The revengers? Sep 20, 2008
You can't spell upset without UT. WWL spots a teeny weakness in the Florida offensive line and gives this one to the Vols by the space between two Volunteer Navy yachts tied up on the Tennessee River. The Big Ten mess: WWL was on more radio affiliates this week than Rush Limbaugh. (CBS News)
Alternative Autumn: foliage for active travelers Sep 17, 2008
Part thrill ride, part scenic tour, the new is an exhilarating way to see the Tennessee River Gorge, the 26-mile canyon outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Owned and operated by the Tennessee Aquarium, the high-speed, 70-passenger catamaran reaches speeds of 50 mph, but slows down in the gorge as an onboard naturalist provides insights about the areas history, topography and wildlife. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Olympic swimming medalist goes public with sexual abuse Sep 16, 2008
Hoelzer was born 25 years ago in Huntsville, a north Alabama city tucked into a valley of the Tennessee River, not far from the state line. Her paternal grandfather was brought over from Germany after World War II, a member of Wernher von Braun's team that would help send Americans to the moon. (USA Today -- Sports)
SE festivals for Sept. 19-21 Sep 16, 2008
Chattanooga The Tennessee River Blueway Canoe and Kayak Race, Sept. 20, features a 6-mile and a 2-mile course ... Benefits the Blueway, a 48-mile canoe and kayak trail that runs through downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee River Gorge between Chickamauga and Nickajack dams. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Utilities board eyes rates, subsidies Sep 16, 2008
"We've got to make better decisions for the long term or we will not be able to build" the Tennessee River water treatment plant, Pounders said. The plant is the central feature of the utilities' long-term plan to provide the city water. (AL.com)
Marshall travels world on Google Sep 16, 2008
Think Marshall Space Flight Center is on Redstone Arsenal, just north of the Tennessee River. Not according to Google. (AL.com)
From Weatherly to river, you may hold the key Sep 15, 2008
Unlike other areas, no favorite has emerged in the neighborhoods closest to the Tennessee River. Battle won some boxes. (AL.com)
Study tests for drugs in Tennessee River system Sep 14, 2008
(AP) - At least 13 common drugs, including caffeine, several antibiotics, antidepressants and substances designed to lower human cholesterol levels, were found in test samples of Tennessee River water. Sean Richards, a professor of biological and environmental sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is taking the samples as part of a study conducted with another UTC professor to gauge pharmaceutical concentrations. (WREG.com, TN)
Lookout Mountain Sep 13, 2008
The park has monuments and artillery batteries as well as an observatory, which offers a magnificent view of the Tennessee River, Chattanooga and surrounding mountains. The park is part of the Chickamauga anooga National Military Park commemorating the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Riverfront fun in Chattanooga Sep 13, 2008
The Bluffs View Art District along the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, with its variety of shops, restaurants and pieces of public art, is great for walkers ... The Explorer travels downstream at speeds topping 50 mph into the Tennessee River Gorge, where the river cuts through Walden Ridge, a branch of the Cumberland Plateau. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Paris to get catfish statue, with a beret Sep 12, 2008
Paris, with Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River nearby, has the city-proclaimed "world's biggest fish fry" every April featuring catfish. Information from: The Paris Post-Intelligencer. (WREG.com, TN)
Rising Threat to Freshwater Fish Sep 11, 2008
The mid-Pacific coast has many species of lamprey, salmonid, and minnow at risk, while the Tennessee River system was found to have the greatest number of fish species in peril. A number of causes have been identified as factors in the decline in fish stocks. (Suite101.com)
Take in the Tennessee food tour Sep 4, 2008
Just off I-75, the Tennessee Valley Winery overlooks rolling hills leading to the Tennessee River. Since 1984, its vineyards have been growing muscadines and other grapes, producing sweet wines to suit the tastes of local customers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Rowing team gears up for a challenging year Sep 4, 2008
The UTC rowing club is training hard on the Tennessee River as they prepare for the upcoming season. Rowing Coach Robert Espeseth said the varsity team, consisting of 12 men and 12 women, is looking forward to a competitive season. (The University Echo, TN)
Man finds WWII grenade while cleaning toolshed Sep 1, 2008
Edgemon recently purchased the property on south of the Tennessee River. It belonged for years to the late Cliff Mowery, who served with the Army from 1942-1947. (WREG.com, TN)
Fay's remnants dropping rain on Tennessee Aug 26, 2008
