Grady County News

Monday, November 09, 2009 Funeral services for Anne Wade Edwards, 75, of Cairo, Georgia, will be held on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., graveside in Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.

The population of the tiny Grady County village of Calvary increased by about 100,000 people Saturday during the 37th annual Calvary Mule Day.

Charges have been dropped against the Cairo High School band director. Johnny Folsom Junior was arrested in September, charged with simple battery against a police officer.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 Rodrick Kenneth Daughtry died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at the home of his son in Thomasville, Georgia.

A late night Grady County suspected drug stop resulted in the arrests of two suspects and the seizure of several hundred dollars worth of crack cocaine, Grady County Sheriff's Office investigators said.

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences inducted Johnny Crawford into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Athens Sept.

Saturday, October 17, 2009 Services for Opal Sadler Lee, 89, of Cairo, Georgia, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 18, 2009, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home.

While the initial wave of swine flu seems to have passed, health officials warn that it will return and that people need to continue taking precautions.

On Dec. 1, the Boys & Girls Club of Cairo/Grady County will open its doors for the first time to provide life-changing programs and activities that will positively impact the lives of youth in the Cairo/Grady County community officials announced.

The Republican candidate for governor said she will transform education in Georgia if elected.

"The more they're doing, the more proficient they're getting," a Thomas County Sheriff's' Office investigator said about individuals stealing ATMs from convenience stores.

Six of the seven Grady County schools have met Adequate Yearly Progress, including two who did not make the cut last year.

Republican, Democrat and Libertarian candidates for Georgia governor agree on one thing: State government needs to change.

Georgia's top court has upheld two South Georgia murder convictions. 33-year-old Chadrick Nash was convicted of shooting and killing 25-year old Leon Williams in October 2004.

They first showed off their skills in Grady county in June, hit this Ochlocknee store in July, and attempted to steal an ATM in Mitchell county in August.

A case that will go before Grady County grand jurors Monday involves nine counts of child molestation-related charges against a 31-year-old Cairo man.

Two local school boards gave either tentative or final approval of their millage rates Tuesday.

The Thomasville City Board of Education and the Grady County Board of Education both set millage rates at meetings Tuesday.

This is the fourth ATM snatch and grab like this we've covered since June. We know there have been others in Tallahassee.

A Grady County woman lost control of her vehicle and was killed in a one-vehicle incident early Saturday, officials said.