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A months long investigation culminated Thursday and Friday with the arrests of five people, including the former Cairo fire chief and his wife, a former city of Cairo employee, in connection with the alleged theft of free or reduced priced CNS Cable TV services.Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested Don Towne, Tiffany Erin Fowler,…

The Grady County Health Department and the Southwest Health District are working with state and local partners to investigate and control an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, an infection caused by bacteria.“Our district epidemiologist and staff are conducting an investigation, and what we can tell you at this time is that we are currently…

City of Cairo officials are asking for patience from some northwest and northeast Cairo residents and businesses who may have experienced service problems with their CNS Internet service.Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton says approximately two weeks ago lightning struck Node 8 of the CNS system, which is located on North Broad Street near Citizens Bank.“We…

Facing a Friday, July 16, deadline to complete the surveying of mitigation tracts which are part of the Tired Creek lake project, Grady County commissioners Tuesday accepted bids for the work from four different surveying firms at a total cost of $238,349.50.County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley told county commissioners Tuesday the surveys for the mitigation…

After being approached by the city of Cairo to consolidate tax collection operations, Grady County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous on Tuesday made her pitch to county commissioners for the county to not only collect school taxes, but city of Cairo ad valorem taxes, too, on a single tax bill.Such a consolidation of services would be…

A 13-year-old Cairo boy is in custody and officers are looking for another teenager in connection to burglaries at Cairo High School and several Cairo businesses this summer.The Cairo youth in custody was arrested Tuesday, June 29, while walking on railroad tracks in town. Cairo Police officers had already been to his home and found…

A young Cairo man was killed in a car accident and a Florida driver is charged with his death and driving under the influence (DUI) while the Georgia State Patrol continues its investigation. The case was turned over to the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team.Miguel Encina-Cornado, 24, was killed in the single vehicle accident on…

Early voting kicked off Monday, June 7, but the voter turnout has been poor thus far, election officials report.“It’s been steady, but slow,” Chief Registrar Lizzie Garrette said Tuesday.As of Tuesday, only 205 voters had cast ballots. Of those, 73 Democratic ballots had been cast and 132 were Republican ballots.There are no contested primary races…

Incumbent Grady County State Court Judge John William (Bill) Bass Sr. was the first candidate to qualify to seek election to the bench, but another candidate says he will also qualify for the post.Whigham Attorney Joshua (Josh) Bell said this week he will sign qualifying papers later this week to challenge Bass for the State…

Whigham attorney Joshua C. (Josh) Bell announced this week his intention to qualify to run for judge of the State Court of Grady County against incumbent Judge John William (Bill) Bass Sr.Bell, who has practiced law here and in Decatur County since 1998, currently serves as the appointed municipal court judge for the cities of…