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5/18/2013 2:45:10 PM
The Chattanoogan
By 1600, De Soto's Casqui had shifted to the Lower Tennessee River, which was often called Kaskinampo River after them. The Beaver Wars began in 1609 when French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his men attacked the Iroquois tribes living along ...See all stories on this topic…

5/18/2013 1:03:13 AM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Tennessee Republican noted that the barge moored on the Tennessee River across from the Chattanooga riverfront is under review for noncompliance of its permit. Corker said in the letter to Lt. Col. James DeLapp, commander of the Nashville District ...See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…

5/17/2013 8:24:45 PM
The Chattanoogan
1 on the Ocoee River; South Holston Dam on the South Fork Holston River; Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River; Tims Ford Dam on the Elk River; Watauga Dam on the Watauga River; and Wilbur Dam on the Watauga River. “The funding of the federal ...See all stories on this topic…

5/17/2013 8:24:45 PM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Workers collect scrap metal Tuesday as some cleanup is under way at the barge owned by Allen Casey on the north shore of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. Photo by John Rawlston. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker today urged the U.S. Army Corps of ...See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…

5/17/2013 1:57:48 AM
whnt.com
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – A Decatur native is on a grueling mission to raise awareness about the Tennessee River's water quality. Sean Miller is stand-up paddleboarding from Chattanooga to the Mississippi/Alabama line. The journey is more than 270 ...See all stories on this topic…

5/17/2013 1:57:48 AM
The Chattanoogan
Below Chiaha in the Holston Valley, the town of Coste (Koasati) stood on Bussell's Island at the mouth of the Little Tennessee River. Upriver from there, along the Little Tennessee Valley, sat the towns of Satapo (Citico) and Chalahume (Chilhowee ...See all stories on this topic…

5/16/2013 9:00:46 PM
Paris Post Intelligencer
After approving funding for a couple of fishing tournaments coming up in the next fiscal year, Henry County's Tennessee River Resort Act Committee heard County Mayor Brent Greer make a request that the committee slow down on making appropriations in ...See all stories on this topic…

5/16/2013 11:07:24 AM
Washington Post
TVA also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ...See all stories on this topic…

5/16/2013 6:32:26 AM
al.com (blog)
Paddleboarder Sean Miller Stops In Huntsville 05.15.2013 HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Paddleboarder Sean Miller stopped in Huntsville on May 15 at the halfway mark of his 250-mile journey down the Tennessee River to raise awareness about water quality.See all stories on this topic…

5/15/2013 9:16:05 PM
The Chattanoogan
“This is not only important to Chattanooga, it's important to all of East Tennessee because it affects commerce going up the Tennessee River to Knoxville, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, nuclear weapons facilities, nuclear plants and ...See all stories on this topic…

5/15/2013 4:37:50 PM
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
A guided trip down the Little Tennessee River aims to teach paddlers about the area's cultural and biological history and follow the route of William Bartram, a naturalist who traveled the river in 1775. The trip will depart at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June ...See all stories on this topic…

5/15/2013 7:24:16 AM
The Seattle Times
The pilot and crew members aboard a cargo ship had reservations about the boat's course shortly before it struck a bridge over the Tennessee River, but no one stepped up to check written or electronic charts against what they were seeing, the National ...See all stories on this topic…

5/15/2013 2:52:11 AM
WCHS-TV8
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to reveal what caused a cargo ship to slam into a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River. The collapse of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge near Aurora, Ky., on Jan. 12, 2012, is the subject of ...See all stories on this topic…

5/14/2013 10:15:10 PM
al.com (blog)
Huntsville, Alabama-- Sean Miller of Decatur has taken on a challenging mission in his efforts to bring about awareness of water quality on the Tennessee River as well as support the Tennessee Riverkeepers' efforts to watch over the river. Sean will ...See all stories on this topic…

5/14/2013 8:23:33 AM
The Republic
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to reveal what caused a cargo ship to slam into a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River. The collapse of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge near Aurora, Kentucky, on Jan.See all stories on this topic…

5/13/2013 11:22:47 PM
The Chattanoogan
The Delta Queen has slowly rotted as it sits in the fetid waters of the Tennessee River. The paddle wheel sits idle, becoming water logged and rotting. The boilers as gone as told to me by the previous master chief. The boilers cannot even supply ...See all stories on this topic…

5/12/2013 3:32:51 PM
Nooga.com
Tennessee is already home to a number of blueways: the Tennessee River Blueway in Chattanooga from Chickamauga Dam to Nickajack Dam, the French Broad Blueway in the Knoxville/Jefferson County area, the Duck River Blueway, the Harpeth River ...See all stories on this topic…

5/11/2013 9:33:15 PM
Clarksville Online
The Tennessee River town of Johnsonville, Tennessee, was developed as a major supply depot for the Union Army to help supply the massive Nashville Depot. Its creation came about due to Confederate raids on steamboat traffic on the Cumberland River ...See all stories on this topic »Clarksville…

5/11/2013 5:01:23 PM
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing Tuesday about the collapse of a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River after it was struck by a cargo ship. The board is scheduled to discuss the Jan.See all stories on this topic…

5/10/2013 10:53:55 PM
Courieranywhere
May 10– The Tennessee River at Pickwick Dam has been closed to all watercraft traffic since Tuesday. According to the Army Corps of Engineers Friday afternoon, a dozen barges are backed up, waiting to lock through Pickwick Dam. The problem is two-fold, ...See all stories on this topic…

