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Atlanta and North Georgia expected an inch of pretty, fluffy snow to fall today. Not enough to make a decent snowman. South Georgia was expected to get whacked with snow that only comes once in a generation. Wrong. By 6 PM, Governor Nathan Deal declared …
In one sense, the only fair judgment in the case of the deaths of two young boys who were out for an innocent boat ride on Lake Lanier with their family would be to return to the evening of June 18, 2012 and undo all …
Most life-wrenching ordeals don’t include the deaths of two beloved children and injuries to others; nor do they include being accused of homicide by vessel, boating under the influence and other charges in the deaths of two beloved children. Such was the case decided today …
Jake and Griffin Prince were fatally injured in a boating accident on Lake Lanier on June 18, 2012. Almost 17-months later the man accused of causing their deaths, Paul J. Bennett, 45, of Cumming, is about to defend himself against eight counts of homicide …
A truck loaded with 6,000 gallons of cooking oil wrecked on Browns Bridge Road/Route 369 on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at about 8:45 AM, near the Four Mile Creek bridge and very close to Forsyth County Fire Department’s Station 9. The one-vehicle accident is thought to …
We regret to inform you of the drowning death of Shaquille Marquise Connor-Blunt, age 20, of College Park, Georgia, on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. According to Melissa Cummings of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, Mr. Connor-Blunt and two friends were attempting to swim from the beach …
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 …
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 …
We regret to inform you of the death of a woman whose body was found in Lake Lanier by fishermen on Friday morning, August 2, 2013. Hall County Sheriff Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks notified lakelanier.com early Saturday evening that the name of the woman was incorrectly reported previously; …
Sunday evening, July 28, 2013, authorities were notified of a boating accident on Lake Lanier, near Shoal Creek. DNR Rangers Corporals Loudermilk and Roberson responded to the boating incident. According to Sgt. Mike Burgamy of the Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division, a boater …