Appreciation Post: Big shoutout to the incredible city staff who brought holiday magic to life in Bainbridge! 🎄✨ From setting up Lights Along the River to creating the brand-new Christmas at Chason and organizing our largest Christmas Parade ever, your hard work and dedication made this season extra special. 🙌 While there are many more behind the scenes than we can capture here, please join us in giving them a heartfelt thank you for going above and beyond! Your efforts truly spread the holiday cheer in our community. 🎅🤶
Attention Residents:
All non-emergency City of Bainbridge offices will be closed December 24 and 25. Residential trash pick up will be adjusted. Tuesday’s route will be picked up on Thursday (12/26). Wednesday and Thursday’s routes will be picked up on Friday (12/27).
We will begin routes early those mornings, so please have can rolled to curb the evening before.
We will have overflow dumpsters at our Public Works and Public Safety offices on Pierce and Louise Streets.
Should you need to make a court or utility payment, you may do so online at www.bainbridgecity.com
Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!
Attention Rivervale Residents: Water service will be interrupted in the Rolenstro Rd area while our crews make necessary repairs to the water line. We anticipate water service being restored around noon.
In order for all of our staff to enjoy a holiday gathering, City Hall will be closed Friday, December 20 from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are looking forward to sharing some holiday joy with our coworkers.
At tonight's City Council meeting, Dwight Tomlin was introduced as the new BPS Chaplain. Dwight is no stranger to Bainbridge and we look forward to his contribution to our BPS staff and our citizens.
Welcome home Dwight!
🎅 Yesterday, Mayor Edward Reynolds treated those who receive services at our local Georgia Pines Center to a Christmas luncheon and handed out stockings full of goodies.
Formerly known as the Mayor's Motorcade program, Mayor Reynolds has continued the 60 plus year tradition locally.
The smiles say it all! 🎄
Heads up Ivy Lane and Meadow Ridge Drive residents! Look out Fawn and Springfield Drive and Turtle Pond Road residents! Bainbridge Fiber is now available in your area! Visit www.bainbridgefiber.com to sign up and schedule your installation today!
What's going on with Whigham Dairy Road? Find out here: https://www.bainbridgecity.com/article/1916523
Below you will find the 2024 Christmas Parade Lineup Map. We will also have signage noting drop off points and directional signage for parade entry locations. As always, we will have city staff there to assist with directions and to answer questions.
Parade starts at 6:30 PM from the corner of Wheat Avenue and Shotwell Street and will end downtown at the square.
We hope to see you there!
Spotlight on Service:
🎄 A heartfelt thank you to our employees who volunteered to ring the bell for the Salvation Army today! Your time and dedication are making a difference in our community this holiday season. We’re proud of your generosity and spirit of giving!
2024 Christmas Parade Grand Marshals Announced: Tom and Gloria Reeves will be this year's Christmas Parade Grand Marshals. Both natives of Bainbridge, they owned and operated Reeves Linens and Gifts for 44 years. A Bainbridge staple, Reeves served customers from 1973 to 2017 at which time the family sold the store to its current owners Shae Brouillet and Amanda Rentz. The Reeves steadfast commitment to Downtown Bainbridge played an instrumental role in its success today and culminated in Bainbridge being named the 2024 Downtown of the Year. Thank you and Congratulations to Tom and Gloria Reeves!
NOTICE: The intersection of Lake Douglas Road and Douglas Drive will be closed today beginning at 9:00 AM for crews to repair a damaged water line. We will reopen the intersection as soon as work has been completed but we do estimate it to take approximately 6 hours. We will update here when it has been reopened.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
All non-emergency vehicles City of Bainbridge offices will be closed December 24 and 25, 2024. Read more about the closure and its impact on services here: https://www.bainbridgecity.com/article/1905295
This is the site of the worst hotel fire in U.S. history. In the predawn hours of December 7, 1946, the Winecoff Hotel fire killed 119 people. The 15-story building still stands adjacent to this marker. At the time, this building had neither fire escapes, fire doors, nor sprinklers. For two and a half hours, Atlanta fire fighters and others from nearby towns battled valiantly in the cold to save the majority of the 280 guests. But their ladders reached only to the eighth floor and their nets were not strong enough to withstand jumps of more than 70 feet. Therefore numerous guests died on the sidewalks and in the alley behind the building. Thirty of the 119 victims were among Georgia’s most promising high school students, who had come to Atlanta to attend the YMCA’s Youth Assembly at the Capitol. This included 7 Bainbridge High School students and their teacher who accompanied them on the trip.
The Winecoff fire became the watershed event in fire safety. Within days, cities across America began enacting more stringent safety ordinances. The fact that the Winecoff fire remains the worst hotel fire in U.S. history is testimony to its impact on modern fire safety codes.
This memorial stands in Willis Park today and tells the story of those 7 students and their teacher.
📣📣We have gone live in new areas with Bainbridge Fiber!
If you live on Abby or Bridgeton Lane, Ashton Way or Carters Court, fiber internet service is now available to you! Do you reside on Huntington Drive, Knollwood Circle, Kyles Way or Lake Place Drive? You can connect to our network as well!
Please visit www.bainbridgefiber.com today to sign up for fiber service and schedule your installation.
📞 For questions, please call (229) 248-2024 or visit our office at 216 S. Broad Street.
Know Before You Go: Christmas at Chason!
The beloved holiday event formerly known as the Yuletide Jubilee has a new name and location! Now called Christmas at Chason, this magical celebration will take place on Thursday, December 5, 2024, starting at 5:00 p.m. in Chason Park. This much-anticipated community gathering promises festive fun for all ages with an evening full of seasonal delights, joyful entertainment, and holiday activities. Find out more here: https://www.bainbridgecity.com/article/1880785
All non emergency City of Bainbridge offices are closed today and tomorrow so that we may spend time with our families.
While this closure did impact residential trash pick up, we have placed over flow dumpsters at our Public Safety and Public Works buildings on Louise and Pierce Streets.
Happy Thanksgiving from our families to yours!
This holiday week, we’re especially thankful for our hardworking fiber crews who are working to build our network! Yesterday, we spotted them on Douglas Drive, doing aerial work near Lake Drive.
🚧 Even during the holidays, they’re dedicated to bringing you fast, reliable fiber internet. 🙌 Thank you for the extra effort!
