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The Grady County Lake Authority met with representatives of Raymond James Tuesday morning to discuss the potential refinancing of the 2010 revenue bonds issued to construct the Tired Creek Lake dam. Clifford C. (Bucky) Kimsey and Tom Owens of Raymond James, who were involved in the original bond issuance of the 2010 series as well…

Local real estate developer and businessman Jeremiah Horne met with the Cairo City Council this week to discuss possible changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. Horne says the city’s existing zoning ordinance prohibits more than one structure being constructed on a lot zoned R3. The local businessman owns a 3.5 acre tract on Cairo’s southeast…

Buses will run, but parents may be urged to drive children to school Public school and public health officials in Grady County are meeting today to talk about safely opening local schools for classes in the midst of a pandemic. State school officials released guidelines Monday outlining steps local schools should take to prevent the…

Members of the Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club will have to continue receiving club services remotely, at least for the next few weeks. Directors of the local organization, which operates under the umbrella of the M.N.W. Boys & Girls Club of Thomasville, held a virtual joint meeting with board members from Thomasville last week…

By Beau Evans and Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service The state could avoid furloughing pre-school teachers if they would be willing to absorb pay cuts rather than stay home, members of a Georgia Senate budget subcommittee suggested Tuesday.  The Senate Appropriations Education Subcommittee kicked off two weeks of hearings on 14% spending cuts agencies…

The Grady County Commission accepted the low bid of $47,050 for the repair of a box culvert on Singletary Road, but Grady County’s road superintendent, Stanley Elkins, says the cost could increase once the work begins. Elkins said that water has been coming up under the box culvert and there could be a cavity underneath…

The cost to rest in peace in Cairo could soon get a little more expensive. Cairo city manager Chris Addleton has included in his proposed budget for 2020-2021 an increase in the per lot cost of a cemetery plot in City of Cairo cemeteries. The city manager is not proposing a tax hike or increase…

State Park Road will likely be paved later this summer following action taken by the Grady County Commission Tuesday. The board ratified action, which had been verbally approved late last week, to accept the low bid of $485,015.85 from The Scruggs Company of Valdosta to pave the main thoroughfare to Tired Creek Lake. The county’s…

Candidates are signing on the dotted line this week confirming their intentions to run for public office as qualifying continues through Friday. As of Tuesday, there are 13 candidates who have qualified to run for local offices, and others are expected to throw their hats into the ring before Friday’s noon deadline. There are also…

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service As Georgians prepare to return to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, March 8 state llawmakers want to hear from voters on how the Peach State should keep time. The state Senate unanimously passed legislation Monday calling for a nonbinding advisory referendum asking whether Georgia should continue…