events River Town Days is held each year the second weekend of March. The Swine Time Festival and Decatur County Fall Festival and Fair are annual events. National Register of Historic Places The Decatur County Courthouse was constructed in 1902, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also listed on the Register is the First African Missionary Baptist Church. Public library The Decatur County Gilbert H. Gragg Library is located in Bainbridge. The library serves the population of Decatur County and acts as the headquarters for the Southwest Georgia Regional Library. Education Decatur County School District The Decatur County School District holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school, two primary schools, one middle school, and a high school. The district has 384 full-time teachers and over 5,782 students. Schools include: Jones-Wheat Primary School (grades PreK-2) West Bainbridge Primary School (grades PreK-2) Hutto Elementary School (grades 3-5) Bainbridge Middle School (grades 6-8) Bainbridge High School (grades 9-12) Other schools Grace Christian Academy (PreK-12) Spring Creek Charter Academy (PreK-9) Infrastructure Transportation The city is a seaport linked to the Gulf of Mexico via Florida's Apalachicola River. Officially known as Port Bainbridge, these facilities are managed entirely by the Georgia Ports Authority. The Decatur County Industrial Air Park, located northwest of the city, provides general aviation service to the community. Parks and recreation The Bainbridge-Decatur County YMCA opened on September 15, 1986. Its building had a cost of $1,000,000. Notable people James Butler, NFL player Alfred Corn, poet and essayist; born Bainbridge, raised in Valdosta Marvin Griffin, former Georgia governor Miriam Hopkins, Academy Award-nominated film actress Paul Kwilecki, documentary photographer Jason Lancaster, Singer and guitarist of Mayday Parade, singer of Go Radio, and solo career Dameon Pierce, NFL player - Houston Texans David Ross, MLB catcher, two-time World Series champion, Dancing with the Stars contestant Kirby Smart, head football coach for the University of Georgia Travis Smith, former drummer of Trivium Young Stribling, professional heavyweight boxer References External links City of Bainbridge official website "Bainbridge" entry in New Georgia Encyclopedia South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive - Digital Library of Georgia Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Decatur County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)