Twenty-five-year-old Bainbridge native Brandi Murphy has a passion for riding horses and mules. The daughter of Jeff and Melanie Murphy of Bainbridge, Murphy has been riding horses for almost eight years, and these days her boyfriend, Westley White of Blakely, Ga., can often be found riding alongside her. Together, they own several horses and mules. […]

By CAROLYN IAMON News Writer Mike Mason of Climax has always had a love of woodworking, and now he loves making wooden toys — “for big kids.” After retiring after 38 years with Motorola in Pampano Beach, Fla., he and his wife Eileen moved to the Climax area seven years ago to get away from […]

Visiting historian impressed by Bainbridge hospitality ditor’s Note: Dean McCracken, a historian from Lakeland, Fla., recently visited Bainbridge for a research project. He was so impressed that he wrote this letter and submitted it for publication in Bainbridge Living magazine. I am a historian and researcher based in central Florida. I travel all over the […]

By CAROLYN IAMON News Writer East Shotwell Street is lined with many large, beautiful vintage homes, but one that always seems to attract attention from visitors and newcomers to the community is the Patriot blue Queen Anne Victorian home, located at 632 E. Shotwell St. Built in 1898, by the Henry Ehrlich family, it has […]

By JUSTIN SCHUVER Managing Editor Chances are, if you’ve visited a college football tailgate anytime recently, you’ve noticed some people playing a game where they throw beanbags toward a hole in a piece of wood. Some might call it “beanbag toss,” others just “beanbags,” but perhaps the most popular name for the activity is one […]