Lake Lanier has dropped below 1,060 feet above sea level and is now just nine feet above the historic low it reached during Georgia’s devastating drought of 2007-2009, authorities said.
The lake has been on a downward trend for months now, away from the full pool of 1,071 feet and stirring memories of the drought.
The lake’s historic low water level of 1,051 feet was set on Dec. 26, 2007.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stopped issuing dock permits on Lanier after the water level hit 1,063 feet. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The state of Georgia will receive $192,389 in Medicaid funds as part of a national settlement with Pfizer Inc., the U.S. government and a number of states, Attorney General Sam Olens said.
The recent settlement stems from a whistle-blower lawsuit that claimed Pfizer was improperly marketing Detrol, a drug used for bladder control, for uses that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The total value of the settlement was $14.5 million, with $5.57 million being returned to Medicaid programs, the Attorney General's Office said. BILL RANKIN
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Zoo Atlanta said goodbye to Zuri, its 1-year-old female giraffe, earlier this week. The 10-foot-tall giraffe was moved to Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, Kan., on the recommendation of the Giraffe Species Survival Plan. Zuri was the first giraffe calf born at Zoo Atlanta and is the half-sister of 3-month-old Lily, who is currently on display daily in the zoo’s African Plains habitat. MELISSA RUGGIERI
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