Area News
Food to be given away next week
The Help Agency of Grady County is continuing their monthly food aid to those in need next week. The giveaway will take place at the Agency, located at 1651 N. Broad St., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Everyone is asked to stay in their car and follow signs and directions.…
Read MoreOverpass bridge now has an official name, honoring vets
Local veterans and civic leaders gathered on Constitution Day to show their appreciation to all men and women who have served in the armed forces by dedicating Cairo’s main city bridge in their honor Thursday, Sept. 17.. The Fifth Street bridge, which crosses over the railroad tracks at Cairo’s Fire Department was named Veterans Memorial…
Read MoreLast chance to be counted
Volunteers with Grady Counts Committee are working at local businesses to help get residents counted before the next Wednesday’s deadline to respond to the national population count. They braved the cooler than normal temperatures of Tuesday morning to set up a census registration table at Monrovia, and will be at Flowerwood Nursery later this week.…
Read MoreSheriff released from hospital
Grady County Sheriff Harry Young is home resting after spending five days in the hospital for treatment of symptoms of COVID-19. Sheriff Young was released from Grady General Hospital on Saturday afternoon, according to Capt. Daniel Singletary who has been overseeing operations of the sheriff’s office in Young’s absence. The sheriff was hospitalized on Monday,…
Read MoreCounty receives P.P.E. for poll workers and election officials
Grady County Election Superintendent Denise Maddox received a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment from the state on Friday in advance of the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. Judge Maddox made application for the P.P.E. through Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office in conjunction with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to keep…
Read MoreKines seeks additional clerk, plus renovation
The Grady County Commission will meet for a special called meeting on Thursday, beginning at 1:30 p.m., at the courthouse and elected officials are expected to set a 2020 ad valorem tax rate of 17.39 mills as previously advertised. If approved, the county’s tax rate will be unchanged from 2019. The county is budgeting to…
Read MoreTrump Train departed Cairo Saturday morning for SWGA tour
Local GOP also hosted voter registration event A small, but enthusiastic group of supporters of President Donald Trump departed Cairo Saturday morning as part of a Trump Train South Georgia Tour sponsored by the Trump Campaign and Second Congressional District Republicans. A total of 13 vehicles, most outfitted with multiple Trump campaign flags, left Cairo…
Read MoreCommission split over fall sports during pandemic
In light of the ongoing pandemic, the Grady County Board of Commissioners remains split on the reopening of Barber Park for fall recreation programming. Grady County administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, recently conducted a telephone vote by the board on the question of proceeding with the county recreation department’s fall sports schedule. Chairman Keith Moye,…
Read MorePublic health implores residents to answer calls
COVID-19 death toll here grows to 19 as schools report seven positive cases The Southwest Public Health District wants to remind residents that COVID-19 is still active throughout this region, and new cases continue to be diagnosed every day. With the reopening of schools and high school sports, many teachers, students, and football teams have…
Read More2,200 stairs climbed as part of 9/11 remembrance
When a group of local workout enthusiasts met for their Friday morning session, they decided to use the time to also pay tribute to those first responders who died on September 11, 2001. Donica Douglas Williams leads the “bootcamp” workouts and Friday’s session was held at the Cairo High School stadium. Williams says, “People that…
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