Staffing shortages at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are resulting in 20 parks along the shore of Lake Lanier being closed down this weekend. The federal government operates 37 parks and campgrounds as well as 10 marinas at Georgia’s largest lake, but budget cuts have led to staffing and funding issues, and Corps officials say they don’t have the manpower to staff all the parks during the busy summer months. SINKING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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