Bear Creek

BEAR CREEK - Anticipation for the reopening of Twin Forks Park is growing, as the drawing for campsites this Thursday, Feb. 11, will open the door for campers to begin choosing their sites, but under some different rules this year.

BEAR CREEK    -  A new location is ahead for the Bear Creek Police Department, which will not only relocate to the former town hall building but in the process will also establish a dispatch center  and complete headquarters for police operations.

BEAR CREEK - Registration for Pre-K for the 2021-2022 school year begins today, Friday, Jan. 15.

BEAR CREEK - (Photo at right shows Bear Creek Mayor Rob Taylor examining town water that has pooled up at a drainage system due to a leak in a line). The water issue in the town of Bear Creek is a double edged sword, as the town is facing soaring water bills due to non-paying customers, while major water leaks are also proving costly to the town.

BEAR CREEK - A new manufacturing company has announced plans to open its doors next spring, providing by summer at least 150 jobs and a tremendous boost not only to the economy of its home site of Bear Creek, but the entire county and region.

BEAR CREEK - Adam Loden, an eight-year member of the Bear Creek Fire Department, has been named fire chief by Mayor Rob Taylor, who as former fire chief worked with Loden in a different capacity.

BEAR CREEK - Samaritan's Purse, a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization that provides spiritual and physical aid to people around the globe, is partnering with local and area churches once more for Operation Christmas Child, where individual families and churches pack shoeboxes with gifts and treats for children all across the globe, spreading joy and hope during the Christmas season.

BEAR CREEK - The main focus of newly elected Bear Creek mayor Rob Taylor is unity and moving a town that is seemingly divided forward.

Three local races were decided in the run-off election Tuesday, Oct. 6.

BEAR CREEK - A state of emergency has been declared by the Town of Bear Creek in order to remedy the long-standing problem of needing to install backflow valves at two water meters or risk contamination issues.