Category | Events

Chamberfest 2011

Posted on 03 November 2011

Members of the Bainbridge-Decatur County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed fun and fellowship at the annual “Chamberfest” event at Dan and Bonnie Provence’s Spring Hill Christmas Tree Farm on Thursday, Oct. 20. Provence entertained the members with the farm’s “pumpkin chucker”

Fireworks and hair fly for 4th of July

Posted on 03 August 2011

Fly By Radio, a popular band from Alabama, played rock ‘n’ roll music for a large crowd of people gathered at the Earle May Boat Basin for the annual Fourth of July celebration hosted by the City of Bainbridge.  Officials estimate thousands of people were in the Boat Basin in front of the Performing Arts [...]

River Town Days

Posted on 03 August 2011

The annual River Town Days was all about the river this year—from catching a trout in the makeshift pond, to sailing the waters of the Earle May Boat Basin on a pirate’s ship. The Wilson Dean Band and the Kinchafoonee Cowboys started the festival on Friday, May 6. Other activities includes a boat parade, water [...]

Casino Night

Posted on 18 May 2011

The Bainbridge Rotary Club held its inaugural Casino Night on March 3 at the Kirbo Center as a fund-raiser for the civic club’s many charitable activities. Under the decorative air of a Mardi Gras theme, food and drink were enjoyed by guests from all across the area. Black jack tables, big wheel, roulette, craps and [...]

Mother Son Dance

Posted on 18 May 2011

Father Daughter Dance

Posted on 18 May 2011

The annual Father-Daughter Dance is hosted by the Bainbridge-Decatur County Council for the Arts. And each year, pretty little girls are dressed in their finest ready to dance the night away—with their daddies, of course. The Arts Council holds the dance on Friday and Saturday nights, with each night sold out most every years. A [...]

Easter Egg Hunt

Posted on 18 May 2011

Christmas Parade

Posted on 26 January 2011

Thousands of people lined Shotwell Street on Thursday, Dec. 9, and endured near-freezing temperatures to catch candy, watch a colorful collection of floats parade through Bainbridge and wait anxiously for the arrival of Santa Claus.

A celebration marking survival

Posted on 03 November 2010

Survival was the reason for celebrating.

Sparing no joy

Posted on 03 November 2010

a There might not have been a lot of strikes On Aug. 28 at the Langston-Gray YMCA Bowling Center, but no joy and good times were spared. Approximately 26 adults with developmental disabilities participated in the Special Olympics bowling event. Some of the participates tossed the bowling ball like a professional—fast and hard—earning them a [...]