BURN BAN: Drought, Fires Prompting Burn Bans in Southeast. What you need to know about the burn ban effecting several states. As drought dries up forests across the South with no sign of rainfall to help quench dozens of major wildfires, the Tennessee Valley Authority is banning burning on its public lands in seven states. […]
Read More »Gilmer Countywide Burn Ban Effective Immediately
Below is the information concerning the countywide burn ban from Gilmer County Director Of Public Safety Tony Pritchett. Chief Pritchett stressed the ban would strictly be enforced. Please read information below. EFFECTIVE BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2nd 2016
Read More »That’s No Lady . . .Asian Beetles Mistaken for Ladybugs
The multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is native to Asia but odds are you may have a group living in your home. Although sometimes mistaken for a ladybug, this insect has a wider range of colors and spot numbers than other ladybug species. Over the years, federal, state and private entomologists released the insect […]
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