Come discover Lake Lanier with us!
The Partners in Public Service Luncheon is the official name of the celebration held on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam Park. This annual BBQ is held in honor of the men and women who risk their lives to keep the lake …
The term “ranger” originally comes from soldiers who ranged across all sorts of terrain. Candidates must pass the “mountain phase” of instruction at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Merrill outside of Dahlonega, Georgia, before they become U.S. Army Rangers. Camp Merrill is where Rangers are taught to win battles …
U.S. Army Rangers must master a wide variety of skills in two months before they are sent to hot-spots around the world to defend America and our allies. Part of their training — the “mountain phase” — takes place at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp …
The National Park Service has chosen Bill Cox as superintendent of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA), a 48-mile stretch of the river north of Atlanta. “I consider it a privilege to return to the National Park Service where I began my public service …
Governor Nathan Deal, in response to yet another lawsuit filed by Florida, applied the term “frivolous” to the latest volley in the Water Wars. Here is the governor’s press release: “In the wake of the state of Florida filing a lawsuit against the state of …
Route 347 near Chateau Elan is Thompson Mill Road. A bit to the west it’s called Friendship Road, before it becomes Holiday Road. It won’t be long before much of the highway will be known as Lanier Islands Parkway. The Georgia Department of Transportation wants …
Florida — best known as the bastion of old people, Mickey Mouse, more old people and Goofy — fired another round in The Water Wars between Florida and the Great State of Georgia. On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott was joined by …
Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA), founder of the Army Corps of Engineers Reform Caucus, recently introduced the “Marina Operator Tax Obligation Relief (MOTOR) Act of 2013” (H.R 2795). The“MOTOR Act” provides economic relief to lake communities by capping fees marinas operating on Corps lakes are …
Here is the complete July 22, 2013, press release from Alabama’s Senator Jeff Sessions, without edits or comment (except for the illustration). WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after today’s hearing concerning …
US Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Perry Wright was shot in the torso late in the evening on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, while performing his routine duties at the Lower Overlook area of Buford Dam Park. The shooter was a woman from Woodstock, GA, …