Cairo (pronounced "Kay-Row" in southern language)
was incorporated in 1870 and designated as the county
seat when Grady County was officially formed in 1905. Grady
County takes its name from Henry W. Grady, the famous orator
and journalist.
Grady County offers an excellent public
school system with five elementary schools, one middle school,
one alternative school, and Cairo High School.
- CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SHIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
- WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
We are just 15
minutes away from the Southwest Georgia Technical College main campus in Thomasville, Georgia with a recently constructed 8,700 square foot
SWGTC satellite facility in Cairo on
US 84 West. Other nearby colleges and universities are:
| Bainbridge
College - Bainbridge, GA
Thomas University - Thomasville,
GA
Florida State University
- Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Community College
- Tallahassee, FL
Georgia Southwestern State University
- Americus, GA
Valdosta State University
- Valdosta, GA
Darton College and Albany
State University - Albany, GA |
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Downtown Cairo is lovely with a variety of
nice shops and restaurants to enjoy at your leisure. Our Roddenbery
Memorial Library, the Zebulon Theatre built in the late 30s
and refurbished over the past three years, Regional Community
Center and Grady County Museum & History are also located
downtown.
Grady County enjoys the privilege of exceptional
quality medical care. The 60-bed Grady General Hospital has
quite recently undergone a $3.5 million renovation. It is
fully accredited by the State Commission of Healthcare Organization
and was named one of the Top 10 Small Hospitals in America
by Solucent in 2003.
Our industrial base is very diversified
with Monrovia Nurseries of Georgia, Timken, Woodhaven Furniture, Kinro, Seminole Marine, and in 2008, Performance
Food Group completed and opened a new 100,000+ square foot
facility in Milestone Industrial Park. Farming has always
been, and continues to be, the basis of a sound and flourishing
economy for Grady County.
Grady County enjoys the honor of being home to a number of
celebrity status folks including:
| Bill
Stanfill - Former All-Pro defensive
end for the Miami Dolphins
Bobby Walden - Former All-Pro
Punter, dubbed the "Big Toe from Cairo"
Teresa Edwards - Five time
Olympic basketball star
Jackie Robinson - Made
history as the first African-American to
play Major League Baseball
Willie C. Harris - Currently
making history as one of the top baseball
players of today.
Mickey Thomas - Rock star
vocalist with "Starship"
Daryle Singletary
- Country music recording star |
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Churches and religious organizations of all denominations
are a source of strength and community involvement in Grady
County.
COME AND LET US EXTEND TO YOU TRUE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
WE ENJOY EVERY DAY IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY!
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