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a flood watch for the mountains and the upper Tennessee River Valley and a flash flood watch on the Cumberland Plateau. The rain was falling well into the central part of the state and reached into some western counties as well. (WREG.com, TN)
Flood Water To Remain ForWeeks... Aug 26, 2008
National Weather Service senior forecaster Andy Kula said the 5-day rainfall projection through Friday -- 6 to 7 inches south of the Tennessee River and 3 to 4 inches north of the river -- would spread out and was not expected to create a flood problem. "We need something like this to recharge the soil. It probably won't be a total drought-buster," Kula said Sunday. (The Drudge Report)
What if Atlanta just disappeared? Aug 25, 2008
What if Atlanta just disappeared. An Atlanta blog with a little bit of opinion about a lot of things. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Flooding Rains Expected from Fay Aug 25, 2008
But a National Weather Service forecaster says the five-day rainfall projection of six-to-seven inches south of the Tennessee River and three-to-four inches north of it will be spread out. It isn't expected to create a flood problem but might not be a total drought-buster. (KWTX.com, TX)
Water fight may ripple in Georgia Aug 24, 2008
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and state legislators, casting about for remedies to the state s severe drought, eye the bountiful Tennessee River that flows within a mile of Georgia s northwestern corner ... Searing drought, emptying reservoirs and Atlanta s breakneck development prompted Georgia legislators to ask Perdue in April to negotiate with Bredesen on ways to share the Tennessee River. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Weekend in Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug 23, 2008
Take an old-fashioned riverboat cruise along the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle. Options on this 500-passenger riverboat include a narrated sightseeing trip, lunch cruise or Dixieland dinner cruise. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
200 Years of Ministries Aug 23, 2008
all the way to the bend of the Tennessee River. Gwin is credited with planting six Madison County congregations still in existence today: Ford's Chapel, Latham, Shiloh, New Market, Genesis and Huntsville First United Methodist Church. (AL.com)
EDITORIAL:TVA power Aug 21, 2008
Water's weakness has been exposed valleywide in a years-long drought that has sapped the reservoirs needed to power the turbines at the 30 TVA hydropower plants and other affiliated dams in the Tennessee River watershed. Water levels are expected to return to normal as rainfall across the region stabilizes at historic averages. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Rulings to settle water war? Aug 17, 2008
Rogers said the region can either choose its current path of litigation, desperate attempts to tap into the Tennessee River and blindly planning for new reservoirs, or it can start taking conservation seriously and grow where water is available. Generally, we d like to see all this money that s been paying off lawyers for the state put into sustainable water use so Atlanta doesn t have to worry about building more reservoirs, Rogers said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
TVA, NMIDA give WCEDP a lift Aug 14, 2008
Environmental stewardship - helping the region thrive and enabling residents to enjoy a higher quality of life by managing the Tennessee River and adjoining lands to provide a better environment for our children and grandchildren. Through its river system operations, TVA reduces flooding, provides for river transportation and power production, maintains water quality, and supports recreation. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
EDITORIAL:Costly electricity Aug 10, 2008
TVA's historic, lowest-cost, bread-and-butter source (a reason for its founding in 1933) is hydro generation in the network of dams controlling the water and flooding of the Tennessee River system. The hydroelectric system is reeling from a prolonged, record drought across the southeast. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Countdown to the Battle of Chickamauga: Aug. 3-9, 1863 Aug 9, 2008
Polk agreed and was commissioned major general on June 25, 1861, and ordered to command Department No. 2 (roughly, the area between the Mississippi River and the Tennessee River) ... The rebel army, he later wrote, after its expulsion from Middle Tennessee, crossed the Cumberland Mountains by way of the Tantallon and University roads, then moved down Battle Creek, and crossed the Tennessee River on bridges, it is said, near the mouth of Battle Creek and at Kelley s Ferry, and on the railroad... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Bacterial Persistence In Streams Aug 7, 2008
6, 2008) A research team from the University of Tennessee (UT) has completed a study on an East Tennessee river to determine the connection between watershed hydrology and fecal bacteria statistical time series analysis. See also. (Science Daily)
TVA to Restate Financial Results Aug 6, 2008
