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Bald Ridge Marina operations manager Mark Sigmund (right) talks with boat owner Lyle Smithers of Suwanee Wednesday as he gets ready for the weekend at Lake Lanier. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Lanier filled with anticipation for summer’s start

Six months after drought parched its shores, Lake Lanier is brimming.The state’s largest lake is at levels not seen in 10 years, and those who depend on it for their livelihood are buoyed by prospects of large crowds this weekend for the unofficial start of summer.“Everybody’s just tickled to death ...

Mug shot of Nicholas Jackson Sr. from a 2005 arrest in DeKalb County.
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Dad of slain teen gets 8 years for distributing cocaine

A Gwinnett County man whose drug trafficking may have led to his teenage son’s killing was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Thursday. Nicholas Jackson Sr., of Norcross, was sentenced to 97 months after pleading guilty in February to distributing cocaine. Federal prosecutors contend Jackson was a drug dealer ...

Top Democratic official in more legal hot water

The head of Georgia’s Democratic Party is facing more legal trouble. Mike Berlon was accused in a Gwinnett County lawsuit this week of failing to distribute nearly $1 million from a trust he created for a friend and his son. The lawsuit also suggested others could have concerns after the ...

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Georgians work to install storm shelters

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who was listed as questionable before the game, played against the Cardinals but was not much of a factor in the game during 2nd half action at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012.

Police: Man tried forging Falcons players’ checks

Gwinnett County police are looking for a Norcross man they say tried to forge an old rent check from Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones. According to police reports, Corey Dajohn Moody, 29, altered checks written by Jones and former Falcon cornerback Christopher Owens, and tried to cash or deposit ...

Gwinnett commissioner trapping rampant chickens

Gwinnett commissioner trapping rampant chickens

Gwinnett commissioner trapping rampant chickens

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