Associating Buffalo with BBQ wings is like pretending Las Vegas is the home of bluegrass or that Debutante Cotillions first began in Newark. The truth is if you don’t have a Southern accent, you cannot do BBQ. Case closed. Yes, I know. “Buffalo wings” (pronounced “wangs” …
Category: Lake Lanier
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful November 3rd
Our friends at Keep Forsyth County Beautiful could use your help for a few hours on Saturday, November 3, 2012. You’re invited to join their team of volunteers who happily clean lake, river and wetland locations around Lake Lanier. The 2012 Rivers Alive Cleanup will bring …
Lake Lanier: How low can you go?
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will increase the amount of water released from Lake Lanier, due to continuing drought conditions here and downstream. For the past several months, the Corps has made releases sufficient to meet minimum flow requirements. No rain is forecast for the …
Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus Meeting
The Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus met at the Northeast Georgia History Center in Gainesville on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3 PM. The meeting of the newly formed group was open to the public. The Republican State Senator from Buford, Renee Unterman, skillfully directed the meeting, …
Payback for Heroes Is … A Picnic
Emergency responders, law enforcement officials and Protectors of Lake Lanier were given a hero’s welcome on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Buford Dam Park, near the headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers on Lake Lanier. The Partners in Public Service Appreciation Luncheon was a …
Freaked Out Deer
You’re minding your own business in the forest. You hear a twig snap. You stop. You wiggle your ears and your fluffy white tail. Then you hold still and wait… When you’re sure it was a false alarm and all is safe –BLAM!! — the …
2012 Gold Rush Days Photographs
This past weekend we had perfect weather in the perfect place for the perfect fall festival — Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. OK, so it was hard to find a place to park, but if you’ve ever lived in Manhattan you know the solution: buy …
Burt’s Pumpkin Farm
Ever wondered what happened to all the people you went to school with? Do you miss your former neighbors, coworkers or folks you used to hang out with? No worries. They’ll all probably be at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville this weekend — picking pumpkins, …
Glades Reservoir Project Update
According to published reports in The Gainesville Times newspaper, Governor Nathan Deal is quoted as saying partnering with Hall County on the Glades Reservoir Project “needs to be explored.” Hall County Commission Chairman Tom Oliver sent a letter to the governor about the issue on …
Help Requested in Unsolved Murder
Police authorities are still searching for the person or persons who murdered Hannah Truelove on or about August 23, 2012. Hall County Sheriff’s Investigators and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are requesting the public’s assistance in the Hannah Truelove murder case. Investigators are …