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One day of Saturday voting is this weekend
The Grady County Courthouse will be open Saturday for voters to cast early ballots in the 2020 Presidential Preference Primary. For those interested in voting this weekend, the courthouse will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Voters are reminded to access the courthouse from the North door, on the side nearest Roddenbery Memorial…
Read MoreAlleged knife-wielding youth remains in custody
An argument between two juveniles at an informal gathering of teenagers resulted in one male being stabbed at least twice last week. Cairo Police were called to the stabbing that allegedly took place in the parking lot of Cairo Crossing Shopping Center on Eighth Avenue Northeast, on Tuesday, March 3 at 8:39 p.m. When Officer…
Read MoreGainor is no longer Cairo mayor
Cairo is currently a city without a mayor after Booker Gainor qualified to run for the District 173 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on Friday. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Cox presided and he will continue to serve as the council’s presiding officer until a special election can…
Read MoreSurprise candidates qualify as registration ends
As a week of political qualifying wrapped up Friday, several candidates drew opposition and three surprise candidates threw their hats into the ring in the final hours. Booker Gainor qualified as a Democrat for the Georgia House of Representatives district 173 seat, which is currently held by Rep. Darlene Taylor, a Thomas County Republican. No…
Read MoreGirlfriend charged with stabbing boyfriend
A Grady County woman was arrested early in the morning Monday and charged in the stabbing of her live-in boyfriend. Josie Harvey, 22, Whigham, allegedly used a steak knife in the incident, which happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday. Grady County Sheriff’s Investigator Abby Hall says Harvey and her boyfriend, Kenneth Holton Jr., 37, were…
Read MoreLocal girl wins fourth place in national contest
Grady County’s Talisa Dean has won a big national award in the Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It was announced Monday in Washington, D.C. that the 12-year-old won fourth place in the nation for her essay written on the contest’s 2019-2020 theme, “What Makes America Great.” “From small…
Read MoreEarly voting for presidential primary opened Monday
Grady County voters joined voters across the state Monday to cast ballots in the 2020 Presidential Preference Primary using the state’s new voting machines. This is the start to a busy 2020 election cycle, which will include the primary election in May and the general election in November plus any potential run-off elections. As of…
Read MoreMoratorium on chicken houses called for by Commissioner Prince
Grady County attorney Gabe Ridley was asked Tuesday to look into the possibility of the county issuing a moratorium on any new chicken houses in the county at the request Commissioner Ray Prince, a successful farmer himself. Since December 2019, the county has issued building permits for 18 new chicken houses. “The chicken houses have…
Read MoreSheriff’s drug unit nabs alleged Tally drug dealer
Deputies with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tallahassee man as he allegedly smoked a marijuana cigar Friday afternoon. Deputies had responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 5000 block of U.S. 84 East just before 2 p.m., when they found Julian Lee Graham in the back yard of a residence.…
Read MoreWard Davis to perform concert Friday night at cultural center
The Cairo Main Street program’s benefit concert featuring country musician Ward Davis is this Friday night at the Grady Cultural Center and tickets will be available at the door. Alyssa Blakley, Main Street director, reported Tuesday that 221 tickets and 22 tables, including sponsors, have been sold in advance and she anticipates more tickets and…
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