CNN.com reported on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, that the family of Kile Glover is asking for prayer for his recovery. Kile Glover is an 11-year-old boy — reported to be the stepson of R&B singer Usher Raymond — who was seriously hurt when a Jet …
Category: Lake Lanier News
Lake Lanier’s Media Circus
More than seven million people visit Lake Lanier each year. Some are rich and famous, most are simple folks enjoying some time on or around one of Georgia’s most beautiful playgrounds. When there are drownings or accidents we grieve with those involved and we pull …
Driver in Lake Lanier Jet Ski Crash Identified
News services from around the world are reporting on a tubing accident that occured around 3:30 PM on Friday, July 6, 2012, near Lake Lanier’s Van Pugh Park. A Jet Ski operated by Jeffrey S. Hubbard struck an inner-tube being pulled by a pontoon boat. Two …
2012 Cracker Fly-In Pictures
I have no idea whose idea it was to begin the Cracker Fly-In 44 years ago, but it was a stroke of genius. As John Pittman — President of Chapter 611 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. (EAA) in Gainesville – told me, it is …
Cheer Up! Life Could be Worse!
Some people like pity parties, even if they’re the only ones who attend. The best way to get over the misery of self-pity is to listen to what other people endure and survive. Take, for example, the case of Atlanta’s Teresa Culpepper. She was sent to jail …
Tubing Accident on Lake Lanier
Early on Friday, July 6, 2012, Melissa Cummings of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told lakelanier.com that there were only two Boating Under the Influence (BUI) incidents on Lake Lanier on the 4th of July. There were no fatalities statewide. On other lakes, there was one …
Gainesville’s Cracker Fly-In
Like airplanes? Have I got a deal for you. The skies over Gainesville will have 150 of the coolest planes you’ve ever seen coming in for a landing at the 44th Annual Cracker Fly-In at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport at 1137 Aviation Way. It all …
Deadly Tragedy Averted on Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier’s Sunset Cove is the place to go for a good time. Party central for boaters. Wednesday morning, July 4th, wasn’t much of a party for ten occupants of a houseboat that docked overnight at Lake Lanier Islands to avoid a storm. They used an …
Updated: 4th of July Fireworks Displays
Happy Birthday, America! This is the day we celebrate our independence by blowing off fireworks. No wonder we’re the greatest country on the planet. We rock. In case you didn’t get enough ammo to nuke your neighborhood, you can always watch “professionals” try to top …
Peachtree Road Race
In order to allow others to experience the thrill of victory, I did not enter this year’s Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta. (What’s your excuse?) Although we do not have an exact number, it is believed that approximately 1.53 bazillionty-nine crazoids entered the race for …