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2/5/2012 6:51:30 PM
SunHerald.com
Facing a rising Tennessee River as well as the Union navy and army approaching, Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman chose to sacrifice a few men to evacuate the rest of his force from Fort Henry. On Feb. 6, 1862, Tilghman led 2500 soldiers to nearby Fort ...See all stories on this topic…
2/5/2012 12:50:30 PM
al.com
In any case, odds are pretty good there's at least a 17-pounder waiting somewhere in Alabama waters, and the lakes of the Tennessee River system get my vote as the most likely producers of the next state record.See all stories on this topic…
2/5/2012 6:47:12 AM
Utica Observer Dispatch
Halleck then orders one of his other brigadier generals – a little-known officer name Ulysses S. Grant – to attack nearby Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. In the east, meanwhile, the 175000-man Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen.See all stories on this topic…
2/5/2012 6:47:12 AM
SunHerald.com
By TIM ISBELL - ttisbell@sunherald.com Facing a rising Tennessee River as well as the Union navy and army approaching, Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman chose to sacrifice a few men to evacuate the rest of his force from Fort Henry. On Feb.See all stories on this topic »SunHerald…
2/4/2012 8:39:23 PM
Knoxville News Sentinel
It had been constructed by 1858, and stretched from southwestern Virginia along the Holston and Tennessee River valleys until entering northwestern Georgia. In other words, cities like Bristol, Knoxville and Chattanooga were linked by this iron ribbon.See all stories on this topic…
2/4/2012 8:39:23 PM
Knoxville News Sentinel
The struggle for the two Confederate strongholds — Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and 12 miles away, Fort Donelson on the bluffs above the Cumberland River — became significant victories for the Union in the second major engagement of the conflict.See all stories on this topic…
2/4/2012 5:51:08 PM
MassLive.com
The North Carolina victory was preceded by the fall of Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and later Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. On Valentine's Day another “EXTRA” published at 3 pm contained the official accounts of the Roanoke Island battle.See all stories on this topic »MassLive…
2/4/2012 2:19:25 PM
Nooga.com
Other popular bald eagle viewing areas in the Chattanooga area include the Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant facility and along the Tennessee River, according to Hatcher. Statewide, the best place to view bald eagles is at Reelfoot Lake in ...See all stories on this topic »Nooga…
2/3/2012 10:48:58 PM
WPSD Local 6
The Coast Guard has been enforcing a safety zone from mile marker 41 to mile marker 43 on either side of the bridge on the Tennessee River to protect the public from the damaged bridge and stricken ship since Jan. 26. The river was opened to commercial ...See all stories on this topic…
2/3/2012 7:02:22 PM
Wired2Fish (blog)
“I still use paper maps all the time,” said Bolton, a long time offshore angler on the highly pressured waters of the Tennessee River. “Even when I fish at home (Kentucky Lake), I carry a full set of lake maps, topo maps, navigational charts and more.See all stories on this topic »Wired2Fish…
2/3/2012 4:52:48 PM
Yahoo! Sports
She is the woman who loves to cook, loves her yellow labs, loves a boat ride on the Tennessee River, a round of golf in the offseason and a house full of visitors. “That motherly side is the other side of her,” Tyler said.See all stories on this topic »Yahoo…
2/3/2012 12:19:31 PM
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Tennessee River. Fort Loudoun 808.9V; Watts Bar 739.5V; Chickamauga 679.1V; Nickajack 632.9V; Guntersville 594.2V; Wheeler 552.8V; Wilson 505.7V; Tims Ford 877.1F; Normandy 866.9F; Pickwick 417.4V; and Kentucky (Dam 355.1F, New Johnsonville 356.7F, ...See all stories on this topic…
2/2/2012 11:36:46 PM
The Chattanoogan
Coolidge Park is adjacent to local entertainment, art galleries, shops, and restaurants and serves as a venue for numerous civic events and festivals. It is part of the Tennessee River Park, a 15 mile long public greenway along the Tennessee River.See all stories on this topic…
2/2/2012 6:48:20 AM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Along the Tennessee River, however, the struggle has been on the other extreme. The Tennessee Valley Authority this week had to release water at maximum levels to prevent flooding in tributary lakes and streams. The result had positive and negative ...See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…
2/2/2012 5:01:54 AM
WPSD Local 6
4, from 9 am to 1 pm, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area will provide the public and media with a one-time opportunity to view the partial collapse of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge across Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River.See all stories on this topic…
2/1/2012 6:30:27 PM
DVIDS
Jim Davis (left), US Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Tennessee River Operations manager, who was in the first lock operator graduation class in 1968, talks with Lt. Col. James DeLapp, Nashville District commander, at the last lock operator ...See all stories on this topic…
2/1/2012 2:08:25 PM
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
3, to take part in a winter walk along the Little Tennessee River at Needmore to the old Brush Creek Farm. The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee will host the walk, and staff member Dennis Desmond will lead the two-mile walk to this secluded cove.See all stories on this topic…
2/1/2012 9:21:41 AM
The Republic
The Island, a 17-acre parcel in the middle of the Little Tennessee River, won the designation from East Tennessee's Certified Commercial Investment Members, according to The Mountain Press (http://bit.ly/xSxMWs ). It's a 300000-square-foot development ...See all stories on this topic…
1/31/2012 10:26:21 PM
Evansville Courier & Press
A dive team in western Kentucky on Tuesday was inspecting the piers of a Tennessee River bridge that partially collapsed after it was struck last week by a massive cargo vessel. The team enlisted by the state Transportation Cabinet is looking for any ...See all stories on this topic…
1/31/2012 12:38:08 PM
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Having already placed his cavalry and infantry on land to surround Fort Henry, Grant would send Flag Officer Foote up the Tennessee River with his gunboats to attack the Confederate garrison. Facing the oncoming Federals were approximately 3000 ...See all stories on this topic…
1/31/2012 7:43:46 AM
