A proposed new law, Senate Bill 136 (also known as the “Kile Glover Boat Education Law” and “Jake and Griffin Prince BUI Law”), unanimously passed the Georgia State Senate on Friday, March 1, 2013. Senate Bill 136, if passed by the House, will: • reduce …
Category: Lake Lanier Activities
99% of Lanier’s Boat Ramps Open
As of today, March 5, 2013, 103 of Lake Lanier’s 104 boat ramps are open. Only one, the right lane at Bald Ridge Marina is closed — but the left lane at that spot is open. If having one boat ramp closed bums you out, …
Then the Rains Came to Lake Lanier
Seriously. Did you ever believe we’d see Lake Lanier this full so soon? Amazing. January 1, 2013’s level was 1058 — twelve feet below 1070, the full-pool level for winter on Lake Lanier. February 1st we hit 1063.34. Then, March 1st took us up to …
Jeffrey Hubbard Indicted in Kile Glover’s Death
Melissa Cummings, communications/outreach specialist with the Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division, has confirmed that Jeffery Hubbard was indicted on February 28, 2013, by a Hall County Grand Jury for the death in July 2012 of Kile Glover on Lake Lanier. Kile Glover, 11, was killed in a jet …
Right to Hike’s Spring Golf Classic
Right to Hike, Inc. was founded after the violent death of Meredith Hope Emerson on the Appalachian Trail near Georgia’s Blood Mountain in January of 2008. The work done by Right to Hike (RTH) volunteers goes far beyond remembering a beloved friend, coworker and daughter. …
Lake Lanier Association Seeks Meeting Input
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) — a helpful non-profit group that seeks to preserve and protect Lake Lanier for everyone — would like feedback about their annual membership meeting. LLA has historically held its annual meeting on a weekday evening during May or June …
BFL Fishing Tournament Winners on Lake Lanier
Some of us fish for the fun of it. Some of us fish for the fun of it … and to earn a living. The Bulldog Division of the Walmart Bass Fishing League held an event on Lake Lanier the weekend of February 23, 2013. The …
Brad’s Grill Moves — Stupid “Bridge to Brad’s” Stays
Brad’s Grill — home of the famous Messy Burger — is back where it belongs. Once again, they’re serving their delicious food at 1856 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. In 2009, Brad Bryson, owner of Brad’s Grill, moved the popular restaurant from Thompson Bridge Road …
Bear Poaching Suspects Named
A law enforcement task force of federal and state investigators spent four years tracking down people accused of illegal poaching in North Carolina, Georgia and adjacent states. “Operation Something Bruin” bagged more than 80 people who are believed to have broken conservation laws in the killing …
Chamber Hosts Update on University of North GA
Gainesville College is no more, but at least its baseball and football teams were undefeated! North Georgia College and Gainesville College have combined into the University of North Georgia (UNG). The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce South Hall Business Coalition invites you to an update on …