LAKE LANIER, GA — The number of parks and recreational sites temporarily closing on Lake Lanier is now scaled back thanks to the efforts of several Georgia lawmakers. Federal budget cuts had led to ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will scale back on the number of recreational sites at Lake Lanier that will be temporarily closed. Channel 2 Action News first told you on Tuesday about the plans to ...

Lake Lanier is a man made body of water with a deep history in the Deep South. The lake located in north Georgia is only 60 miles from Atlanta, the city that has been known as the Black Mecca of the ...

Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - After more than 20 parks were set to close on Lake Lanier because of limited staffing, now only 11 will ...

The federal government‘s announcement that 20 parks around Lake Lanier would close because of staff shortages triggered a scramble ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Republicans who represent the ...

Several Lake Lanier parks have reopened ahead of the Fourth of July after being closed since May due to staffing and funding issues. Forsyth and Hall counties are helping manage the parks through new ...

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia U.S. Reps. Andrew Clyde and Rich McCormick introduced new legislation in Congress to change how fees are used for maintenance projects. The Lanier Parks Local Access Act ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages Lake Lanier, tells Channel 2 Action News that it is planning to close more than 20 lakeside parks due to government budget cuts.

Lake Lanier looks peaceful on the surface, but beneath its waters lies a dark past. Built over drowned towns and graveyards, ...