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Today's Autonomedia Jubilee Saint - Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican painter, author, bon vivant, adventurer. ST. CECILIAa TMS DAY: as patroness of musicians her day is observed with a variety of music festivals.
Jones Country Meats is grand marshal
Personnel of Jones Country Meats, a 29-year Climax family business, will be grand marshals of the 35th annual Swine Time Festival Parade on Nov.
The tenth armed robbery at a Decatur County business since June happened on Monday night, when two masked men robbed the Zip Trip convenience store located at 1006 E. River Road in Bainbridge.
Another armed robbery Thursday
Two masked men robbed the Quick Buys convenience store in Bainbridge on Thursday night, the latest in a string of armed robberies in Decatur County.
County re-opens damaged bridge
Officials have reopened the bridge on Faceville-Attapulgus Road in southern Decatur County after making emergency repairs, County Administrator Tom Patton said Friday.
The general municipal elections for Bainbridge and Climax will be held on Tuesday, Nov.
One month, four armed robberies, no arrests
In the last month four Decatur county stores have been robbed and none of the robbers has been caught.
Multiple agencies seek armed robbers
Several local law enforcement agencies are looking for who might be responsible for committing any of several recent armed robberies at convenience stores.
Multiple drug possession arrests made
Local law enforcement made several drug-related arrests within the past week. Phillip Byrd, 45, of 175 Kemp Road, Climax, was arrested by Sheriffa s deputies Tuesday afternoon, according to Capt.
Decatur marijuana operation busted
They spent the day searching the suspect's home, a nearby abandoned house, and even the woods looking for evidence.
The Lighthouse Children's Home from Tallahassee, Fl. will be in concert through song and testimony at Climax Baptist Church, 204 W. Lee St., Climax, Ga.
MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM students surround their instructor at the Charles H. Kirbo Regional Center where they received their Medical Assisting pins July 30.
Volunteer firefighters arrested for arson
Monday, Decatur county deputies arrested 18-year-olds Gregory Kelly and Jake Meredith.
Two students win essay contest
Two accomplished students have won a 2009 contest sponsored by the Beverly Lewis Foundation for their essays on the federal monetary policy.
Arson suspected in recent fires
Decatur County Sheriffa s investigators were called in to investigate a number of fires that took place in Climax.
New businesses filling empty spaces
After several months of slow business growth around town, there now appears to be a flurry of new retail shops either open, or soon to open, on and around the square in downtown Bainbridge, filling some of the vacant storefronts.
Trash fire on Highway 27 South
Friday afternoon just before 1:00 pm, a sanitation truck on the way to the County Landfill caught fire.
Storm causes damage near Climax
A thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, July 2, caused quite a bit of damage near Climax.
Litter is mainly caused by people who are just careless, said Cpl. Scott Carroll of Albany, Ga.'s Department of Natural Resources.
First reunion of Climax African-American School
In the 1900s, there were two Climax schools, one for the Caucasian children and one for the African-American children.