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The Boys and Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County is celebrating its grand opening Saturday and the public is invited.The event is scheduled for Dec. 12, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., with a ribbon cutting and ceremony kicking off events. Board members and staff will be on hand, and the public is invited to tour…

Grady County school administrators and Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis are currently reviewing the school system’s drug and alcohol policy and are expected to present revised policies to the board of education next month for its consideration.“Every time an incident occurs at one of the schools regarding alcohol or controlled substances, there is an issue. The…

Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 8, all 14 county health departments in the Southwest Health District began offering H1N1 vaccine to the general public.Officials also remind local residents that the Grady County Health Department will extend its operating hours to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10, for the convenience of Grady countians.“All of the health departments currently…

Grady County got a $500,000 slice of an $8.3 million pie served up Monday by the OneGeorgia Authority Board, which met at Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville.Governor Sonny Perdue, who serves as the chairman of the board, was on hand to make presentations to officials from 18 Georgia communities including Grady County.The Grady County…

Grady County commissioners heard another perspective regarding zoning Tuesday morning from the head of the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (SWGARC). Dan Bollinger, executive director of the SWGARC, discussed zoning with county commissioners and the process it would take to adopt a zoning ordinance. “There are two sides to every issue and zoning is no different.…

Target populations most at risk of Pandemic H1N1 influenza who haven’t gotten vaccinated against it should take advantage of the arrival of more than 16,000 doses of hard-to-find H1N1 vaccine in southwest Georgia, says the region’s top Public Health official. “The 14 county health departments in the District have received shipments of H1N1 vaccine in…

The Grady County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to turn down Administrator Rusty Moye’s request to pay county employees their traditional Christmas bonus.The commission was split over the issue with Commissioners Elwyn Childs and Charles Renaud voting in favor of paying the bonuses and Chairman Bobby Burns, Vice Chairman Al Ball and Commissioner Charles Norton…

On the heels of a flawed tax digest and delay in being able to mail tax notices, Grady County commissioners sat down to discuss these issues with the board of assessors Tuesday morning.Assessors Susan Bennett, Wednesdee Sadler and Julian Rawls appeared before the board to answer any questions from the board.“What are we looking at…

Prospects continue to show interest in the now vacant Higdon Furniture Company manufacturing facility on Wight Road, according to Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe.“One of our prospects is coming back Wednesday for another tour with some other company officials,” Marlowe said Monday.There are currently three prospects that have shown interest in leasing or…

The Cairo City Council voted unanimously Monday night to restrict parking on Broad Street during next Thursday’s edition of the Cairo Christmas Parade.The board of directors of the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce, which is one of the main sponsors of the parade, requested the city limit parking on Broad Street during the parade.Issues with…