Boat Ramps on Lake Lanier Disappearing Fast
If you have a boat in Lake Lanier now, you might want to consider taking it out for the winter while you still can.  According to sources from the Corps of Engineers, at the current forecasted rate of decline, only one ramp will be useable by the middle of November, and none by December 10th...
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Letter to Editor: Corps Has a PR Disaster On Its Hands
The Corps of Engineers has  a major public relations disaster on its hands. It has lost the trust and respect of the American people due to its poor leadership in the  New Orleans disaster and the impending Atlanta disaster...
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Metropolitan Atlanta Cannot Conserve its Way Out of the Current Water Crisis
Metro Atlanta could not have conserved its way out of the current Lake Lanier crisis if it had reduced its water consumption 20% for the past two years...
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Mussels Convenient Scapegoat for Ineffective Politicians
The drought has brought dire consequences: watering bans, the Lake possibly dropping below intakes.  Some predict water rationing, businesses closing, Lanier drying up. How did we reach this unimaginable point?...
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Governor Perdue to Visit Mary Alice Park Saturday
Governor Sonny Perdue, will hold a live press conference Saturday at Mary Alice Park in Cumming, regarding to the State of Georgia filing of a court order in the Middle District of Florida Federal Court over the draining of Lake Lanier..
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Heavy Storms in Southeast- Rain will Help Ease Exceptional Drought
AccuWeather.com reports that the cold front slicing across the country today will reach the Southeast, a day after tropical moisture sparked damaging storms along the Gulf Coast...
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Corps of Engineers Plans to Request Exemption to Save Water
Amid all of the controversy over mussels and the endangered species act, the US Army Corps or Engineers has one option that it has not yet explored - An exemption from compliance with the act..
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Great Wolf Resort Plans Affected By Water Crisis
With all the current controversy about water consumption and supply, and no end to the drought in sight, how does an indoor water park figure into the future of Cumming?...
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Public Hearing on Water Management Plan
The Water Council has scheduled a series of public hearings around the state to receive public input on a revised draft Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Plan.  Our local meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday October 16 at 6 p.m. at Gainesville College...
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Congressman Nathan Deal Challenges Corps to Justify Actions at Lake Lanier
"I have long supported common sense wildlife conservation and animal protection, but a key factor of that common sense is an operational principle that the health and livelihood of millions of human beings should not be outweighed by endangered mussels."  Deal Said...
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Volunteers Sweep Lake Lanier Shores
More than 1300 volunteers came out to clean up Lake Lanier's shores and Islands on National Public Lands day...
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Family WaterFest at Lake Lanier
Join the Forsyth County Parks & Recreation Department and Keep Forsyth Beautiful for a Family Water Fest on Lake Lanier at Charleston Park....
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The 2007 Lake Lanier Crisis
Yes, we are in a drought, but the Corps is releasing 2 to 3 times more water now than during past droughts.   According to Corps of Engineers, Lake Lanier will eventually be  13 feet lower than ever experienced...
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Lake Lanier Islands Resort Celebrates 15th Annual Magical Night of Lights
As the summer nears its end, Lake Lanier Islands Resort is preparing for its 15th annual Magical Nights of Lights celebration...
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19th Annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep Updates
Please click here for the latest updates on the Lake Lanier Association's 19th annual Shore Sweep on September 29...
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