Category Archives: Georgia Power Co

Broken flood gate at Tallulah Falls, GA

Heavy rains on Saturday, August 21, 2010 brought significant flooding around Tallulah Falls below Lake Rabun.  I stopped off at the bridge on Terrora Circle to take some pictures of the Tallulah River.  This stretch is normally almost dry since water is tunneled from Lake Rabun to the power plant at the head of Tallulah Falls [...]
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New listing on Lake Burton – 678 Meeting House Mountain

I listed a Lake Burton home this week at a really good price!  Jump to the bottom of this post for details. First, a little general information about homes on the lakes in Rabun County, GA.  When you are building, remodeling, or buying on a Georgia Power leased lot there are some restrictions that must be [...]
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Welcome Center replacing Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts

From The Northeast Georgian Plans may be coming together again regarding a possible welcome center in Tallulah Falls. Plans for a northeast Georgia welcome center most recently were aired at a Jan. 14 meeting of the Tallulah Falls Merchants’ Association. The idea of reviving plans for a northeast Georgia welcome center has been kicking around for a while. Mary [...]
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Georgia Power CEO speaks to Rabun Chamber

Georgia Power CEO Michael Garrett spoke this morning at the monthly Rabun County Chamber of Commerce breakfast.  Garrett, who has a home on Lake Burton, said that Governor Sonny Perdue’s committees had taken a “doomsday approach” when they identified Lake Burton as a possible source of drinking water for Atlanta if Lake Lanier was taken [...]
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More building permits issued with lower lake levels

The Clayton Tribune ran an article this week about local builders finding work building and repairing boathouses on Lake Burton as a result of this year’s scheduled drawdown.  For the past two years Lake Burton, Lake Seed, and Lake Rabun have remained full due to drought conditions.  Link here for the Clayton Tribune article. 2009 Rabun [...]
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