Author: MJ Kneiser

Safety on the water is the main message Georgia and South Carolina DNR agents and rangers are preaching this Labor Day holiday. DNR law enforcement officers from both states, along with US Army Corps of Engineer Rangers and members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary all say the same thing: wear your life jackets while on the water and have […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Game Wardens are asking for the public helps in identifying the person responsible for a hit-and-run boat incident that occurred last week on Lake Burton. According to the DNR the accident occurred just south of Governor’s Cove on Lake Burton between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22. The incident involved a 29-year-old […]

The Georgia State Patrol is reminding motorists to practice safe driving habits as they travel throughout the state this Labor Day weekend. “Troopers and Motor Carrier Officers will be on patrol in full force for the upcoming 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period this weekend,” said Colonel Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. “They will […]

If you were planning to go rafting or kayaking this weekend on the Nantahala River, you will have to choose another river. According to the U.S. Forest Service office in Franklin, NC hazards created by recent landslides into the Nantahala River within the Nantahala Gorge have resulted in a suspension of all commercial rafting and kayaking operations. The U.S. Forest […]

As they typically do on long holiday weekends, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending interstate highway construction-related lane closures from noon today until 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 3. Lane closures are also limited on major state routes that directly serve key tourist and recreation centers. Georgia DOT State Construction Engineer John D. Hancock tells WLHR News they are limiting […]