Could Lake Lanier be renamed over its ties to a Confederate soldier? A federal commission is considering renaming both Lanier and Buford Dams for their namesake’s connection to the Confederate south.

Lake Lanier Association says there’s no need to change lake’s name -- or Buford Dam’s A federal commission is considering renaming both Lanier and Buford Dams for their namesake’s connection to the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that it is pausing “any actions related to project renaming” after the Department of Defense’s Naming Commission released a report earlier in the week ...

WASHINGTON — Lake Lanier, the reservoir that has become an epicenter for tourism and recreation just outside of metro Atlanta, is so enshrined in the local economy that dozens of businesses and even ...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Federal officials are pausing a plan that could have lead to new names for Georgia’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam after locals objected to changing the monikers of landmarks now named ...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The proposal to rename Lake Sidney Lanier and Buford Dam has now been halted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The recommendation to change the name of the popular lake, which ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a stop on the process that could lead to a new name for Buford Dam and Lake Lanier, one of Georgia’s most popular tourism and recreation sites.

NASHVILLE — A U.S. House Republican effort to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from renaming Georgia's Lake Lanier and Buford Dam — both of which are named for men who fought for the Confederacy ...