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The North Georgia News is the primary newspaper and legal organ for the area. [33] A member of the Georgia Press Association, the NGN is Blairsville's only accredited media outlet. Montefino Magazine is an aspirational publication based in Blairsville; it covers lifestyle and social news for Blairsville, Union County, and surrounding areas. [34]
Lake Burton is a 2,775 acres (11.23 km 2) reservoir with 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. [2] The lake is owned and administered by the Georgia Power/Southern Company, but it is a public lake.
Even after the lake filled to full pool, and for some time thereafter, it was red and muddy from erosion along the clay shoreline. [2] The electrification of Jackson, and rural Butts County led to economic expansion when new industry was attracted to the area. Among the new businesses were several soft drink bottling plants and the Jackson Ice ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (850 km 2), of which 322 square miles (830 km 2) is land and 7.1 square miles (18 km 2) (2.2%) is water. [7] Brasstown Bald , the highest mountain in Georgia, rises in southeast Union County, straddling the Towns County line.
In 2010, a campaign to create a whitewater river course was launched in the portion of the Chattahoochee River that runs through Columbus, Georgia. Between 2010 and 2013, construction took place on the river, the Eagle and Phenix and City Mills Dams were breached and a 2.5 mile Whitewater Course was formed in Uptown, Columbus.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lake Park has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km 2), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 1.48%, are water. [9] There are several natural lakes west and north of the city, including two (Ocean Pond and Long Pond) within the city limits.
In 1947, Georgia was a single numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 404. In 1954, 912 was assigned to its southern and central areas. The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area.
Rutledge is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1871, the city had a population of 871 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] up from 781 in 2010 . History