Area News

Registration for membership in the new Boys & Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County opens Monday, November 2nd to all local youth between ages 6-14.Interested youth are encouraged to register at the Holder Park Community Center on Monday, Nov. 2nd and Tuesday, Nov. 3rd between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.An annual membership fee of $5 will be…

Grady Countians who may be suffering from the ongoing economic downturn and unable to pay their property taxes later this year are going to get some much needed assistance.Tax Commissioner Phyllis Gainous appeared before the Grady County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night seeking the board’s approval for her office to collect partial tax payments to…

Beginning this week, the 14 county health departments in Southwest Health District will begin offering H1N1 nasal-spray vaccine to healthy children 2 to 24 years old; people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age; and healthcare and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient contact.“These are priority groups identified…

Tax digest figures have been adjusted and both the Grady County Commission and Board of Education are punting in hopes of getting tax bills to local taxpayers earlier than previously reported.According to Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye, an incomplete return submitted by the Timken Company to the county tax assessor’s office resulted in an inaccurate…

A new piece of technology has been in use by city crews for only about a month, but is already paying big dividends according to Cairo City Manager Chris Addleton and Community Services Department Director Pat Mitchell.In late August, the Cairo City Council authorized the purchase of a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system developed by…

The Cairo High School Syrupmakers made their first trip to the “Valley” Friday night to battle the Peach County Trojans and came up short after a lackluster first half of play. During the first period the Trojans ran up 21 points while the Syrupmaker offense sputtered without making a single first down and recording only…

Site preparation is nearly complete and construction of the new location of Turner’s Fine Furniture in the Beachton community will begin shortly, according to local development authority and company officials.An impromptu groundbreaking took place Thursday as company officials traveled to Grady County to meet with the contractor and representatives of the Grady County Joint Development…

Grady County Tax Assessor Susan Bennett mailed out 3,320 change of assessment notices to local taxpayers late last week and taxpayers have 45 days  to appeal the revised assessment.The delay in mailing out the notices also delays when the two cities, county and school board can mail tax bills.According to county officials, the appealable value…

After meeting behind closed doors for approximately a half hour, the Grady County Board of Commissioners reopened their meeting to the public Tuesday morning and voted unanimously to approve revisions to the county’s special land use ordinance.Board members met in a closed door session with Thomasville attorney Raleigh Rollins, who is the county’s legal counsel…

Tax bills for residents of Grady County will be going out late this year after officials discovered flaws in the tax digest presented last week by Tax Assessor Susan Bennett.City of Cairo officials discovered a discrepancy in the $24,626,583 reported growth in personal property values and alerted county officials of the situation.Grady County Administrator Rusty…