Bear Creek Town Council

Town of Bear Creek to purchase BankFirst building for new town hall


Shown from left at the soon-to-be new location of Bear Creek Town Hall are Town Clerk Kay Wiginton, Mayor Rob Taylor and Town Council Members Adam Hyde, Eric Loden, Chris Gillum and Tom Misner.

BEAR CREEK - Residents of the Town of Bear Creek will have a new and more convenient location to pay their water bills when the town officially moves operations to its new town hall in just a few weeks.

Gillum back on Bear Creek Council


Marion County District Judge Mark Hammitte administers the oath of office to incoming Bear Creek Council Member Chris Gillum while Mayor Rob Taylor watches.
BEAR CREEK -Chris Gillum, a veteran of the Bear Creek Town Council, has returned to begin his fourth term, filling the place 4 seat recently vacated by the resignation of Chris Hyde.

Bear Creek wet/dry election set for November 15


Bear Creek Mayor Rob Taylor announces that town clerk Kay Wiginton, seated right, had verified the signatures turned in on a petition, which means the town can legally can have an election for voters to decide if alcoholic beverages can be sold or distributed in the town limits.
BEAR CREEK - Figures from the last census showed the Town of Bear Creek exceeded 1,000 in population, meaning the town now qualifies - and is preparing for - an election to allow voters to decide if alcoholic beverages can be sold or distributed in the town limits.

$2 million new industry coming to Bear Creek


Bear Creek Mayor Rob Taylor shows the property that will soon occupy Riverwood Forest Products Inc., where Burley Wholesale will soon be closing.
BEAR CREEK - A $2 million investment in Bear Creek has been announced, as a new industry has purchased the former Burley Wholesale property, bringing high-paying jobs and a major boost in the area’s economic development.