Roddenbery Memorial Library

Roddenbery Memorial Library serves Grady County, Georgia, including Cairo, Whigham, Pine Park, Calvary, Reno, and Beachton.

Cairo is the county seat of Grady County.
Latitude: 30 degrees, 52 minutes, 38 seconds N
Longitude: 84 degrees, 12 minutes, 05 seconds W
Elevation: 237 feet
Zip Codes: 39828, 39827

The Grady County Information and Referral Guide is located here. You must have Acrobat Reader installed to view this file. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded here.

Calendar of Annual Events:

January - Rattlesnake Round-Up
Phone: 229-762-3774
Date: Last Saturday in January
Location: Whigham Fair Grounds
Time: 6:30 AM until
This event is nearly four decades old and attracts approximately
40,000 visitors each year. It features arts & crafts, concessions, snake handling, prizes to hunters, entertainment, and children's rides.

Febuary and March - Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve
For announcements of schedule changes, sign up for email alerts at bethgrant@bellsouth.net.
Location: Click here for directions
On open dates, Click here for schedule
Guided tours: 1pm
Open to the public for self-guided tours: 2pm-4pm

May - Great Southern Antique Auto Show & Rally
Phone: 229-377-3663
Date: Second weekend in May
Location: Cairo, Davis Park & Downtown Cairo
Time: Friday and Saturday
This event is open to antique car enthusiasts, classic cars and street hot rods and includes a parade "rally". Cars are exhibited at Davis Park, but also form a parade through downtown.

July - Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe's Bluegrass & Gospel Festival
Phone: 229-762-3165
Date: July 4th
Location: Tama Tribal Town, 107 Long Pine Drive, Whigham, GA.
This event features entertainment, dancing, food, and Native American crafts and exhibits.

September - Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe's Pow Wow & Heritage Festival
Phone: 229-762-3165
Date: Fourth weekend of September
Location: Tama Tribal Town, 107 Long Pine Drive, Whigham, GA.
Celebration of the Native American lifestyles of the Lower Muscogee
Creek Tribe. Special events and demonstrations of Native American
lifestyles including a drama, dancing, drumming and special crafts. School children are encouraged to attend.

November - Mule Day
Phone: 229-377-MULE
Date: First Saturday in November
Location: Calvary, GA
Time: 6:30 AM until
Parade Time: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by the Calvary Lion's Club, this
big event is over a quarter century old and attracts over 75,000 vistors each year. Enjoy a big parade with mules, horses and antique tractors; contests, and all day entertainment. Over 450 arts & crafts exhibitions, concessions, cane grinding, and syrup making make Mule Day a time to remember.

December - Grady County Annual Christmas Parade
Phone: 229-377-3663
Date: First Thursday in December
Location: Downtown Cairo
Time: 7:00 PM
Sponsored by Cairo's Merchant's Association in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, this popular event is one of the largest Christmas parades in South Georgia, drawing more than 90 entries.

Famous Grady Countians

Bobby Walden - Former All-Pro Punter dubbed "The Big Toe From Cairo"

Mickey Thomas - Rock Star Vocalist with "Starship"

Teresa Edwards - Five-time Olympic Basketball Star

Bill Stanfill - Former All-Pro Defensive End for the Miami Dolphins

Daryle Singletary - Country Recording Star; Koch Records

Jackie Robinson - Made history as the First Black to play major league baseball.