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A C.L.I.M.B. to the top for dedicated students
Learning how to be a lineworker for electrical utilities will soon be a class option offered to Cairo High School students. Southern Regional Technical College is offering the program, and students from Cairo and surrounding communities got a sneak peak at it Thursday at an “Energy Industry Expo” held at Grady Cultural Center. The…
Read MoreJohnson’s contract violates county ordinance
The Grady County Board of Commissioners and County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson, III will have to go back to square one on an employment contract between the county and Johnson after it was determined the existing contract violates a county ordinance. Gabe Ridley, attorney for the Grady County commission, did not draft the current contract…
Read MoreSchool board members voice support to install artificial turf sooner rather than later
Members of the Grady County Board of Education huddled Thursday with the county school superintendent, finance officer and maintenance director to set priorities for facilities projects over the next several years. The board indicated academics is the priority, but several members are also pushing for some athletic related projects to be completed as early as…
Read MoreCopeland wants to keep post
Among the current Grady County Board of Commissioners, its most senior member is Cheryl LaFaye Copeland who is completing her second term on the board and she announced this week that she will seek a third term as the District 4 commissioner when qualifying opens next week. “I have the passion for service. I want…
Read MoreKines will qualify for new term
Veteran Grady County Clerk of Courts Debbie Kines announced this week her intention to seek another four-year term when qualifying opens next week. In July, Kines will mark 46 years of service in the clerk’s office, having begun her tenure under the tutelage of former clerk Leland Harrison in July 1974. Kines has served as…
Read MoreRave reviews for Tired Creek Lake following Sunday’s inaugural fishing tournament here
It was a cold start for Tired Creek Lake’s very first fishing tournament, but Georgia’s Top 20 high school fishing teams showed up before sunrise Sunday for the Angler of the Year Shootout hosted by the Georgia BASS Nation High School Fishing. The tournament included 20 teams, each consisting of two high school anglers and…
Read MoreLocal girl to represent Georgia in national contest
A young Grady County girl is representing the state of Georgia at the national level in a youth essay contest for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Talisa Dean, 12, has won the V.F.W. Patriot’s Pen competition on the local post, district and state levels with her essay, which was written on the contest’s 2019-2020 theme,…
Read MoreOut-of-control car crashes into school building filled with children
A freak accident occurred last Wednesday when a vehicle traveling south on Fifth Street S.E. in front of Cairo High School suddenly left the roadway and crossed the band practice field before striking the North wall of the new College and Career Center. Luckily, the out-of-control vehicle narrowly missed hitting an oncoming school bus, avoided…
Read MoreCity backs proposal to name bridge in honor of veterans
A local veterans group is seeking to have the Fifth Street overpass named in honor of those who have served in the nation’s armed forces. American Legion Post 122 Commander Tom Brown and Legionnaire Roy Jones appeared before the Cairo mayor and council Monday seeking the council’s endorsement of requesting the naming of the bridge…
Read MoreNorton’s steer is State Beef Show Champion
By Deron Rehberg, Grady Co. CEC/4-H & Ag The 2020 Georgia 4-H & FFA State Livestock Shows were held in Perry at the Georgia National Fairgrounds on Feb. 19 – 22. Grady County 4-H, Cairo High FFA and Shiver FFA had 10 exhibitors who showed their animals in the state market hog show, state market…
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