5/10/2013 6:19:37 PM
MSN Money
TVA was intended to operate "in the interest of the national defense and for agricultural and industrial development, and to improve navigation in the Tennessee River and to control the destructive flood water in the Tennessee River and Mississippi ...See all stories on this topic…

5/10/2013 1:17:18 PM
The Seattle Times
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing about the collapse of a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River after a cargo ship struck it. The board is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. to discuss the ...See all stories on this topic…

5/10/2013 8:35:23 AM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
"It's on the north shore of the Tennessee River," she said Thursday. "We want to build up this north end." She's not alone. A trio of apartment buildings off Dayton Boulevard have taken on the North Shore's trendy tag. That's even though the units, too ...See all stories on this topic…

5/10/2013 8:35:23 AM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
TENNESSEE RIVER Gorge Trust celebrates its third annual “Another Gorgeous Evening” Saturday at Tennessee RiverPlace. The event will begin with an open bar and music by the Ben Friberg Trio. During cocktails, there will be an appearance by a ...See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…

5/9/2013 11:23:30 PM
The Chattanoogan
Beginning Saturday, Tennessee Riverkeeper will begin the Stand Up for Our Rivers, Explore the Tennessee River 2013: Stand Up Paddle Board Challenge. Sean Miller, owner of Miller Fitness has taken the challenge to paddle the Tennessee River from ...See all stories on this topic…

5/9/2013 11:23:30 PM
The Chattanoogan
Prior city officials said, "The city of Chattanooga's Riverfront Parkway Project BIG application seeks to meet the broad objective of enhancing the Downtown Chattanooga Riverfront, located along the southern portion of the Tennessee River into a highly ...See all stories on this topic…

5/9/2013 5:27:48 PM
The Chattanoogan
Sean Miller, owner of Miller Fitness has taken the challenge to paddle the Tennessee River from Chattanooga, to the AL/MS state line on a Stand Up Paddle Board. Karen Thomas, board president of Tennessee Riverkeeper, will be joining Mr. Miller in a ...See all stories on this topic…

5/8/2013 9:37:21 PM
al.com
The intake unit draws water from the Tennessee River for use in the plant. Packing inside a pump in the unit apparently overheated causing the smoke. Brooks said workers at Browns Ferry are evaluating the intake unit to see what repairs are needed.See all stories on this topic…

5/7/2013 10:24:20 PM
Times Daily
Cool, rainy days are expected to give way to warmer temperatures starting today, although officials still are keeping an eye on Tennessee River water levels. Robert Boyd, senior forecaster at the weather service office in Huntsville, said Monday he is ...See all stories on this topic…

5/7/2013 5:38:29 PM
al.com
MADISON COUNTY, Alabama -- The Tennessee River is in flood warning until further noticed. The Madison County EMA announced this morning that the the warning continues for the river at Whitesburg until further notice. Minor flooding is occurring and ...See all stories on this topic…

5/6/2013 1:26:53 PM
al.com
Both the Paint Rock River and the Tennessee River were near flood stage because of heavy rains over the weekend. The Paint Rock River flood stage level measured 14.3 feet at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Levels were expected to exceed the flood stage of 16 feet by ...See all stories on this topic…

5/6/2013 4:14:06 AM
Online Athens
... may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee and Georgia were squabbling over land in the Chattanooga region long before the Peach State realized it might want to make a run at the Tennessee River.See all stories on this topic…

5/5/2013 11:39:51 PM
al.com
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- More than three inches of rain the past two days have caused several local rivers to rise quickly toward flood stage, including the Tennessee River at Whitesburg Bridge and Paint Rock River at Woodville. IMG_3277.JPG Paint Rock ...See all stories on this topic…

5/5/2013 1:09:07 AM
Jackson Clarion Ledger
The Vicksburg Post reports continued rain along the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and snow in the upper Midwest are causing the rise. Forecasts on the Lower Mississippi have been adjusted four times in the past 10 days. The forecast predicts flood ...See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 8:35:43 PM
The Republic
The Vicksburg Post reports (http://bit.ly/15h1bjS ) that continued rain along the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and snow in the upper Midwest are causing the rise. Forecasts on the Lower Mississippi have been adjusted four times in the past 10 days.See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 11:06:13 AM
Albany Times Union
The property, adjacent to the Tennessee River and in the center of the city's downtown area, is just south of State Highway 441 with connections to I-40, America's third-largest east-to-west interstate highway which overlays, in part, historic Route 66 ...See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 11:06:13 AM
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
The heaviest rain will fall between the Tennessee River and Interstate 65 on Saturday. A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current weather forecasts. Area residents are urged to monitor updated forecasts and be alert for ...See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 6:36:19 AM
Knoxville News Sentinel
(AP) — Tennessee and Georgia were squabbling over land in the Chattanooga region long before the Peach State realized it might want to make a run at the Tennessee River. In fact, much of that disputed land owned by Georgia sat smack in the heart of ...See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 6:36:19 AM
Vicksburg Post
The Mississippi River is predicted to reach flood stage in Vicksburg by May 15, thanks to continued rain along the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and snow in the upper Midwest, forecasters said Friday. Stages were to touch official flood level, 43 ...See all stories on this topic…

5/4/2013 1:53:07 AM
WBIR-TV
TVA is already spilling on the entire main stem of the Tennessee River but may need to spill more after this weekend. At the TVA River Forecast Center, Operations Support Manager James Everett said they have already changed some spilling. TVA increased ...See all stories on this topic »WBIR…


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