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Northeast Georgia has so much to offer all year long, but now you’ll find a whirlwind of holiday events to enjoy with friends and family. Our friends at the Northeast Georgia Travel Association compiled this A-Z list of towns and the special plans they have to share …
We regret to inform you of the death of Chad Frank Lovett. His body was recovered from the water near the shoreline of Lake Lanier at Mary Alice Park in Forsyth County on Monday, November 24, 2014. According to Deputy Doug Rainwater of the Forsyth County …
As 2014 sinks into oblivion, Tiffany B. Potter is hoping we’ll let you know that the registration deadline for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club (LCKC), is soon approaching. As you will no doubt agree, Tiffany B. Potter …
The glory of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue has faded a bit since 1996, when we received Olympic-sized accolades and publicity as athletes, tourists and media arrived from all over the world. Then, money got tight and budgets even tighter. Newer venues offered nearer and more abundant …
Chief Legislative and Public Affairs Officer for the Mobile District’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Patrick Robbins has asked lakelanier.com to publicize an important announcement about a revision to its Lake Lanier Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) pertaining to the SMP policy on community docks. The USACE’s Mobile …
We hate to break this to you, but crime at Christmas is as common as eggnog & ugly sweaters. The latest scam, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department Robbery Unit, along with other metro Atlanta agencies, has to do with a series of thefts …
Ooops! We laid an egg in our previous news release about the lighting of the Great Chicken! The new time is (ready?) 7 PM! Pffft. Forget the Great Pumpkin. Forget South Carolina’s Peach Butt. Forget the national Christmas tree. Gainesville has the Great Chicken! Come …
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau have postponed this event. They regret any inconvenience this might cause. We will let you know when the new date is confirmed. Thanks. In a world where “public relations” managers rarely relate to the public, …
Veterans Day is observed on the 11th day of the 11th month to honor all those who have honorably served the great nation of the United States of America in any of the branches of our military. Freedom isn’t free. It is won by heroes …
Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal announced on Friday, November 7, 2014, that the state of Georgia, the Atlanta Regional Commission and Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority filed lawsuits against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for failure to address long-standing water supply requests in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa …