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Taxi drivers use technology to stay safe after rash of robberies

Evelio Miranda, owner of El Dorado Taxi, turns on the meter in his taxi. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0911TAXI 0002 — Evelio Miranda, owner of El Dorado Taxi, turns on the meter in his taxi. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Updated: May 6, 2018, 1:33 AM

Published: May 6, 2018, 1:34 AM

Technology has come to the aid of Gainesville-area taxi companies and their drivers to help them stay safe. Since Jan. 30, at least four incidents of violence against taxi drivers have been reported to Gainesville Police and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier

Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

04032025 FALCON 2.jpg — Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 6:39 PM

Published: Apr 2, 2025, 6:40 PM

A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.

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