11Alive, MyAtlTV and Comcast Make Falcons Tickets Available to Community VolunteersAs one of the recipients of the tickets purchased by WXIA-TV, WATL-TV and Comcast, the Metro Atlanta Red Cross is distributing these opener game day tickets to evacuees of Hurricane Gustav who remain in Atlanta and to the volunteers who worked tirelessly in support of the evacuation effort...
Sep 5, 2008
Dawson County Emergency Management Urges Citizens to Prepare Now for EmergenciesDawson County Emergency Management Director Billy Thurmond, in the first of a three-part series, asks individuals, families, businesses and communities to take this opportunity to prepare for emergencies...
Sep 2, 2008
September is National Preparedness MonthSeptember marks the ifth Annual National Preparedness Month, and Ready Georgia is reminding Georgians that it is the perfect time to prepare for emergencies...
Aug 25, 2008
September 2008 is Atrial Fibrillation Month Focusing on Life-Threatening Irregular HeartbeatOver five million Americans now suffer from atrial fibrillation, where the heart goes out of control with little warning and for no apparent reason. It's a frightening occurrence that will impact millions more as atrial fibrillation overtakes aging baby boomers...
Aug 20, 2008
Dawson County Republican Party August Meeting Welcomes Billy ThurmondThurmond is the Emergency Services Director for Dawson County and will provide meeting attendees an update on his agency and its responsibilities...
Aug 18, 2008
August Proclaimed Dawson County Firefighters Appreciation MonthThis honor is given not only for protecting our citizens but also in observance of the firefighters’ unselfish donation of time and energy in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association...
Aug 5, 2008
Boat Ramp Closing at War Hill ParkRecent rains are not enough to prevent the closure of yet another boat ramp on Lake Lanier. War Hill Park’s only boat launching ramp faces closure this week...
Aug 5, 2008
Bank Robbery Suspect Killed in Police Standoff IdentifiedWhite County Coroner Ricky Barrett has released the name of the 44-year-old Mountain State Bank robbery suspect who was shot and killed during a stand off with authorities on Friday...
Jul 19, 2008
Suspected Bank Robber Shot and Killed in HelenA 44-year-old Cleveland man suspected of robbing Mountain State Bank in Dahlonega on Thursday was shot and killed during an altercation with a Lumpkin County sheriff’s deputy and a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, GBI spokesman John Bankhead said Friday evening...
Jul 18, 2008
Flowery Branch woman charged with reckless conductHall County sheriff’s deputies have charged a 55-year-old Flowery Branch woman with theft by taking a motor vehicle and reckless conduct related to a dispute over vehicle repairs, sheriff’s authorities said...
Jul 14, 2008
Lake Lanier claims seventh victim A 49-year-old Decatur man is the latest victim of drowning in Lake Lanier...
Jul 14, 2008
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle: Lake Condition Has Produced Economic Hardships in North GeorgiaToday, a state House and Senate delegation will travel toWashington, D.C. to meet with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), John Paul Woodley Jr, along with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal to press the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allowLake Lanier levels to increase as weather and rainfall permits...
Jul 9, 2008
One Dead in Tractor-trailer Crash in Gilmer CountyA 39-year-old Dalton man died Tuesday when he lost control of his tractor-trailer on Georgia 136 in Gilmer County, according to the Georgia State Patrol...
Jul 9, 2008
Gainesville Man Charged in Shooting IncidentA 72-year-old Gainesville man is in custody in the Hall County Detention Center following a shooting Saturday at a golf cart store on Brown’s Bridge in Gainesville...
Jul 7, 2008
New York Teen Drowns in LanierA 14-year-old boy from New York drowned Saturday while swimming near Bells Mill Bridge in Hall County...
Jul 7, 2008