It’s a wonderful day in the woods. You can see Lake Allatoona sparkling through the trees. You’re minding your own business with your pals. When … you hear a twig snap. You stop. You wiggle your ears and your fluffy white tail. Then you hold still and wait… When you’re sure it was a false […]
Chris Purvis of the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Allatoona confirmed with LakeAllatoona.com this morning that visitors to the lake will not be charged this weekend for beach access because the water is so low. Summer full pool at Allatoona Lake is 840 feet above sea level. Friday, August 31, 2012, the level was […]
The American Red Cross blood supply continues to be at an emergency level. In fact, blood collections through the Red Cross are the lowest they have been in 15 years, due to extreme heat, severe storms and the mid-week Independence Day holiday. On Friday, August 10, 2012 the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a […]
Authorities from the Acworth Police Department are quoted by AJC.com as saying Thomas King, 55, of Marietta, perished on Lake Acworth on Sunday, July 29, 2012, while using a paddle board without wearing a life jacket. The paddle board was rented from a local sporting goods store. Mr. King’s body was retrieved from the lake near South […]
Larry Alan Ward had just left a Cherokee County campground and was walking on Kellogg Creek Road near Lake Allatoona just after midnight on Saturday when he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle. Mr. Ward, 31, of Acworth, was killed in the accident. Reports say he was the married father of two children, one of […]
Words cannot express our community’s sense of loss and sorrow, but we extend our condolences to the families of Jake and Griffin Prince who lost two treasured children in a boating accident on Lake Lanier. This complete statement was released by the Prince and Hansen Families on Facebook: “June 18, 2012 will always be remembered […]
Sparklers and other non-explosive fireworks are now legal in Georgia. In other words, it’s legal to blow your fingers off and set your neighbor’s roof on fire with bottle rockets, even though you’ll be arrested for arson and Dumb in the Third Degree. The Fourth of July is a happy time to celebrate the birthday of the […]
It is the mission of the Acworth Police Department to provide fair, impartial, and excellent law enforcement service to our community. To that end, we pledge to pursue the highest levels of training and education available, and to offer our community the highest levels of professionalism to the best of our ability. A heat advisory […]
Although it’s unlikely you’ll meet a bear camping in the woods, you might actually meet a bear while YOU are camping in the woods. Should that happen, follow these seven simple rules: Rule Number One: There are 5,100 bears in Georgia’s woods. There’s probably only one of you. Tick them off and they win. Rule […]
Governor Deal announced that he will seek lower limits for Boating Under the Influence and for hunting under the influence when Georgia’s General Assembly reconvenes in January 2013. The deaths of two young boys — Griffin Prince and Jake Prince — in a boating accident on Lake Lanier was alcohol related. Paul J. Bennett has been […]