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County commissioners hear plans of local motocross track owner for annual event
The owner of a local motocross practice facility appeared before the Grady County Commission Dec. 17 to express gratitude to the commissioners for their assistance in the first-ever Cash for Class motocross event, which was held last month at Georgia Practice Facility on Bold Springs Road. Ray Woods gave the board a report on the…
Read MoreLocal children go shopping with a cop
The holiday season will be a little merrier for about 40 local families who benefited this year from the Cairo Police Department’s “Shop with a Cop” program. The program, which was started by former Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur many years ago, was boosted this year with many donations and fundraising efforts of the Veteran…
Read MoreMore than 500 local families received Christmas food, toys
There will be hundreds of Christmas tables laden with food in Grady County this year thanks to the generosity of the many volunteers and donors to the Help Agency. The local charitable organization dispersed more than 500 bags of groceries Thursday during their annual Christmas Project. Each family received enough food to prepare a Christmas…
Read MoreFormer police chief laid to rest, G.B.I. is investigating his death
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating Thursday’s shooting death of former Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur. The veteran officer was at the city police department’s gun range on Wight Road Thursday when he was shot and killed. Whether his death was intentional or accidental remains an open question as a G.B.I. medical examiner continues…
Read MoreTruck loaded with calendars involved in multi-vehicle crash
A freight truck transporting The Cairo Messenger’s 2020 Community Calendars from a publishing house in Ringgold, Ga. was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Dec. 19, and much of the shipment was damaged and had to be reprinted. So, no calendars were inserted in this Christmas edition of the newspaper as had been planned. “Unfortunately,…
Read MoreCroy hires new attorney, case delayed until March
Former Grady County clerk Carrie Croy was set to have her day in court during this term of Grady Superior Court, but on Monday a judge granted a continuance in the case over the objections of the district attorney. South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joe Mulholland told The Messenger this week that he was…
Read MoreElevator repairs underway, court session cut short
Crews with Albany Elevator Services began work Tuesday on the elevator in the Grady County Courthouse. The work is anticipated to take up to two months to complete and will cost the county $32,400. The elevator has been out of commission since Nov. 13 when three individuals were temporarily trapped inside. The lame elevator proved…
Read MoreJohnson and county agree to 2020 contract
The Grady County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to extend an employment contract to county administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, for the 2020 calendar. “I appreciate the opportunity to serve the county for another year. I believe working together with the board and the county staff, we have been able to accomplish a lot since…
Read MoreHelp Agency volunteers gear up for annual Christmas project
On Thursday, more than 500 Grady County families in need will get a boost to their holiday spirit thanks to the donations to and volunteers with the Help Agency. The organization is giving each family enough food to prepare a Christmas meal, and those with young children will also receive a new toy. There are…
Read MoreSculptor working on statue of Jackie Robinson
A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George “Shotgun” Shuba, his white teammate, will inspire better relations among people of different racial backgrounds, say leaders of a group planning to build the statue in Ohio. The Economic Action Group, a downtown Youngstown development…
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