Town of Bear Creek

BEAR CREEK — Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday, the Town of Bear Creek will hold it’s annual Friendship Festival on Saturday, June 27, at Twin Forks Park, located on Upper Bear Creek. Organizers noted, “Red, white and blue - food, music and community! Bring your family. Bring your lawn chair. Come celebrate community, freedom and friendship.”
Event highlights include live music all day, food and craft vendors, a truck and car show and the fireworks show at 9 p.m. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and last till 10 p.m.

By Chad Fell
Courtesy of the Northwest Alabamian
BEAR CREEK — Church members across denominations in Bear Creek banded together voicing their disapproval and ultimately voting down a referendum that would have allowed for the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the town limits during a special election, Tuesday, Nov. 15.
A total of 104 voters cast their ballots in the election, which was held at the Bobby Bishop Community Center, with 64 voting no and 40 voting yes, when all the figures were counted by poll workers then posted on the community center door.

By Chad Fell
Courtesy of the Northwest Alabamian
BEAR CREEK — Figures from the last census shows 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.
The town council voted Monday, Oct. 3,  to have the wet/dry referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 15, which will be after the general election.