Lake Sinclair

Santa cruises for Christmas on Sinclair

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On a chilly night Dec. 18, Santa set out with a group of Lake Sinclair enthusiasts to see the enchanting Christmas Cove. From singing Christmas songs to playing “I spy” with the attendees in Christmas Cove, the journey was full of laughter, music, and holiday cheer.

Coal ash processing facility coming to Plant Branch

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Georgia Power Company says it will be a decade or more before work is completed on the transfer of toxic coal ash from four ponds to a new 115-acre landfill on the old Plant Branch site. The land, which was home to the now dismantled former coal-fired power plant, is in southeast Putnam County at the Baldwin County line.

New no-wake zone for wakeboard boaters

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Early last month, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 121, which imposes new restrictions on boaters engaged in towing wakeboarders or providing a boat-generated wake for wakesurfers. Previously unregulated by the state, beyond a law that requires all boats to operate at idle speed within 100 feet of a shoreline or structure, the new law tarting July 1, dictates that wakeboarding and wakesurfing is permitted only between sunrise and sunset, and requires the use of personal flotation devices by all participants in the water.