TVA also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries to provide multiple benefits, including flood damage reduction, navigation, water quality and recreation. (This release and TVA reports filed with the SEC may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events and future performance. (PR Newswire)
Get ready for war: Walker County plans Battle of Chickamaugas 145th anniversary celebration Aug 5, 2008
Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg, and was named for the (now South) Chickamauga Creek, which flows into the Tennessee River about 3. 5 miles (5. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Delta Queen attracting bidders on sale block Jul 31, 2008
He said, I m gonna buy this boat and I m gonna tie her up over there, she recalls Casey telling her, as he pointed to Chattanooga s north shore of the Tennessee River. He refused to sign the petition, she added. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Huntsville man arrested for drunken boating Jul 30, 2008
Officer Larry Adams said he was finishing paperwork on his patrol boat on the Tennessee River Saturday afternoon when 53-year-old Thacker Johnson Smith sped past him, drenching the officer. Adams said Smith then made a U-turn and came back toward the boat. (WSJA.com, AL)
EDITORIAL:Closer to home Jul 29, 2008
Civil War sites dot the region, but the battlefields at Brice's Crossroads, Corinth at Shiloh National Military Park about 25 miles north of Corinth on the Tennessee River, are of major interest. Our series was not meant to be exhaustive, but we hope it provided useful suggestions for how to have the refreshment of a get-away without excessive expense. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Skills honed on Alabama waters Jul 23, 2008
On the Tennessee River lakes, like Wheeler, current is the driving factor, according to Lane. Youve got to look for current in the hot summertime, and thats something Wheeler has plenty of, he said. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
Americas Great Loop, then home at last Jul 19, 2008
After the Trent-Severn, they were on Lake Huron, and Mackinaw Isle, Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, the Illinois River, the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, the Cumberland River, to Ten-Tom Waterways, to the Tennessee River and Mobile, into the Gulf of Mexico, down the panhandle of Florida to Naples. The final four months they traveled to the Keys, and up the coast, arriving in Danvers on May 22. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Towns To Get Up And Go For Jul 17, 2008
LEED-certified urban renewal along the Tennessee River flows through town with a ten-mile river walk, an aquarium, pedestrian pier, public boat slips and the aptly dubbed Renaissance Park. Locals are planting trees, hanging out at the Riverbend music festival and spending more time in the verdant Appalachians. (RealtyTimes)
Water shows traces of prescription medicines Jul 14, 2008
The $6,000 cost covered the collection, testing and analyzing of tap water from the utilities' two treatment plants on the Tennessee River and the treatment facility at the Lincoln-Dallas well. CONTINUED 1. (AL.com)
Pickwick example of state’s fishing diversity Jul 8, 2008
Anyone who doubts the diversity of fishing venues in Alabama has obviously never had the opportunity to cast a bait into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and then travel to the other end of the state to fish the Tennessee River lake known as Pickwick, which offers some of the most scenic vistas in the state as well as some of the best freshwater fishing. Pickwick Lake is the home lake for avid bass anglers Lance Walker and Chris Armstrong. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Saturday Talk Jul 5, 2008
In our particular regional case, the benefits from tapping the abundant Tennessee River at a point within scarcely more than a mile at Georgia's northwest corner could represent the beginning of a nationwide approach to fair and urgently needed redistribution of water wherever required. WARD PAFFORD. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Still no cause revealed for silo collapse Jul 3, 2008
That grain bin buckled on June 20th and grain spilled everywhere, including the Tennessee River. Crews were able to save between 80 and 90 percent. (WSJA.com, AL)
What's the big deal about Uga? Jul 3, 2008
In Tennessee, upon death, Smokey is promptly taken out the east exit of Neyland and chunked in the Tennessee River. I think the Frigidair box will do you quite nicely Terrence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Water restrictions eased for many Walker County residents Jun 26, 2008
We have been protesting the restrictions for some time because we are on the Tennessee Valley basin, which flows into the Tennessee River, said Ashburn. They kept putting us off but it has rained and rained and so they finally eased our restrictions. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Full text of Commissioner Bebe Heiskell’s State of the County address Jun 26, 2008
