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The board of trustees of Roddenbery Memorial Library will gather Monday not only to handle routine business and begin planning for the 2011-2012 operating budget, but also to begin the next step in selecting a new library director.Susan Perkins, a retired public school system librarian and chairman of the library director search committee, will meet…

Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis  has ambitions of replacing every computer used by teachers in the public schools in the upcoming new school term. On Tuesday night, Dr. Pharis submitted bids from four vendors, including Blough Tech of Cairo, that ranged from $1,066.70 per unit to $534.00 per unit. Blough Tech bid $925.00…

As The Cairo Messenger went to press Tuesday the Leon County, Florida Board of Commissioners had not filed court documents to intervene in a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Grady County Board of Commissioners, but they continued to ignore requests from local officials to discuss the water…

Not only are some waistlines expanding, so are the county’s claims for Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Grady County Commissioners are taking action in hopes of reducing work-related injuries. Coming off what one county official described as a “horrible” year for the county in relation to Workers’ Compensation Insurance claims, Grady County Emergency Medical Service Director Billy…

A Cairo lady’s complaint about noisy chickens owned by her next door neighbor has prompted the city council to begin the process of reviewing existing ordinances and possible new regulations to combat such fowl issues.Lisa Council, of 220 12th Ave. S.W., says that every morning at about 4:15 her household is awaken by her noisy…

Cairo will be one of the stops next week as state economic development officials tour the state courtesy of the Electric Cities of Georgia.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton reported this week that Electric Cities of Georgia, of which Cairo is a member, is hosting a bus tour for officials with the Georgia Department of Economic…

Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis is just beginning to digest the impact of Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed legislation to stabilize and maintain the popular HOPE scholarship and pre-k education programs funded by the Georgia Lottery.Facing bankruptcy of the lottery program in 2013, the governor and legislative leaders gathered Tuesday to announce details of…

The Leon County, Florida Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday afternoon to join a lawsuit that challenges Grady County’s right to build a recreational lake on Tired Creek.The commissioners voted 6-1 to join in the suit filed by Georgia River Network and American Rivers against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to contest the issuance last…

The process of selecting a new director for Roddenbery Memorial Library is proceeding, according to Library Trustee Lois Duncan, who also serves as trustee liaison on the library director search committee.Longtime Library Director Alan Kaye vacated the directorship Oct. 1, and since that date Assistant Library Director Janet Boudet has served as the interim director.Lois…

Southwest Georgia Regional Commission Planning Director Paul Forgey says one of the best ways to protect the abundance of productive farm land in Grady County is through zoning.The planning director appeared before the county commission Tuesday night to discuss several issues including the contract between the county and the RC to develop a proposed zoning…