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The two top sites on the list, the Historic Franklin Masonic Hall and Merrill-Williams House, will receive free preservation services from the foundation.

By Sarah Tate May 13, 2021 A couple of men fishing in Middle Tennessee made an unexpected, and massive, capture in a Tennessee river last weekend, News Channel 5 reports. Matt and his friend Jason, were fly fishing in the Caney Fork River when they came across a large fish that put up a fight as they attempted to reel it in. After half an hour, and after the unknown fish pulled their boat about half a mile, they successfully pulled the catch in. The massive creature turned out to be a 5-foo...

Man catches prehistoric fish on Caney Fork River TWRA and last updated 2021-05-10 15:55:17-04 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Wildlife Agency reported a "prehistoric" catch over the weekend when a man reeled in a Paddlefish. On Saturday, the TWRA posted pictures to Facebook of a man named Matt who they say was fly fishing with his friend on the Caney Fork. Matt hooked the fish but it took half an hour to reel it in and the fight towed them on the water for more than half a mile. He...

Tennessee fisherman discovers 55-pound prehistoric fish The friends eventually landed the Paddlefish and released it back into the river unharmed after a few photos. The friends said the fight to reel the fish in took 30 minutes and towed them around in the boat for over half a mile. (Source: WVLT) By WVLT | May 10, 2021 at 8:13 AM CDT - Updated May 10 at 3:59 PM KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Tennessee fisherman made an unexpected discovery in the Caney Fork River Saturday. Officials with t...

Big ol catch: Friends reel in prehistoric paddlefish after half hour-long battle on Caney Fork River The two were in for the fight of the century with the prehistoric fish -- one that lasted nearly half an hour. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:12 PM EDT May 8, 2021 NEW MIDDLETON, Tenn. — Two friends worked together to reel in the catch of a lifetime on the Caney Fork River in Middle Tennessee recently! The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said Matt and his fri...

7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2021) – The Water Quality Team, a component of the Water Management Section within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, routinely collects water quality information at the 10 reservoir projects in the Cumberland River Basin. Mark Campbell, Water Management Section hydrologist, said the results obtained from these surveys makes it possible for the Corps of Engineers to determine physical, chemical, and biological metrics to better asse...

7 LANCASTER, Tenn. (April 15, 2019) – First responders participated in an exercise at Center Hill Dam last week to coordinate actions that would be necessary if they had to respond to a scenario where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District could not operate the spillways during a high water event. The tabletop exercise April 8 provided the opportunity for the first responders to address security and dam safety issues and to consider public safety concerns in a cla...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A recent virtual forum on climate change and its solutions presented an expansive look at how the issue is seen at the federal level under a new administration and at the local level from a new generation of activists.  The March 31 event was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County in partnership with Sustainable Saratoga. It drew 65 residents to their home laptops and PCs. The night’s main panelist was six term Congressman, Rep. Paul Ton...

Spring Creek  So far, two deaths have occurred this year on state whitewater rivers: on the Nolichucky and Pigeon Rivers. Unusually high deaths in 2020  American Whitewaters data is collected by Charlie Walbridge, a West Virginia man who manages the groups accident database. He first began collecting data in 1975 after a fatality occurred on a whitewater river during a race due to foot entrapment. Walbridge was at the race when the fatality occurred.  He said that Tennessee normally ranks i...

Tennessee led the nation for whitewater river paddler deaths in 2020, data shows Brinley Hineman, Nashville Tennessean © Larry McCormack / The Tennessean Clouds, sky, and water mix as a kayaker paddles down the Stones River near where it meets the Cumberland River in Donelson, Tenn. Thursday 27, 2020, A nonprofit has found that Tennessee topped the charts in 2020 for whitewater river paddler deaths across the United States.  American Whitewater, a river conservation nonprofi...