“Operation Something Bruin” — a four-year undercover operation conducted by federal and state investigators in North Carolina and Georgia — has led to the filing of charges against more than 80 violators who are accused of almost 1,000 illegal incidents. Neighboring states also took part in this …
Category: Government
DOT: “Frosty the Snowman” Leaving North GA
Teri Pope, the District One communications officer for the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT), informs us Frosty the Snowman is on his way out of Northeast Georgia on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Georgia DOT began plowing snow at 6 a.m. as Frosty visited Rabun County. …
Local Warning Sirens to Wail on 2-20-13
The next test of Hall County’s severe weather warning system will take place Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 10 AM. The sirens will wail for about three minutes. Hall County Central Communications/E9-1-1 audible tests of the severe weather warning system occur once every three months. …
Proposed Extension of I-85 Express Lanes
As one of the approximately 14 total drivers who randomly take advantage of the paid Express Lanes on I-85 north of Atlanta, I found this news to be of interest. In case you might know one of the other 13 Express Lane users, please repost this …
Lake Lanier’s Corps of Engineers Website
I have good news and I have bad news. First, the bad news. All your old links to Lake Lanier’s Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Web pages are toast. Broken. 404. Vaporized and otherwise lost. Sorry. Here’s the good news! The USACE has updated …
Drought Monitor Report (12-20-2012)
We’re all thankful for the recent rain over Lake Lanier. But what did it do to affect Lanier’s low waters? And what’s the forecast? The latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor — produced in partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, …
GA DOT Predicts Heavy Holiday Traffic
Going over the river and through the woods to visit family over the Christmas holidays? The Georgia Georgia Department of Transportation has some good and bad news for you. First for the good news: Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year. As far as traffic …
Lanier’s Legislative Caucus Meets Dec 15th
Debra Sparks Charnote — Legislative Assistant to Senator Jeff Mullis and Senator Renee Unterman — invites you to the Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus Public Hearings that will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012. The most recent forum took place at City Hall in Cumming on Monday, December 3, …
Public Forums Shape Future Hunting Laws
Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources would like your input before they finalize hunting regulations for the next several years. Eight public meetings are scheduled to discuss the development of hunting laws for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 hunting seasons. All citizens — not just hunters — …
Bolling Bridge on Route 53 to be Resurfaced
Teri Pope, our friend at the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT), informed lakelanier.com that about $43 million will be spent statewide to improve the safety and functionality of bridges, among other priorities. Five new or rebuilt bridges are among 14 Georgia DOT construction efforts commencing …