Council considering new golf cart rules
The Bainbridge City Council is considering new rules pertaining to who can drive motorized carts on city streets and how they must be operated.
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Willis creating art for new city building
Former Bainbridge resident, James Willis, who has made a name for himself in the field of fine art, has been commissioned to create paintings of local scenes for display in the City Hall building currently under construction.
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City to prefer local bids?
The Bainbridge City Council took the first step Tuesday night to adopting an ordinance that would give preference to local merchants in the bid process for goods and services purchased by the City of Bainbridge.
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City Council to keep meeting twice a month
Bainbridge City Council members will continue to meet twice a month, after voting down a proposal which would have had them meeting only once a month for most of the year.
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New police cars out on the roads
Bainbridge Public Safety officers have added 10 new Dodge Chargers to their fleet of patrol cars.
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New police cars out on the roads
Bainbridge Public Safety officers have added 10 new Dodge Chargers to their fleet of patrol cars.
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‘If I Were Mayor…’ essay winners honored
Two local sixth-graders shared their ideas for how they would make Bainbridge a better place to live, if they were mayor of the city.
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Downtown’s ‘Old Library’ to become a church
“The Old Library” in downtown Bainbridge will become a new church, as the Bainbridge City Council approved a conditional use request from its owner.
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City: ‘All-out war’ on mosquitoes
City of Bainbridge government officials have declared “an all-out war on mosquitoes” and have ramped up plans to limit the pesky insects’ population.Pip
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City discusses ‘311’ information line, other topics
The Bainbridge City Council discussed a variety of ideas as its annual planning retreat, held at the Lake Blackshear Resort at Georgia Veterans State Park this past Friday and Saturday.
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City recreation facilities to see upgrade soon
The City of Bainbridge’s recreation facilities in the Earle May Boat Basin, and along nearby Cox Avenue, will see significant changes in the near future.
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City Hall renovation nearing completion
Bainbridge City Council members will soon get to tour the renovated City Hall building on Water Street, now that the project is within a few months of completion, City Manager Chris Hobby said.
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Bench subject of Pilot Club roast
It was an evening of embellishing the truth and the telling of half-truths, all sprinkled with a few out-and-out lies Thursday evening, as Glennie Bench was the subject of the 29th annual Pilot Club roast.
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City’s sewer project refinancing plan could save $1.5M
The City of Bainbridge’s plan to re-finance the bonds used to pay for work associated with its Sewer Master Plan could save taxpayers as much as $1.5 million, according to City Manager Chris Hobby.
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U-Haul dealer approved for downtown
The Bainbridge City Council voted to allow an entrepreneur to open a U-Haul rental business on N. Broad Street in downtown Bainbridge.
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City officials ready to renovate Willis Park
Willis Park is a place many people closely associate with downtown Bainbridge, so city officials are working on making the park look its best year-round.
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City to upgrade older ball fields
The City of Bainbridge will soon renovate four fields at the Bill Reynolds Sports Park, to make them look nicer.
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City Hall, sewer projects making progress
The building’s interior is starting to take shape, as interior framing is about 95 percent complete and installation of drywall expected to follow close behind.
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Downtown Bainbridge releasing new website
The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) of Bainbridge is excited to announce the launching of its new independent website, which will “go live” Monday, Jan. 7.
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City seeks to boot downtown ‘junk’
City of Bainbridge officials have gone back to the drawing board, in regards to a proposal aimed at preventing the usage of downtown buildings for storage of miscellaneous items.
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Oak City Cemetery to undergo cleanup
The Bainbridge City Council has shown it is serious about cleaning up a historic cemetery, after citizens and city officials alike agreed its grounds were in poor shape.
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