by Andy | May 10, 2017 | Community, Events
Soak, snap, and win in Roane County Jim Gaines , USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Roane County wants to reward visitors for showing others why they, too, should visit Roane County. Interstate 40 crosses the county, about 30 miles west of Knoxville, and Roane is...
by Andy | May 5, 2017 | Community, News
Study: TVA lakes have nearly $12 billion economic impact to region The Tennessee Valley Authority was created in 1933 to harness the power of the Tennessee River with hydroelectric dams, flood control and river navigation. But a new study suggests the 49 reservoirs...
by Andy | May 5, 2017 | Community, fishing
Cougar Fishing Preps For Post Season Thursday, 04 May 2017 09:11 Written by Patrick Pebley It has been a banner year for the anglers of the Cougar Fishing Team. Now they will try to add to their already lofty accomplishments as they prepare for the Tennessee...
by Andy | Apr 25, 2017 | Community
Conserve forests along rivers to Forever Green Tennessee (opinion) By Kathleen Williams Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration has conserved wonderful new parks, but more investments are needed to Forever Green Tennessee! Tennessee is known as the “greenest state in the...
by Andy | Apr 25, 2017 | Community, Government, Invasive Aquatic Plants
Aquatic weeds in Watts Bar Lake subject of May informational meeting [photos] By Ben Benton SPRING CITY, Tenn. — By late summer, the water weeds are so thick you could almost walk on parts of Watts Bar Lake without getting wet. Invasive aquatic plants that mass around...
by Andy | Apr 19, 2017 | Community, Government, Invasive Aquatic Plants
By Hugh Willett A group of Watts Bar Lake residents have established a stakeholders group to address the numerous aspects of the invasive aquatic weeds. The newly formed Watts Bar Ecology and Fishery Council met last week at The Roane Alliance, releasing a mission...
