Area News
Summertime sounds and suds on tap at downtown concert Friday
A concert to celebrate summer in Grady County will include a 10-member band performing in the heart of downtown Cairo Friday night. Some local merchants are planning to stay open longer Friday to offer shopping opportunities to concert goers. In addition, some street vendors will be on hand, special photo backdrops will be set up…
Read MoreSheriff Young seeks to diversify his staff
For the first time in history, a woman has put on the uniform of Grady County Sheriff’s Deputy. Despite having a bachelor’s degree in marketing and merchandising, New Jersey native Jasmine Ali, 35, has many years experience working in law enforcement. Her career started in 2006 when she moved to Cairo and was hired as…
Read MoreLocal man developed and is building wheelchairs
A budding entrepreneur with international sales potential is building specialized equipment right here in Cairo for people who love the outdoors. After a car wreck 10 years ago left him paralyzed from the chest down at the age of 22, Ben Huntzinger discovered the limitations of affordable wheelchairs. The standard wheelchair was incapable of keeping…
Read MoreCommunity encouraged to support our youth while supporting the arts
The dancers, creative staff, choreographers and production crew of obcDANCEARTS, The FIRM Dance Company, and SWGA United are gearing up for their 27th annual spring production to be held at Cairo High School Auditorium this weekend. “Our ‘creative genius’, Assistant Director Hannah Harrison, has used her talents to bring life to the vision of Spring…
Read MoreGrady and Leon counties working to mend fences, discuss opportunities
Grady County officials continue to make progress in developing a working relationship with Leon County, Fla. and relieving tension over the Tired Creek Lake project. During a meeting of the Grady County Lake Authority last Wednesday, June 5, Grady County Administrator J.C. (Buddy) Johnson III, reported on a June 3 meeting he had held with…
Read MoreLocal students benefit from billionaire’s gift to Morehouse grads
By Dr. Kathaleena E. Monds On a sunny day in Atlanta, 396 African-American men and their families, including one family from Cairo, were in for the surprise of their lives as they gathered at Morehouse College. While all were there to celebrate the completion of the college degrees of their sons, what would happen during…
Read MoreDrug Court program graduates its third local class
Another class of graduates has completed the South Georgia Judicial Circuit Accountability Felony Drug Court program and the new graduates’ achievements were celebrated during a ceremony held Thursday, May 30, at the Grady County Courthouse with a reception following at the Grady County Agri-Center. Members of the third graduating class include Karen L. Moye and…
Read MoreConstruction crews move in as students leave school
With Grady County Schools closed for the summer break, construction work and other facilities projects are now underway at various schools. On Monday, crews with Southern Contractors were on the Cairo High School campus razing a structure east of the former CHS gym. The building formerly housed a classroom and once was used as a…
Read MoreSchool Resource Officer advertises his candidacy for Grady Co. Sheriff
A member of the Grady County School System police force and former employee of the Grady County Sheriff’s Office has announced his intentions to run for sheriff in 2020, but is declining to discuss his candidacy. In this edition of The Messenger, on page A3, Donald “Dickie” Thomas has paid for an ad encouraging local…
Read MoreMotocross track owner seeks variance to host three-day event to benefit scholarships
A local motocross race track has applied for a variance to the Grady County Land Use Regulations for three days in October and a public hearing that attracted a large number of citizens was held at the courthouse Tuesday morning. Michigan Motor Cross d.b.a. Georgia Practice Facility (GPF) owner Raymond Woods appeared before the Grady…
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