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Roddenbery Memorial Library, like all of its funding partners, is facing a bleak financial situation so Director Alan Kaye on Tuesday called together the Library Board of Trustees and representatives of the Cairo City Council, Grady County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education to plan for the upcoming fiscal year.Of particular concern to…

Grady County’s top economic official is hopeful he will have signed agreements with two new employers within the next two weeks.Joint Development Authority Executive Director Brian Marlowe reported on his activities to the members of the authority Tuesday morning.The two projects which Marlowe anticipates closing on are “Project Lift” and “Project Wilderness.”“I had hoped to…

Two veteran educators appealed their nonrenewal of contracts before the Grady County Board of Education last week. The board, after considering the appeals, denied both. However, both can still argue their case to the State Board of Education if they so choose.Appeal hearings were held last Monday for Warren Field, and last Wednesday for Elizabeth…

Whatever chances there may have been for the establishment of a joint drug squad between the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and the police departments of both the cities of Cairo and Whigham appeared to evaporate Tuesday. On the heels of doubts expressed about the governance of a city-county drug unit by District Attorney Joe Mulholland…

An alert Grady County sheriff’s investigator and deputy have helped authorities in Houston, Texas, discover and solve a murder. The local officers were parked at a convenience store in Whigham when a car without rear taillights passed around 1 a.m., Monday, Mar. 30. Wanting to look into the matter further, Grady County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff…

The top law enforcement officer in the Southwest Georgia Judicial Circuit expressed doubt that a local drug squad would be effective under the management organization proposed by Grady County Sheriff Harry Young, Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur and Whigham Police Chief Tony Black.District Attorney Joe Mulholland expressed his concerns with the proposed city-county drug unit…

Three Grady County educators who are not being offered contracts for the 2009-2010 school term have requested appeals hearings before the board of education and tentative dates for those hearings have been set.Grady County School System Attorney Thomas L. Lehman reported this week that three separate appeals hearings have been scheduled at the request of…

The Washington Middle School Drama Club will transport audiences to the Iowa State Fair with its production of  Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s “State Fair,” this weekend. A cast of about 45 middle school students and young extras will present the acclaimed musical Friday and Saturday at Cairo High School’s auditorium. Showtimes are 7: 30 p.m., April…

Sporting a shirt that read, “Save a Job-Save a Tradition” and “The Thomas Movement,” Cairo High School sophomore trumpet player Zach Coons spoke out on behalf of band members at a Monday night meeting of CHS band supporters. Coons has taken a leadership role in mobilizing the students in support of keeping Assistant Band Director…

A proposed 82-lot park for recreational vehicles located adjacent to Valley Pines Golf Course and Ira Higdon Grocery Company off Alton Hall Road is under consideration by the Cairo City Council.City officials ordered David McQuary to cease work on the project last week because none of the necessary permits had been approved.McQuary and his attorney,…