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Bain named federal land manager of year
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest supervisor helped form collaboration group
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George Bain
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is in good hands — really good hands. George Bain, its forest supervisor, was named the 2012 federal land manager of the year for the U.S. Forest Service. Bain, who has been with the Forest Service for 35 years, was in Washington on Thursday to accept the award.
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‘It’s been dying’: Here’s what people are saying about the major transformation planned for Gainesville’s Lakeshore Mall
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Lakeshore Mall attracted few visitors Wednesday Dec. 11, 2024. Business owners, employees and mall goers say the the shopping center is major need of a revamp. - photo by Scott Rogers
When Gainesville’s Lakeshore Mall opened as a plaza in 1969 on Pearl Nix Parkway, it was billed as the state’s largest shopping center in Northeast Georgia. Now, more than 50 years later, the parking lot is riddled with potholes, the mall is largely deserted and many agree it's in dire need of revitalization.
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