Area News
Veteran librarian settles into new role as director
Roddenbery Memorial Library has a new director at the helm, and she is a very familiar face in the community; she steered the library for about six months last year as acting director. Janet Boudet will celebrate 31 years on the job at R.M.L. this spring, and on this anniversary she will be library director.…
Read MoreIn awkward start to 2020, commission leadership is chosen
Not bound by any law to do otherwise, the Grady County Board of Commissioners moved away from the practice of rotating the chairmanship and vice chairmanship of the board based on the tenure of individual commissioners in an awkward start to 2020 this week. District 3 Commissioner Keith Moye, who served as vice chairman during…
Read MoreGoosby is new District 3 school board member
The Grady County Board of Education has appointed Gerald Goosby to fill the District 3 seat vacated by Laura Register. Under the official board action, Goosby will hold the seat for the remainder of Register’s term, which expires at the end of this calendar year. Goosby and any other person in the district who wants…
Read MoreLocal leaders to meet next week on new tax
Grady County, City of Cairo and City of Whigham officials will meet next Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss moving forward with the process of implementing a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax here. Not more than $15 million is to be collected during the life of the tax should voters approve the new…
Read MoreCairo Fire Department held annual Christmas banquet
The annual Cairo Fire Department Christmas Banquet was held on Monday, Dec. 16, at the firehouse. The colors were presented to open the banquet by the newly formed Cairo Fire Department Honor Guard, which includes Eng. David Morton, Eng. Brad Cosby, FF Terrence Blake, and FF Brett Hotchkiss. In addition to a message brought by…
Read MoreGrady General wins quarterly award
Grady General Hospital has been named Archbold Memorial Hospital’s Network Hospital of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2019. Grady General had the highest patient satisfaction scores out of the four Archbold system hospitals for the quarter. “We are very proud of our team at G.G.H. and their commitment to providing every patient with…
Read MoreIron & Pine Restaurant is now open
Iron & Pine is a new restaurant now open at Tired Creek Golf Course in Cairo, and the chef owner is likely familiar to many here. Tom Ridley, 35, was raised here and has worked at Cairo restaurants for the last six years. Much of his culinary training, though, was found hundreds of miles away,…
Read MoreVictim’s brother is alleged triggerman in fatal shooting
As the investigation continues into a pre-Christmas shooting death, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released new information. The man killed was Jordan Logan Bennett, 29, shot multiple times on Sunday, Dec. 22. Bennett’s younger brother, William Cole Bennett, 22, is the identified shooter. No charges had been filed in the case as of Friday,…
Read MoreDedication for new flag poles at city cemeteries held
Three new flag poles have been erected at Cairo city cemeteries thanks to the efforts of the Jake Poller American Legion Post 122. A dedication ceremony for the new flag poles was conducted on Dec. 9 at the Cairo City Cemetery with members of the Cairo City Council present as well as others. Post 122…
Read MoreBurst pipe flooded C.H.S. lobby
When janitor Randy Bearden arrived at Cairo High School around 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday, he was shocked to find approximately two inches of water in the front lobby of the school. Grady County School Superintendent Dr. Kermit Gilliard said one of the original water pipes beneath the lobby’s concrete floor had burst, and the leaking…
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