U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Public Affairs Officer Lisa Parker says the Mobile District approved policy changes to Lake Lanier’s Shoreline Management Plan regarding community docks. Lisa Parker said “The decision sets a deadline for community dock permittees of undeveloped communities owners to provide required documentation …
Category: Government
Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus
Debra Sparks Charnote, legislative assistant to Senator Jeff Mullis and Senator Renee Unterman, announced the details of the next Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus meeting. This is open to the public and you are invited. The Lake Lanier Caucus Meeting will be held on Monday, December 3, …
Talks on Olympic Rowing Venue’s Future
Newspapers from Gainesville to San Francisco are reporting about meetings between City of Gainesville leaders and our friends at the Greater Hall County Chamber of Commerce about reinvigorating the site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing Venue on Lake Lanier. In the Gainesville Times newspaper’s online edition, …
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, …
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 …
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 …
The Best Fall Foliage in Georgia
“Leaf Watch 2012” is up and running. That’s the new website operated by Georgia’s State Parks that has the latest information on where the leaves are the prettiest. This information helps two groups of people: • Those who want to drive directly to where the leaves are at …
Mule Camp Market Festival
Gainesville, Georgia, was formerly known as “Mule Camp Springs.” According to one legend, the name was changed when men could not find wives who wanted to live in a place called “Mule Camp Springs” — not even on Hog Mountain Road — so they changed the …
Corps Changes Course on Chattahoochee River Locks
Greg Bluestein wrote a well documented and well written story for AJC.com’s October 6, 2012 paper edition detailing the Army Corps of Engineers’ new policy on manning the Chattahoochee River’s network of locks south of Columbus, Georgia. The locks will continue to operate and allow navigation that …