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Travis Williams is an attorney. That’s probably the worst thing you could say about him. Mr. Williams is a public defender in Hall County, Georgia. That’s probably the worst thing you could do to a lawyer. Public defenders have so many cases, so few resources …
Have you heard the news about the City of Gainesville’s plans to “annex” 115 “islands” and declare them city properties? I have. I figured the city was going to find a way to turn little islands on Lake Lanier into taxable city properties. Not even close. …
After meeting at Georgia Southern University on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the board of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources voted to make significant changes to its organizational structure. Specifically, the DNR has reorganized its Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), effective Monday, July 1, 2013. Five departments will …
Melissa Cummings of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division provided the official Memorial Day holiday weekend statistics for incidents in Georgia. These figures include information for the entire weekend, Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27, 2013. We are thankful there were …
A Department of Natural Resources officer confirmed with lakelanier.com that a boating accident took place around midnight on Friday night, May 24, 2013, on Lake Lanier near Old Federal Park. Two people were injured when their Sea-Doo jet boat was heavily damaged after being struck …
Hall County declared a local state of emergency Sunday evening, May 19, 2013, after downpours poured down seven inches of water over the weekend. Lake Lanier — which was already over its full summer pool level of 1071 feet — rose by 1.24 feet to …
April 23, 2013 will always be an important day for Lake Lanier. That’s when Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 into law, lowering the legal blood-alcohol limits for those who operate watercraft or hunt in Georgia. Many law enforcement officials, politicians and members …
Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 136 lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit for boaters and hunters from the former level of .10 to .08. The new law also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated. Other provisions in the law …
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 …
Have you heard about the “drastic” new taxes we must pay to title and register vehicles in Georgia? Relax. If you currently have a motor vehicle registered in Georgia, but you bought it before January 1, 2012, this new law does not affect that particular vehicle (unless …