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Veterans Day Parade in Marietta

2012 Marietta Veterans Day Parade ~ "Photo courtesy of the city of Marietta."

Monday, November 11, 2013 is Veterans Day. The city of Marietta and the Marietta Kiwanis Club invite you to honor the community’s veterans with a parade and ceremony on the Square. 9th Annual Veterans Day Parade Parade starts at 11 a.m. Starts at Roswell Street Baptist Church and proceeds to Square Includes marching bands, drill teams, […]

Free Visits to U.S. Forest Sites Nov 9-11

U.S. Forest Service

As it has four times already in 2013, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites.  The fee waivers for the weekend of November 9-11, 2013, are in honor of the Veterans Day holiday weekend, in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (11-7-13)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

After reading about the people who were cited for “holding wildlife without a permit,” you might think you should call our friends at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division to report your neighbors for their rowdy parties. This Law Enforcement Report gives us a glimpse into what folks think they can get away with […]

Goldline Darters Near Carters Lake

Goldline Darter

The Coosawattee River system in Georgia — formed where the Ellijay and Cartecay rivers merge in Ellijay — runs through the Appalachian Mountain foothills and is one of only two places where goldline darters survive. Georgia Department of Natural Resources surveys in the Coosawattee and its tributaries have mined a wealth of aquatic creatures that […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (10-31-2013)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides Fishing is Fair. The lake is in full turnover and the overall bite is just tough.  The Hybrid bite is decent one day, […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (10-30-13)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Our friends at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division will have job security as long as their are people who think they can get away with crime. Here’s the latest Law Enforcement Report about folks who met their friendly Rangers in the course of their duties. This week’s perps include: Hunting big game […]

Delayed Harvest Trout Streams Open 11-1-13

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Thursday, November 1, 2013, is the opening day for fishing on five delayed harvest trout streams in North Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “Trout streams are designated as seasonal, year-round or delayed harvest, with different streams offering varying populations of rainbow, brown and brook trout,” said John Lee Thomson, […]

Computer & Metal Recycling in Acworth 11-2-13

Acworth, Georgia

No room in the house to store that gigantic ball of tin foil any more?  Have you finally figured out that it will cost more to fix that broken-down old TV than it would to buy a better one? Bring your old metallic junk to Acworth’s Sports Complex near South Main Street on Saturday, November […]

Fall Fun in Acworth

Acworth, Georgia

Acworth has a couple of fun activities planned for Saturday afternoon, October 26, 2013, for you and your friends. How does a family-friendly FREE Haunted Hayride sound? For a spooky good time, visit the Halloween Carnival at Logan Farm Park on the multi-purpose field next to the playground from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  For only $3.00, kids will get […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (10-22-13)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Judging from all the people our friends at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division arrest every week, you’d think lawbreakers don’t know about jails and prisons. That might change soon for some of them. The latest Law Enforcement Report gives us a glimpse into what folks think they can get away with … until […]