Ethan Reddish

It has been two years since the Bainbridge Kiwanis Club was dissolved due to complications from the COVID pandemic. Now, old members of the previous club are looking to resurrect it, gathering at The Oak House on the afternoon of April 25 to do just that.

Spring Creek Charter Academy teacher Krystal Apke was one of 70 teachers who received a once-in-a-lifetime surprise last Thursday, having won a free cruise voucher via Envision Credit Union. Originally created as the Leon County Teachers Credit Union in 1954, Envision chose to celebrate its 70th birthday by giving back to 70 teachers in the area. Specifically, giving each a cruise voucher. Of those 70, five were chosen to be surprised in the classroom; Apke was one of them.

With the onward march of progress, some industries have experienced little change, but most have changed drastically, especially in recent decades. Medicine and healthcare have seen leaps and bounds in changes recently, and the dental field is no exception. The Leverett family has observed these changes over the past two generations, beginning with the opening of Leverett Dental in 1965.

Rather than the usual weekly meeting and guest speaker, the Bainbridge Rotary Club held a brief lunch on Tuesday, before distributing bags of Vidalia Onions to members for this year’s onion sale fundraiser. Rotary Club President Bo Jones explained that the sale has been a regular fundraiser, but was put on hold for a few […]

We are all a product of our parents. Not just in the hereditary sense, but of course in the social sense. Our tastes, mannerisms, and behaviors, and in many cases our careers and lifestyles, are in some way or another, a product of our parents. Sometimes parents have a bigger impact on one child than the other. In the case of Memorial Hospital surgeon Dr. Charles A. Walker, he and his siblings have all followed in the example of their father, Dr. Charles O. Walker, as a family of physicians.

Many Bainbridge residents may have experienced frequent power outages in recent weeks. The Post-Searchlight spoke with Georgia Power for more information on the outages and what residents should expect.

This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the arrival of Mundi the elephant at Elephant Refuge North America. Originally born in Zimbabwe, Mundi was orphaned at an early age after her family was killed in state culling. She was then transported to the Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Puerto Rico, where she would spend much […]

The Bainbridge Rotary Club met for their weekly meeting at the Kirbo Center on Tuesday. The guest speaker of the day was Ana Pereira, accompanied by Antonia Platzbecker. The two are students from abroad, attending ABAC as part of the Georgia Rotary Student Program.

The BHS Class of ’24 took a walk down memory lane on Friday, making one last trip to their old elementary schools to visit the students and old teachers alike. Congrats Bearcats!

The Bainbridge Middle and High School FFA gathered with their families at the Cloud Livestock Facility Monday evening for the 2024 FFA Banquet. As in previous years, a silent auction was held over the course of the evening, and attendees were treated to a meal of pork chops, green beans, and baked potatoes, with banana […]