Area News

Grady County Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis reported at 2 p.m., Friday that Cairo High School has come out from under an hour-long lock down issued so authorities could determine if a student or students had brought a firearm on campus. According to Pharis, a relative of a student called the school and reported that a…

Grady County residents accustomed to dumping household garbage at a dumpster site located at the intersection of GA Hwy. 112 N. and Wilder Road will soon have to drive a little further to drop off their garbage. Earlier this year the owner of the property where the dumpsters have been located for many years requested…

Local officials finalized a loan of approximately $588,000 from the Grady County Commission to the Joint Development Authority Tuesday and County Administrator Rusty Moye immediately produced a check for the loan proceeds. The county is loaning the JDA the money at one percent interest for a period of 12 months so that the authority can…

As state revenues continue to plummet and sales tax revenues for local governments sputter the future of the local funding for the Roddenbery Memorial Library could be greatly impacted, according to Grady County officials.Stepping out on the issue is Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis, who told school board members that it may be…

Talk that state budget woes will result in closed UGA Extension Service offices and the end of 4-H in Georgia is just that, according to Sen. John Bulloch. Bulloch says the subject was brought up to scare Georgia voters. “Dr. (Michael) Adams intentionally made those cuts, looking for public outcry,” said Bulloch, who was reached…

It’s time to shake, rattle and roll! Four local rock bands are set to put on a show to remember at this year’s third annual Jam Fest 2010.The Cairo Youth Council (CYC) is hosting the concert fundraiser on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 7-11 p.m. at the Cairo High School Gym.  This special evening of…

A growing interest in the commercial production of blueberries, grapes and even olives in south Georgia has prompted University of Georgia Extension Service personnel to schedule an educational program on the topic to be held here next week.Grady County Extension Agent Don Clark reported this week that he has invited Dr. Gerard Krewer, Extension Service…

State revenues took another drop in February and the Grady County Board of Education, like other school boards in the state, are bracing for another tough budget in the new fiscal year beginning in July.To get an early start on the process Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis outlined for the board members his recommended Fiscal Year…

The modular building housing the Beachton Denture Clinic has been a fixture on Highway 319 south since the mid-1980s. Recently, the modular building was moved a short distance from its old location to make way for a new and modern denture clinic that is using the latest “green” architectural designs for improving energy efficiency, as well…

The Grady County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning finalized its terms to loan the Grady County Joint Development Authority $588,276.18 to pay down on the debt on the former Higdon Furniture Company facility on Wight Road.According to the contract and terms approved in final form this week, the county will loan the money from its…