EPA faults Tennessee for lax water quality enforcement

by Mike Reicher,mreicher@tennessean.com The Environmental Protection Agency criticized Tennessee state regulators for significant shortcomings in their enforcement of the Clean Water Act and other federal pollution laws. Auditors, in a report released in late...

Locals finding bass on Norris

Locals finding bass on Norris Elite pro bass fisherman came from far and wide to try Norris Lake this week. The East Tennessee locals are holding their own. Four of the top 10 anglers after the second day of the Walmart Fishing League Worldwide invitational tournament...

Checking waters now can improve catch later

Checking waters now can improve catch later By Larry Woody, Outdoors Writer The current hot, dry spell has some area lakes approaching record lows, and fish gasping for oxygen. As dispiriting as the conditions are for fishing at the present, they present an...