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My friend’s house was broken into over the weekend. They weren’t home at the time, but what if they were? A friend’s parents were home when their house was robbed. The homeowners were armed. The robbers took their gun from them during the robbery. Just …
Thirteen years ago, preliminary engineering studies began on the project to replace Clarks Bridge over Lake Lanier where the Chattahoochee River flows into the lake at State Route 284/Clarks Bridge Road near the Olympic Rowing Venue not far from where I once hit a …
Rick Lavender of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources provided this preliminary boating information report to lakelanier.com. This report contains statewide statistics and has specific totals for incidents on Lake Lanier over the Labor Day holiday weekend, August 31-September 2, 2013. Statewide Drownings – 1 Boating …
A day after finishing 14th in women’s K-2 500m, Maggie Hogan (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) placed 15th in the 200m distance. They placed 6th in their 200m B Final with a time of 40.574, which was +1.042 seconds behind the …
There many ways to be a winner, no matter how many points you score or how well you can handle a ball. That’s just one of the healthy messages expressed by Special Olympics Georgia. Rock your boat for a good cause at the 14th Annual …
It took 16 years for the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club to produce it’s first Olympian in Tim Hornsby who competed at the 2012 Games and is racing this weekend at the 2013 ICF ParaCanoe World Championships in Germany. New USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint High Performance …
Plans for fireworks on the Fourth of July across Georgia were washed away by rain. Alternate dates were also rained out. That was bad news then, but it’s good news now! If you do this right, you can enjoy Labor Day Weekend fireworks on Saturday, Sunday …
The summer of 2013 was a bit of a washout for Lake Lanier, but look on the bright side! We don’t live in Texas. The rain was probably our own fault. We all prayed for rain and we got rain. And more rain … and …
The Dam Store has been an icon on Lake Lanier since the 1950s, selling bait, snacks, cold drinks, and handing out free smiles and Southern hospitality for generations. A residence adjacent to the Dam Store, on Buford Dam Road, caught fire early in the morning on …
“Hi! We’re from the government and we’re here to help you!” Frightening words, indeed, unless they’re from our friends at GA’s Department of Transportation (DOT). Bayne Smith, DOT district engineer serving Northeast Georgia said, “We understand that a lot of people are hitting the road …