,383,346.By increasing the millage rate by 1.27 mills, the county will collect $128,652…

The Grady County Board of Education Thursday morning voted unanimously to adopt a fiscal year 2011-2012 operating budget totaling $35,120,846, but the board was split on the 14.2 mill tax rate recommended to fund the budget.Board member Scott Higginbotham, reading from a prepared statement, called on the board not to increase the millage rate.The millage…

Sheridan’s Flower & Gift Shop left its home in the country and opened its doors at its new location in the downtown business district of Whigham on Monday.Family, friends and loyal customers browsed the merchandise and enjoyed refreshments provided by owners and operators, Sheridan and Billy Harrell.In addition to cut flower arrangements and an assortment…

A pair of Thomasville men charged in the shooting death of Cairo’s Jerry Bodiford may go before a Superior Court judge this week to find out if they will be granted bond. Shadrick Ron Killens and Frank Rashard Williams Jr., both 20 years old, are being held in the Grady County Detention Center on charges…