Water wars could be near an end; state experts say Alabama may be a winner in deal

Markeshia Ricks - Montgomery Advertiser

Date: 8/20/2008

Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight. Alabama experts not only be­lieve that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war. Negotiations between the Re­… Read More

President Bush Signs Clean Boating Act into Law

Mathew Dunn - National Marine Manufacturers Association

Date: 7/30/2008

NMMA applauds important relief measure for recreational boating WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2008—In a significant victory for the recreational marine industry and the American boating and angling public, President Bush late yesterday signed into law S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008, protecting the more than 17… Read More

High fuel costs changing river transportation

Dennis Sherer - Times Daily

Date: 7/25/2008

With gas selling for about $4 per gallon, Tony Cox is fishing more from his paddleboats than the one with a gasoline-powered outboard engine. "I use my canoe and kayak a lot more than I did when gasoline was $1.99 a gallon," said Cox, an avid angler and fly fishing guide from Center Star. "I'm not the only one doing that… Read More

Two dead after small plane crashes in Tennessee River

WBRC-TV - WBRC-TV

Date: 7/9/2008

A student pilot and his instructor died Wednesday when their small plane crashed into Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area in southern Limestone County, Sheriff Mike Blakely said. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. and the bodies of the two men were pulled from the water a little after 1:30 p.m., Blakely said. The… Read More

Duo conquer river journey

Morgan Simmons - Knoxville News Sentinell

Date: 6/22/2008

Randall "Turkey" McNew and Ralph McClanahan II said boating the entire Tennessee River in a 16-foot runabout was like riding a horse across the Plains. By the end of the trip, both men were saddle-sore. "As far as doing that particular trip again in a boat that size, I think we've been weaned," McNew said. In six days… Read More