Area News

Byron Puckett has told a federal magistrate he is not guilty of charges related to the seafood business where he is vice president.Puckett, 41, entered a plea of not guilty Thursday in federal court in Albany, and was released on $10,000 bond. He is being represented by Bainbridge attorney Gilbert Murrah.Puckett is under federal indictment…

How does Grady County stack up against other Georgia counties when ranked according to mortality, morbidity, health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment?Statistics based on objective data gathered from public health institutions and health care practitioners can  provide an interesting snapshot of the area’s health care system.In a report prepared by…

Grady County Board of Education members will gather to fine tune its 2011-2012 operating budget next Tuesday evening and an appropriation for Roddenbery Memorial Library may be included in the spending plan. Roddenbery Memorial Library Director Pamela Grigg, fresh on the job for barely a month, made her first visit to a school board meeting…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be celebrating their pioneer’s arrival in the Salt Lake valley in 1847 and invite the community to participate on Saturday, July 23, beginning at 4 p.m. Check your family records, find an ancestor from 1847, and portray them. Bring a picnic supper and a blanket…

A public official in Grady County is under federal indictment for his part in an alleged scheme to unlawfully purchase fish from unlicensed fishermen for a seafood business where he works.Byron James Puckett is indicted on one charge of conspiracy and 24 violations of the Lacey Act, a federal law that makes it illegal to…

The Cairo City Council on Thursday night cleared the way for Grady Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) to lease tower space on its new communications tower.Based on the recommendation of the City of Cairo Planning Commission, the council voted unanimously to rezone the tract of land owned by Grady EMC where the main office and communications…

Contractors hired by the City of Cairo to demolish the former Chickasaw Club in southwest Cairo will have to wait a little longer before cranking up the demolition equipment.Superior Court Chief Judge A. Wallace Cato on Thursday conducted a hearing on a suit filed by Elbert Walker, owner of the property located at 1416 Calvary…

The cost to participate in county recreation program activities will soon rise following action by the Grady County commission Tuesday. On the recommendation of Recreation Department Director Becky Bracewell, commissioners voted unanimously to raise the fee for football, smurf flag football, cheerleading and soccer by $5 per participant. “Everyone around us is way above us,”…

The Archway project through the University of Georgia continues to build support locally.The Cairo city council voted unanimously Thursday to fund $5,000 for the first year of what could be a five year agreement to make Cairo-Grady County an Archway community.The Grady County Joint Development Authority, Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce and the Grady County…

A rezoning application filed by Grady Electric Membership Corporation has neighboring homeowners concerned and the Cairo City Council will make a decision on the matter tomorrow night.Members of the city of Cairo Planning Commission heard from EMC officials as well as local residents concerning the proposed rezoning of all of the EMC’s property to light…