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For the majority of their meeting Monday night, the Cairo mayor and council discussed the pros and cons of offering city park visitors a place to go to the potty. Last year, the council included $25,000 for Holder Park restrooms in the fiscal year 2010-2011 operating budget. On Monday night, Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton…

Grady County School Nutrition Director Rhonda Keve will serve as Georgia School Nutrition Association (GSNA) District 2 president for the 2011-12 school year. This is the second time Keve has been elected president by her southwest GSNA peers for the southwest Georgia district, which is composed of 22 counties.In her role as president, Keve will…

By week’s end, barring anything unforeseen, Grady County property owners can expect to receive their tax assessment notice from the Grady County Tax Assessor’s Office.Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett told The Messenger late Tuesday afternoon that she expects the notices to be mailed today, Wednesday, and the notices should begin to find their way into local…

On a 3-1 vote Tuesday night, the Grady County Board of Commissioners cleared the way for the county’s election superintendent to coordinate and manage municipal elections for the city of Cairo. Cairo city officials over the last several months have been in negotiations with Grady County Probate Judge and Elections Superintendent Sadie W. Voyles to…

Two officers with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office attended a specialized training conference last week in Northern Georgia.Grady County Sheriff Lieutenants Steve Clark and Russell Register attended and received training and information emphasizing highway safety and leadership training. A Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant provided the educational opportunity at the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association 2011…

The mailing of assessment notices to all Grady County taxpayers has been delayed, according to County Administrator Rusty Moye.Moye told The Messenger that the vendor under contract with the Tax Assessors Office was prepared to mail out the notices Friday when Chief Appraiser Susan Bennett discovered that the mailing did not include proper return address…

The Cairo City Council unanimously adopted a revised city ordinance that prohibits roosters in the corporate limits of Cairo.However, the council instructed that the ordinance written by City Attorney Thomas L. Lehman expand the number of chickens allowed in the city to 24 from the proposed seven.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton, who was absent Monday…

The Roddenbery Memorial Library Board of Trustees and the library director search committee appointed by the trustees gathered Monday to meet behind closed doors and narrow the field of finalists for library director to three.The finalists for the position include Acting Director Janet Boudet, former Librarian Administrative Assistant Pamela S. Grigg of Wilderness Coast Libraries…

After being left on the table for consideration for 60 days, a new policy was adopted by the Grady County Board of Education that opens the door for the naming of the basketball court inside the Cairo High School Gymnasium in honor of five time Olympian and Cairo Syrupmaid standout Teresa Edwards.The revised policy allows…

Litterers beware!The Cairo City Council instructed City Manager Chris Addleton to request Police Chief Keith Sandefur and his department begin making cases against littering.Councilman Ernest Cloud urged the council Monday night to be more aggressive in combating litter.“On my way over here tonight it was just repulsive to see a car going down the road…