The county s water authority, with over 12,000 customers, has ample water and a valve to the Tennessee River in case all else should fail ... I don t believe Georgia would ever knowingly give up access to the Tennessee River, the fifth largest tributary in the nation. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
City's growth nears record Jun 26, 2008
Still more annexation requests are said to be in the works, including petitions from across the Tennessee River in Lacey's Spring. Not since the 1960s space boom and the construction startup of Interstate 565 in 1986 has the city annexed so much acreage in a single year. (AL.com)
Gubernatorial candidate addresses young voters in Fort Oglethorpe Jun 25, 2008
If gubernatorial candidate John W. Oxendine has his way, Georgians will have rights to the Tennessee River, states will begin calling for a constitutional convention to vote on eliminating income taxes in favor of sales taxes, and planning will be underway for developing a high-speed train that runs down the Interstate 75 corridor to connect the Atlanta and Chattanooga areas ... Tapping into the Tennessee River is one option, he said, but it shouldn t be Georgia s only game plan. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Jun 21, 2008
"I also had a good talk with Judy Lee and Nancy Todd of Tennessee. Judy's husband and I talked of good places to eat. He recommended the Catfish Hotel in Shiloh, Tennessee, along the Tennessee River; he said it had been there since the '30's."The Tennesseans also recommended McElroy's seafood just over the new bridge to Ocean Springs on the other side of Biloxi Bay. "Others I met were Joe E. Clark, Jr., of Enterprise, newly elected commander of the SCV Southeast Brigade in Alabama, a friend of... (Andalusia Star News, AL)
With Alabama struggling through a multi-year drought in 2007, many anglers had an idea that the fishing would also suffer. Jun 20, 2008
Second place went to Pickwick on the Tennessee River with 97 points, while Wilson, another Tennessee River lake, took third at 75 ... And, of course, the Tennessee River was not affected by the drought as much as the rest of the state. (Demopolis Times, AL)
Drought did not cause fishing numbers to suffer Jun 20, 2008
"Aliceville, meanwhile, was third in percent success, fourth in average bass weight, first in bass per angler per day, first in pounds per angler per day and second in hours per bass five pounds or larger for a total score of 104 points.Second place went to Pickwick on the Tennessee River with 97 points, while Wilson, another Tennessee River lake, took third at 75."Pickwick really shot up," Abernethy said. "Pickwick was middle of the pack last year, so it really improved ... And, of course, the... (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Tanya Tucker agent states she was never contacted to appear at Pearl Festival Jun 19, 2008
While promoters of the Tennessee River Pearl Festival apparently thought country music singer Tanya Tucker would headline the parade and remain on hand for a meet and greet session for autographs, the agency, which attempted to book her, said there was never a contract ... The Galaxy Agency billed the Tennessee River Resort District account of Benton County for $10,000 and was paid with a check made payable to The Galaxie Agency/Gina Hughes. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
First Annual Tennessee River Pearl Festival held in Benton County Jun 19, 2008
The Inaugural Event of the Tennessee River Pearl Festival which reportedly brought several thousand visitors from all over Tennessee and every bordering states, including tourists from Kentucky, Virginia, North and South Carolina, California, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, Florida and even as far away as Venezuela and England all to Big Sandy, Birdsong, Camden, Danville, Eva and Holladay for a full weekend of exciting... (Camden Chronicle, TN)
OmniTRAX leases CSXT unit in Gadsden Jun 17, 2008
The line will now be operated by the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (ATN), a subsidiary of OmniTRAX, bringing the Denver-based operator's total rail operations to 15 in seven states and three Canadian provinces ... It also serves the Port of Guntersville on the Tennessee River. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Alabama Sues Drummer, Claims He Was Overpaid Jun 9, 2008
Their hits include "Tennessee River," "The Closer You Get" and "Song of the South.". All content. (WTKR.com, VA)
And you thought your commute was costly Jun 6, 2008
Beautiful woods, fishing docks on the Tennessee River and the characters along the road are all features of the trip, he says. "I drive into a small town called Guntersville, where every morning there's a man in his 50s walking his dog and listening to his Walkman and doing a little jig," Letson says. (CNN)
Only 58% graduate on time in Georgia Jun 5, 2008
If Sonny and his fellow bufoons in the legislature attended to matters other than the BCS, Bulldog license plates, and stealing the Tennessee River, perhaps education in the state would improve. By The O-Gee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Newsweek: The politics of listing species Jun 4, 2008
