Area News

A reorganization within the operating structure of the city of Cairo is resulting in new responsibilities for two current employees and a third is retiring.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton announced late last week the appointment of Celeste Tyler as the new city director of marketing.In her new role, Mrs. Tyler, who was originally hired as…

A group of six people is accused of bringing a 14-year-old Baker County girl to a mobile home here and molesting her earlier this month. The girl had called a friend in Grady County, Tiffany Shayne Simpson, saying she wanted to run away from home, according to Grady County Sheriff’s Investigator Steve Clark. Simpson and…

In response to a letter sent by Gov. Nathan Deal, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack determined that, due to the ongoing drought, 22 Georgia counties suffered production losses great enough to warrant a secretarial natural disaster designation.“I am grateful for Secretary Vilsack’s quick response to my request,” said Deal, “with this designation farmers and…

The preliminary Grady County tax digest figures indicate the value of the county’s digest dropped approximately 10 percent from last year.Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye said Friday that Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett had submitted the preliminary digest to him, but it will be Wednesday before the administrator can complete his budget calculations.County commissioners say they…

The preliminary Grady County tax digest figures indicate the value of the county’s digest dropped approximately 10 percent from last year.Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye said Friday that Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett had submitted the preliminary digest to him, but it will be Wednesday before the administrator can complete his budget calculations.County commissioners say they…

Don’t forget to bring your unvaccinated pet to the Grady County Livestock Pavilion for a low-cost rabies vaccination during the first ever Grady County Rabies Clinic.State health officials and local veterinarians are concerned with the uptick in rabies cases in Grady County and the growing number of unvaccinated pets in the community.In an effort to…

A Whigham man is accused of running through a traffic checkpoint in Decatur County and leading Georgia Troopers on a chase into Whigham that ended just shy of a home on Jowers Road where multiple emergency vehicles and crews were working a fire call Monday evening. It was a PIT maneuver (Precision Immobilization Technique) by…

The new minister of Cairo First United Methodist Church preached his first sermon here Sunday and was warmly received by the members in attendance at the church’s three worship services.The Rev. Rick Turner comes to Cairo from his assignment at Blakely First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Henry Bass, who served the Cairo church for…

The new owner of a trailer park in east Grady County has put the Grady County commission on notice that he wants the county’s ten dumpsters removed from his property as soon as possible.Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye said he received the verbal request just prior to Tuesday night’s board of commissioners meeting.“It’s a big…

The Grady County Planning Commission has completed its review and revision of a proposed county ordinance to provide for zoning in the unincorporated areas of the county and a large Grady County farmer is backing the proposal.“You’re going to have a hard time with the agricultural community, but my mind has been changed since I’ve…