Wired2Fish (blog)
Recent rains have had the Tennessee River a mess and the rising of muddy water on Pickwick Lake really hurt the crappie fishing. With a few hours left in the day, they decided to give up on the crappie fishing bust and see if they could just catch a ...See all stories on this topic »Wired2Fish…
1/30/2012 5:31:05 PM
Times Daily
By Dennis Sherer Staff Writer While flooding continues along the Tennessee River in the Shoals, residents are being urged to be careful with outdoor fires because of dry conditions in the area. A flood warning remains in effect for low-lying areas of ...See all stories on this topic…
1/30/2012 3:21:28 PM
The Maritime Executive
The Coast Guard has reopened a portion of the Tennessee River, Saturday, after a section of the Eggner Ferry Bridge collapsed following an allision with a vessel. The US Army Corps of Engineers has deemed the navigable channel safe for commercial ...See all stories on this topic »The Maritime…
1/30/2012 3:21:28 PM
SurfKY News
Todd has been a very busy fellow since Thursday night when the Delta Mariner struck the Eggners Ferry Bridge that crosses Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River. Todd informed SurfKY News Reporters that initial reports were inaccurate and changing every minute.See all stories on this topic…
1/30/2012 6:01:21 AM
Examiner.com
By the time Grant arrived, the earthen fort on the Tennessee River suffered from flooding as a result of heavy rains, leaving only nine of the forts 17 outdated guns usable. On February 4-5, Brig. Gen. US Grant landed his divisions in two different ...See all stories on this topic…
1/30/2012 12:55:17 AM
Times Daily
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville stated today the Tennessee River stage in Florence had risen to 18.1 feet. The flood stage is 18 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and forecast, according to the weather service.See all stories on this topic…
1/29/2012 8:29:24 PM
Kansas City Star
A federal court in Tennessee ruled in 1980 that the Tennessee River did not break up the continuity of a district. That court said: "We believe that a district lacks continuity only when a part is isolated from the rest by the territory of another ...See all stories on this topic…
1/29/2012 9:19:15 AM
DigitalJournal.com
A freighter, the Delta Mariner, carrying space rocket components from Decatur, Alabama, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for NASA, and the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, got stuck along the Tennessee River after it hit a bridge on Thursday.See all stories on this topic »DigitalJournal…
1/29/2012 2:19:54 AM
Fox News
The US Coast Guard on Saturday reopened a portion of the Tennessee River after a cargo boat struck and collapsed a section of a Kentucky bridge at the western entrance to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. A news release from the Coast ...See all stories on this topic…
1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM
Knoxville News Sentinel
By Ed Marcum The Tennessee River in the Chattanooga area will be closed to barge traffic for several days because of swift currents from recent rains, TVA spokesman Travis Brickey said Friday. TVA is spilling water at all nine of its Tennessee River ...See all stories on this topic…
1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM
Space.com
The 312-foot (95-meter) cargo ship Delta Mariner smashed into a bridge over the Tennessee River in southwest Kentucky at 9:15 pm EST Thursday (0215 GMT Friday), causing a portion of the span to collapse. Though several cars were crossing the bridge at ...See all stories on this topic…
1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Delta Mariner was traveling on the Tennessee River on its typical route on its way from Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when it was unable to pass under shorter spans of the bridge and collided with the structure.See all stories on this topic »Atlanta Journal…
1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
TVA is releasing water from Chickamauga Dam, which is raising the level of the Tennessee River. The Tennessee River will be a no-shipping zone this weekend as TVA draws down its rain-swollen reservoirs to prevent future flooding.See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…
1/28/2012 2:22:37 AM
Wall Street Journal (India)
The United States Coast Guard said it has closed a two-mile section of the Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky. after a cargo ship collision caused the Eggner Ferry Bridge to collapse Friday. There were no injuries or pollution reported, the Coast Guard ...See all stories on this topic…
1/27/2012 11:50:38 PM
WBIR-TV
Fort Loudoun Dam is discharging 396000 gallons per second. This afternoon the Tennessee River closed to commercial traffic below Chattanooga because of the river's high speeds. Twenty-eight of the 29 systems dams are currently generating electricity.See all stories on this topic…
1/27/2012 11:50:38 PM
WRCB-TV
By Nick Austin, Meteorologist - bio | email CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- Excess rainfall flowing off Signal Mountain across Suck Creek Road Thursday night washed right onto Joanne Stabile's property along the Tennessee River. It's happened before, she says, ...See all stories on this topic…
1/27/2012 11:50:38 PM
ABC News
The boat hit the bridge Thursday night on the Tennessee River on its way to Cape Canaveral, Fla. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has promised speedy work to begin replacing the structure, formerly known as Eggner's Ferry Bridge. The five-story high Delta ...See all stories on this topic »ABC…
1/27/2012 8:51:26 PM
WTVC
AP Engineers are inspecting what's left of a southwestern Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River, just North of Tennessee state line, that collapsed after a cargo ship carrying aviation parts struck it. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Chuck ...See all stories on this topic…
1/27/2012 6:06:57 PM
Times Daily
By Dennis Sherer Staff Writer With the Tennessee River spilling over its banks at McFarland Park in Florence and water standing in puddles throughout northwest Alabama, some residents are wondering how this January stacks up against past years for the ...See all stories on this topic…
1/27/2012 4:09:51 PM
Chattanooga Times Free Press
by Dave Flessner River barge traffic on the Tennessee River is being halted this weekend as TVA draws down its rain-swollen reservoirs. The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to boost the amount of water spilling and flowing through the Chickamauga Dam ...See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…
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