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'Smooth' holiday weekend ends with few incidents
No major accidents on lake or roads in area
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From staff reports
Updated: May 29, 2012, 3:30 AM
Published: May 29, 2012, 3:05 AM
Area residents jammed Lake Lanier and recreational spots but kept things generally safe this Memorial Day weekend. “Other than the normal calls, it has been smooth,” said Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada. Sgt. Mike Burgamy, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources supervisor at Lake Lanier, gave a similar assessment.
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This Gainesville landfill could get 134-acre expansion. Here's what you need to know
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A map by the City of Gainesville annotated by The Times showing the planned 134-acre expansion of a privately owned landfill.
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 8:34 PM
Published: Apr 7, 2025, 8:16 PM
A privately owned Gainesville landfill could expand by more than 130 acres if a pair of rezoning and annexation requests gets the OK from city officials.
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