That would include the formerly obscure spotted owl (the subject of a tug of war between environmentalists and loggers) and the snail darter, a three-inch-long freshwater fish whose critical habitat in the Tennessee River delayed for months the completion of a $130 million dam. (Congress finally passed a law specifically allowing the dam to be built, presumably condemning the snail darter to extinctionalthough scientists have since found the fish alive in other places. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Border shift may leave bar patrons high and dry Jun 4, 2008
But as Georgia eyes a longshot bid to move its state line north to the Tennessee River in pursuit of water for drought-stricken Atlanta, residents fear this Appalachian tourist town and its bars would be left high and dry literally ... Lawmakers in drought-stricken Georgia have empowered the governor to sue to correct an 1818 survey that mistakenly placed Georgia's northern line just short of the Tennessee River, which boasts a flow about 15 times greater than the one Atlanta depends on for... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Donna Jean Godchaux grateful to sing again Jun 4, 2008
Donna Jean Thatcher was raised in the Tennessee River valley at Muscle Shoals, Ala. a small, remote town that grew into a center for recording Southern soul. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Poker Run to raise money for American Cancer Society Jun 4, 2008
The 6th Annual Judge Lee England River Poker Run along the Tennessee River has been scheduled for June 14 ... We found a way to do it by incorporating something he loved dearly being on the Tennessee River with our efforts to raise support for an organization close to his heart, Jaco said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
If Tenn-Georgia border moved northward, Copperhill left dry Jun 3, 2008
Not only would drought-stricken Atlanta's attempt to lay claim to the Tennessee River stop beer sales in Copperhill, it would also economically hurt McCaysville, Ga. Neighboring Copperhill and McCaysville share a popular stop on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad, largely because of the unusual state boundary marked in blue stripes right across their downtowns. (WREG.com, TN)
Buckhead residents don't blink at digging wells Jun 1, 2008
A well is a simple solution to a daunting drought that has brought calls for conservation and launched efforts to find new sources of water, including moving the state line to tap into the Tennessee River. In Fulton County it takes only a day or two to get a well permit, another day or two for a crew to drill it as deep as 600 feet, mostly through the solid granite under all of metro Atlanta and another day or two to install the pump and hook up the electricity and water lines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Decatur continues Concerts by the River May 30, 2008
Concert-goers are invited to bring their picnic baskets, lawn chairs or a blanket and enjoy a free evening of entertainment on the banks of Tennessee River. Speak your mind. (Hartselle Enquirer, AL)
Pearl Festival to feature parade, street dance & more May 29, 2008
Benton County has a powerhouse star-studded lineup of special guest appearances and happenings promised during the upcoming Tennessee River Pearl Festival, June 13, 14, and 15. Benton County and its Tennessee River Resort District Committee are proud to present this Tennessee River Pearl Festival for the now-annual second weekend in June ... The county is the seat to several notable attractions, including: the Benton-Houston Ferry; beautiful Kentucky Lake and the scenic Tennessee River; and its... (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Alabama guitarist likes being off stage May 29, 2008
Alabama's two independent singles had generated some interest in the country music world, with RCA Records finally signing Alabama to a contract in March 1980 and releasing the band's debut RCA single, Tennessee River , that May 16. These days, Mr. Gentry said, he is more satisfied working in the recording business behind the scenes than being on stage in the spotlight. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Boat speeds, catfish, dog hunting top CAB agenda May 27, 2008
Board Member Raymond Jones Jr. of Huntsville introduced a measure to limit the number of large catfish taken in Alabama, especially the Tennessee River system, where large catfish have been captured and transported live across state lines to pay-to-fish ponds as brood stock. Jones proposal, which passed unanimously, would make it illegal to possess more than one catfish over 34 inches in total length taken from Alabama public waters. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Environmentalism: Endangered Specious May 23, 2008
In August 1973, a biologist found a fish called the snail darter in the Little Tennessee River. It was used by environmentalists to block completion of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Tellico Dam. (Investors Business Daily)
