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Tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday morning, when Bainbridge Public Safety was called to the scene of a homicide. The incident, a stabbing, took place at a residence on East Louise Street, not far from Centennial Field and BPS headquarters. The victim has been identified, but their name has not yet been released while the family is informed. Their body has been taken to the Macon GBI lab where an autopsy will be conducted. A suspect ha…

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Nundra arrested in connection to Saturday morning homicide - The Post-Searchlight

As the leaves turn and the chill of autumn settles in, the Bainbridge Bearcats find themselves in a challenging position, standing at 0-7 as they prepare to host the Peach County Trojans, who are soaring high at 6-1. This matchup, however lopsided it may appear on paper, offers a unique narrative filled with potential for drama, resilience, and the spirit of high school football. This week’s game is also extra special, with it being homecoming f…

Bainbridge Bearcats Look to Make a Statement Against Peach County Trojans - The Post-Searchlight

The Decatur County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning for their first meeting of the month. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the commissioners approved the meeting agenda and their prior meeting minutes. The first item of new business on the agenda was a tractor bid for public works. According to County Administrator Alan Thomas, Ag Pro was the bid winner, with the bid price being $70,243.89. The commissioners voted to approv…

Decatur County commissioners approve machinery bids, board appointment - The Post-Searchlight

Despite decaying from a Category 5 to a Category 3 hurricane as it made landfall, Hurricane Milton still claimed over a dozen lives, as of the writing of this article, and has left millions without power. Bainbridge has consequently seen an influx of Floridian evacuees seeking to ride out the storm. To help those in need, the City of Bainbridge allowed evacuees to stay at the Earle May Boat Basin’s campground free of charge, first come first ser…

Hurricane Milton evacuees seek refuge in Bainbridge - The Post-Searchlight

Members of the Bainbridge Rotary Club gathered at the Kirbo Center on Tuesday afternoon for this week’s meeting. The guest speakers of the day were Austin Stuckey and Janis Tamargo with the Decatur County Health Department. Stuckey spoke about the various services and programs offered by the Health Department, focusing on women’s health services, in line with this month being Breast Cancer Awareness month. “Our main focus is women’s health, that…

Health Department speaks about women’s cancer services to Rotary Club - The Post-Searchlight

Downtown Bainbridge is flourishing with incoming businesses. Wednesday afternoon, the Chamber staff held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 235 E. Broughton Street for the new business, Juliette’s Boutique. Priscila Rodriguez is the owner of the business, and she has been in town since March. Rodriguez is originally from Puerto Rico but she’s lived in Tampa, Florida, most of her life. Rodriguez established business in Tampa, but found it “a lot harder…

Juliette's Boutique welcomed with ribbon cutting by Chamber - The Post-Searchlight

Friday morning, Rivertown Running held it grand opening at 214 E. Water Street. Chamber business owners and board members joined the event to celebrate the store’s opening. Courtney Harrison, owner of Flint River Nutrition, was stationed outside during the event to serve healthy beverages to customers. The store’s owner, Heath Sanders is excited about the grand opening. He stated, “We are big supporters of schools in Decatur County. We’re big fa…

Rivertown Running offically cuts ribbon in Downtown Bainbridge - The Post-Searchlight

On September 30, Grace Christian Academy began collection donations of supplies to aid survivors of Hurricane Helene. GCA collected non-perishable food and snacks, water & electrolyte drinks, hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, baby wipes and diapers, cleaning supplies, and other necessities. By October 2, they had collected a sizeable amount. One GCA parent loaned his trailer to the school so they could deliver the collected items to Georgia Christia…

Grace Christian Academy collects supplies for Hurricane Helene survivors - The Post-Searchlight

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Members of the local government and Chamber of Commerce gathered early Friday morning for the official ribbon cutting of Rural King. It has been just over two years since Rural King purchased the former K-Mart building, and this marks their first location in Georgia. Store manager Brian Debusk addressed the gathered crowd. “Rural King is a part of the community, we want to be part of the community,” he said. He welcomed them with free popcorn, s…

Rural King cuts ribbon on Bainbridge store, its first Georgia location - The Post-Searchlight

Members of the Bainbridge Rotary Club met for their weekly meeting at the Kirbo Center on Tuesday. John Wells announced his departure from Rotary at the beginning of the meeting. Following a few announcements, Rotary President Tommie Howell spoke to the club about the Rotary International organization’s efforts to combat polio. According to his presentation, Rotary has contributed more than $2 billion and immunized more than 3 billion children i…

Almost gone: Tommie Howell speaks on Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio - The Post-Searchlight

With fall here and Halloween not far around the corner, Memorial Hospital and Manor decided to liven up the space for the season, by holding a pumpkin decorating contest amongst the staff. Each hospital department was given a pumpkin and two weeks to both decide on and create a design for their pumpkin. The idea for the contest was initially proposed by Assistant Administrator Stephen Gambrell, who proposed the idea to the hospital’s employee en…

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