Come discover Lake Lanier with us!
We cannot go back and change the past, but we can make laws governing boating safety that can save lives in the future. When boating laws change in Georgia on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, all persons born on or after January 1, 1998, who operate any …
Trying to find the water release schedule for Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam is similar to trying to find a missing Bluetooth headset. We know that we saw it recently. We know we didn’t lose it. We know that we’ll probably never find it because it’s easier to buy a …
Department of Natural Resources Spokeswoman Melissa Cummings has the final totals from all the boating incidents that occurred around Georgia over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend — the unofficial start to summer. Law enforcement officers and rescue personnel were busy this past weekend, but there …
Melissa Cummings, our friend in the Communications Department at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, tells lakelanier.com that there have been no fatalities on Lake Lanier over the long Memorial Day Weekend, as of 3 PM on Monday, May 26, 2014. One tragic drowning death was …
Lake Lanier Association’s Executive Director Joanna Cloud brings us news of 20 new solar powered navigation lights on existing hazard markers in the southern part of Lake Lanier. Twenty similar lights were installed in August of 2013. Click Here Pix from 8-26-13 Solar Light Press Conference …
County, state and federal law enforcement officials joined Georgia’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris Blackwood at a news conference on Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp on Lake Allatoona. They all shared one simple message: “Choose Your Ride.” Many law …
Will you be joining thousands of other boaters on Lake Lanier over Memorial Day? Here are a few ways to ensure safe boating for you and your friends. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division there were 112 boating incidents and 16 boating-related …
U.S. Army Rangers must master a wide variety of skills in two months before they are sent to hot-spots around the world to defend America and our allies. Part of their training — the “mountain phase” — takes place at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp …
In response to a Winter Storm Warning issued for much of North Georgia, with sleet and ice in the forecast, Georgia’s Governor Deal has declared a State of Emergency for much of the region. After enduring scathing attacks following the traffic gridlock in Atlanta from the most recent …
Warning sirens are tested quarterly in Hall County. Every morning at 10 AM the Hall County Warning System sirens are tested — silently — to ensure they’ll work properly in an emergency. Four times a year — at 10 AM on the third Wednesday of …