02Feb
By Merritt Melancon – merritt.melancon@onlineathens.com
Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 12:07am
Animal control officers and veterinarians in Jackson and Southern Hall counties are urging people to make sure their pets’ rabies vaccinations are up to date after authorities confirmed that a rabid cow had attacked its owner and rabid bobcat had attacked two dogs.
“Our pets are a buffer between people and wildlife, and if people get their pets vaccinated that helps protect people,” said Dr. Kinsey Phillips, owner of Commerce Veterinary Hospital. Continue reading »
Tags: animal control, PAWS, rabies
14Dec
From staff reports ….Gainesville Times ….December 13, 2011
A rabies alert has been issued for the Julian Baugh Road area of North Hall after a rabid skunk came in contact with a dog. Animal owners are encouraged to vaccinate their pets and livestock for rabies.
Vaccines are available for $10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Hall County Animal Shelter at 1688 Barber Road in Gainesville and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia at 845 W. Ridge Road in Gainesville. Continue reading »
Tags: animal control, PAWS, rabies
09Nov
November 8, 2011 A rabies alert has been issued for the Union Church Road area of South Hall County after a rabid skunk and rabid raccoon were confirmed in the area. Continue reading »
Tags: animal control, hall county
02Oct
HemlockFest will be held November 4-6 just outside Dahlonega at Starbridge Sanctuary. It is an family event featuring three days of live music, primitive camping, educational exhibits, arts and crafts vendors, a Kid’s Nature Village, rustic living demonstrations, great food, and free canoeing. In its seventh straight year the festival strives not only to entertain but to educate people of every age about the crisis affecting hemlock trees. For more info: www.LumpkinCoalition.org or call (706) 867-5157.
01Oct
The article by Atlanta Business Chronicle staff writer, Dave Williams, is reprinted here because many of you request info on what’s happening with the reservoirs. It may be years before a new reservoir is created, but it is important to keep up with the various moves and the players. Emily
RESERVOIR PLANS GET BOOST IN NORTH GEORGIA: A new state law has reinvigorated plans for a new reservoir on a North Georgia site owned by the city of Atlanta. Two competitors presented plans recently to the Dawson County Commission for a reservoir on up to 2,200 acres of the 10,130-acre Dawson Forest property the city bought in the early 1970s as a potential site for a second airport. Continue reading »
Tags: water
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