It’s the 4th of July!!! Aren’t you glad our Founding Fathers didn’t declare America’s independence in the middle of the winter? Just one more reason why we live in the greatest nation on earth! Here’s today’s weather forecast for Lake Allatoona: • Some clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. (Sure, there is […]
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’s time to celebrate the birthday of the greatest country on the planet: The United States of America! The 4th of July is on a Wednesday this year. That’s just weird. Especially when it comes to figuring out schedules for Fireworks displays. Here’s a list of places where you can watch Fireworks. We expect to […]
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 […]
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 at [email protected] Line side fishing is great. Guys, the summer pattern is in full swing right now. That means it is time for […]
The Allatoona Lake Army Corps of Engineers’ Chief Ranger of Recreation Linda Hartsfield confirmed with LakeAllatoona.com that Rangers have temporarily suspended evaluations of permit requests for new private docks, requests for upgrades to existing private docks, and proposed shoreline stabilization projects on Lake Allatoona. Water safety is a higher priority during the busy summer season on […]
Ronald Reagan was a cheerleader at Eureka College, located near a town called “Normal” in Illinois. Afterward, Ronald Reagan was a famous movie star. Then, governor of California. Finally, he became one of America’s greatest presidents! Was it all because he was a cheerleader? Probably, but we’ll never know for sure. Do you want your […]
Historians are not normally thought of as funny (as in “ha-ha”) people. But they know some pretty clever stuff. For example: • Why was Washington not born on Washington’s Birthday? • Why did the century begin in 2001, not 2000? • Did the pope actually rule ten days out of existence? • Why won’t the year […]