Some kids in Decatur County will get backpacks full of food Friday. The Hunger Prevention Coalition kicked off their Backpack program in May.

READY TO RIDE are, from the left, Vickie Davis, Melissa Lambert, Debra Phillips, Nancy Kennedy and Tonya Davis.

Bainbridge government leaders are giving final consideration to the city's budget for the next year and anxiously awaiting the results of an upcoming vote on whether to renew SPLOST.