We regret to inform you of the death of Debra Elaine Hansard, age 56, of Acworth, Georgia. She passed away on Wednesday at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Ms. Hansard was swimming at Lake Allatoona with her family on Tuesday afternoon, June 4, 2013, off Kellogg Creek Road at the end of McCurley Road, in an area not […]
Life preservers should be worn by those who want to preserve their own life or the lives of loved ones while boating on Lake Allatoona. For the second time in two weeks, a boat was swamped by the wake of another vessel and turned over, tossing the occupants into the lake unexpectedly. The latest incident […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides: Good!!! The lake is back down to its normal level and there is very little debris. The fish are starting to […]
The official Memorial Day holiday weekend statistics for incidents in Georgia have been released by Melissa Cummings of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division. These figures include information for the entire weekend, Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27, 2013. The winner of the most odd police report was the damage incurred by a […]
Department of Natural Resources Communications/Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings says there was a boating accident on Lake Allatoona on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at 1 PM in Bartow County, near the Highway 41 Day Use area. DNR Rangers saw two PWCs jumping the wake of a boat and attempted to stop the PWCs. While doing so, […]
Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Melissa Cummings tells LakeAllatoona.com that an 18-year-old white male, accompanied by his father, went to the Hall County Detention Center to voluntarily issue a “statement of involvement” in the hit and run boating accident that happened on Lake Lanier late Friday night, May 24, 2013. Two unidentified people — a […]
A Department of Natural Resources officer confirmed with LakeAllatoona.com that a boating accident took place around midnight on Friday night, May 24, 2013, on Lake Lanier near Old Federal Park. Two people were injured when their Sea-Doo jet boat was heavily damaged after being struck by a boat that left the scene after the accident. […]
You know what May 1st means, right? Yup! It’s Willie Nelson’s birthday. Too bad we’re not all back in Luckenbach or Mayberry where we don’t need fishing licenses and we can fish with any kind of bait any time of the year. But we live in Georgia. Where fishing laws keep banditos and desperadoes from taking […]
Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 which lowers the legal blood-alcohol limit for boaters and hunters from the former level of .10 to .08. The new law also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated. Other provisions in the law will educate the public on boater safety guidelines. The signing ceremony took place at […]
The annual “Hills of Iron” celebration will be held at Red Top Mountain State Park on Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 10 AM until 8 PM. Hills of Iron recreates Bartow County’s historic iron industry. Activities begin in the morning with hayrides to the Allatoona ore bank located in the Iron Hill Trail area. Rides start at […]