by Andy | Oct 18, 2019 | Community, Government, News
Contact Lists for Government and Media Thanks to the WBEFC (Watts Bar Ecology and Fishery Council). They have provided our citizens and communities with three handy government and media contact lists which can be easily viewed and printed at the links below. Links for...
by Andy | Oct 17, 2019 | Community, News
Age-old wisdom claims it takes a village to raise a child. As it turns out, the same could be said of the effort to rescue a river giant. Despite being one of the largest fish in the Tennessee River and boasting lifespans that can stretch past 150 years, the Lake...
by Andy | Oct 11, 2019 | Invasive Species, News
Kingston tackles the Silver Carp Issue by Hugh Willett The Kingston City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution in support of efforts to stop the migration of Silver Carp toward Watts Bar Lake. “This is something simple that we can do to help,” said...
by Andy | Sep 29, 2019 | Invasive Species
Letter from WBEFC – Silver Carp Migration All: Please see the Senator-STRAWMAN LETTER and information from the TWF. $25 million has be allocated to the silver carp problem, but it is clear from what I heard on the TWF Conference call, the “Majority”...
by Andy | Sep 27, 2019 | Events, fishing, News
The Rhea Alliance will be hosting its fifth annual scholarship bass tournament on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 with $8,500 in scholarships to be awarded in the two-day tournament. The bass tournament is open to Rhea County residents who are in the sixth- through twelfth-grade...