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Black leaders raised more than $18,000 last month for Boys & Girls Club
A local effort to honor Black History Month and the Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County has resulted in more than $18,000 raised for the local youth organization. What started off as just an idea back in 2020 in the mind of Stephen Francis finally launched into a month-wide reality in February…
Read More“Sole Searching” event to provide new, gently used shoes for local residents
New and gently used shoes will be given away, while supplies last, at an upcoming event to be held at Davis Park. The Cairo City Council on Monday night approved the special event permit applied for by Ja-Courtney Jenkins of Inspire and Reach Inc. of Atlanta. The “Sole Searching” event will be held on Saturday,…
Read MoreAlleged suicide inside Grady jail probed by G.B.I.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an alleged inmate suicide at Grady Detention Center that was discovered Friday. Tre’von Marquez Davis, 20, of Cairo, was arrested Thursday on a charge of probation violation. Davis was booked into the jail at 7:26 p.m., according to information from the Grady County Sheriff’s Office. Due to COVID-19…
Read MoreCounty seeks to improve its animal control operations
Grady County is seeking to improve its standing and insure the humane treatment of animals taken into custody and temporarily housed by the county’s Animal Control Department. Since the resignation of longtime animal control director Shawn Mobley earlier this year and the recent hiring of Jeff Ezell as the new director, county officials have been…
Read MoreCOVID cases tick up, another death is marked
The number of new COVID-19 cases involving Grady County residents continues to remain low this week, although it did creep up from one new case last week to eight new cases this week. We also recorded another death of a fellow citizen from the disease, bringing our total killed by COVID-19 to 45 in the…
Read MoreGoosby pushes for bonuses for school system employees
District 3 Grady County Board of Education member Gerald Goosby made a pitch Tuesday night for the school board to appropriate some one-time bonuses for all school system employees to “show the staff we do appreciate the work they’ve done over the last year.” Goosby said the subject was a matter that has been “on…
Read MoreNew airport fuel facility is approved
The Cairo City Council accepted the lone bid for a new fuel facility at the Cairo Municipal Airport Monday night. The project is primarily being funded with federal dollars, according to city manager Chris Addleton. The council voted unanimously to accept the bid of $184,495 from L&T Inc. of Lyons, Ga for the replacement of…
Read MoreChamber sponsors cake decorating contest
decorating contest. The chamber is calling all cake decorators to test their skills against others in a new contest, which is supported by Miss Myrt’s and scheduled to take place Saturday, March 27. Participants will compete in student, adult, professional or amateur divisions in the contest. Entrants may register ahead of time at the chamber…
Read MoreEmergency repairs to Pine Park Road culvert are approved
The Grady County Commission on Tuesday approved emergency repairs to a boxed culvert on Pine Park Road. County road superintendent Stanley Elkins reported this week that unless repairs are made quickly the road could be compromised and would have to be closed. Southern Concrete Construction has issued a proposal to make the repairs at a…
Read MorePublic Health ended free testing here, but local residents have other options
Although the Public Health Department in Cairo has stopped offering free COVID-19 tests for now, local residents still have the option of getting tested for free at health departments in some neighboring counties or paying for tests at local doctors’ offices. Free tests are still available at the health departments in Thomas, Decatur and Colquitt…
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