Area News

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this week that a 1995 Cairo High School graduate has been selected by the state board of education to oversee $400 million in federal funds awarded to Georgia through President Obama’s Race to the Top education improvement program.According to the AJC, during a special teleconference call Tuesday morning, the state board…

A number of local residents with an interest in the future of Davis Park appeared before the Cairo City Council Monday night to hear about and comment on plans for the park.“Reducing flooding is our primary concern, but the second part of this is an overall plan to improve downtown. If we get more people…

The vice chairman of the Grady County Commission and the man seeking to unseat him in this fall’s general election faced each other during a radio forum Thursday where each explained why he was the man for the job. The candidates discussed a range of topics, from zoning to solid waste to the proposed lake…

Early voting is now underway and Georgia voters can cast ballots through Friday, Oct. 29, and then on election day which is Tuesday, Nov. 2.Three hotly contest local races will likely dominate the political scene here, but also up for election are offices including U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney…

Conflicting stories are lengthening the Georgia State Patrol’s investigation into the weekend traffic death of a Grady County woman. Officers are trying to determine if the woman was alone in the car, exactly how she died, and when the accident happened.“More and more rumors develop and hinders the investigation because we are obligated to look…

After several recent disturbances at The Zodiac, a local night club, Grady County Sheriff Harry Young and County Commission Vice Chairman Charles Renaud want to discuss the situation and consequences that could lead to the revocation of the establishment’s county alcoholic beverage license.“It’s a beast from the past,” said Vice Chairman Renaud. According to the…

Company officials said a ruptured natural gas pipeline south of Reno would be back in service by Tuesday evening, less than 12 hours after a Grady County employee cut the pipe by accident. The six-inch pipe carrying high pressure natural gas for Southern Natural Gas shot dirt and rocks from its shallow resting place in…

The response to the formation of a Cairo High School alumni band has been nothing short of OVERWHELMING!Currently, membership in the alumni band is approaching 200, about as many as are members of 2010 Syrupmaker marching band. “We’re real excited,” said former band member and current “band mom,” Connie Godwin Rykard.Rykard is one of three…

Grady County voters who want more information about the candidates seeking office this fall may listen to a variety of forums broadcast on WGRA-AM over the coming weeks.Forums will include candidates running for seats on the Grady County Commission and Georgia House of Representatives, as well as for State Court Judge. The public is invited…

Monrovia, one of Grady County’s largest employers, announced a major, company wide restructuring that will result in the idling of 58 employees at its Cairo nursery operation.According to Technical Services Manager Jerry Lee, the layoffs were announced last Wednesday and affect 10 percent of the company’s total workforce. In addition to the layoffs here, Monrovia…