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Turkey Bay OHV area offers All-Terrain Vehicle training
Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area, at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, is offering training for All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders to help them learn the skills necessary to ride safe while having fun. Users will learn valuable lessons about protecting themselves and respecting the outdoors while riding. Professionals from the ATV Safety Institute have [...]
Campfire caution at Land Between the Lakes
Golden Pond, KY – Visitors to Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area are advised to use extreme caution until further notice when having open campfires. Due to drought conditions and high temperatures, the risk for wildfires is a concern at LBL. The greatest area of concern remains backcountry campsites, where dry, grassy areas [...]
Bridge inspection reduces sections of I-40 to one lane
TDOT issues traffic advisory for Benton/Humphrey counties.
LBL offers ‘Back to School’ fee waiver weekend
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area will participate in the US Dept. of Agriculture and Forest Service “Back To School” fee waiver weekend program. Select day-use facilities will waive admission fees during the August 14-15 weekend.
Allegro Fine Foods certified by Global Food Safety Initiative, expands Paris facility
Henry County’s Allegro Fine Foods has been recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) for its food safety practices. The company was certified in two GFSI standards-Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 and the International Food Standard (IFS) Version 5. These certifications ensure that the company’s food safety and quality management system complies with international [...]
TDOT, Mississippi and Arkansas to release freight transportation report
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas unite in releasing new national freight transportation needs report in Memphis. Memphis is home to the world’s busiest cargo airport, fourth largest inland port, five Class I railroads and several major interstates and highways, the movement of freight into and out of Memphis is a multi-billion dollar industry. On Thursday, July [...]
Emergency Food Stamp Program extended one week
The Emergency Food Stamp Program in Tennessee has been extended one week in an effort to continue providing flood victims the opportunity to access one-time emergency cash and food stamps. The federal program was extended in 14 hard-hit counties. While current food stamp recipients are eligible for the federal benefit to replace food lost in [...]
Cleaning up: Health and safety guidelines
The Montgomery County Health Department has free Tetanus and Hepatitis A vaccines available for anyone who was involved in water related rescue and evacuation activities. The Tennessee State Heath Department was listed as one of the Nashville locations closed Wednesday due to situations brought on by the epic flooding in Nashville, limiting public health information. The Tennessee Government Health [...]
Paris Landing feels impact of Cumberland River flood
Travel just 38 miles past Dover and the waters of the Tennessee River welcome you to Paris Landing. The view and the atmosphere here could not not more divergent if scripted by a Hollywood playwright. Indeed, Paris Landing Park has elevated water level. However the clarity of that water is vastly superior to what is [...]
57th Annual World’s Biggest Fish Fry prevails in spite of rain
Paris, Tennessee didn’t let the threat of harsh weather and rain dampen their spirits as the Jaycees executed their game plan and launched the 57th Annual Fish Fry. Billed as the World’s Biggest Fish Fry, the annual festival serves as the official opening event of West Tennessee’s festival season. With beauty pageants galore already completed, [...]
Lt. Gov. Ramsey visits, Stewart, Houston and Henry counties
Gubernatorial candidate Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R) brought his Tennessee campaign to the communities of Paris, Dover and Cumberland City on Friday. First stop was Paris for the World’s Biggest Fish Fry, where he walked in the Grand Parade. The second lap of his journey took him to Dover in Stewart County, where he met [...]
BSA celebrates 100 years of scouting
Interactive scouting experience begins nationwide tour For the Boy Scouts of America, 2010 is a year-long celebration and an invitation to the nation to experience Scouting like never before. “This is an incredibly exciting and important time for our organization,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA. “The methods of Scouting continue to [...]
LBL field trip grants available
Tennessee and Kentucky public school systems can enhance their science, social studies, art, and humanities curriculum through LBL educational events. Are you an educator interested in planning a field trip to experience the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) ‘outdoor classroom’? If so, don’t miss out on LBL’s Educational Field Trip Grant for the 2010-2011 school [...]
APSU Spring 2010 Library speaker series kickoff
The Spring 2010 Library Athenaeum speaker series kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, on the 3rd floor of the Felix G. Woodward Library. Library Athenaeum events are free and open to the public, and all Woodward Library Society members are cordially invited to attend. “The Colors of Charpentier” will be presented by Dr. [...]
World peace leader to speak at Murray State University
The latest speaker in Murray State University’s Presidential Lecture Series is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Beginning with his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, Tutu has worked tirelessly to spread peace, justice and democracy, and to end racial divisions throughout the world. Tutu’s visit to Murray is [...]
Murray Shakespeare Festival presents The Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour
Murray State University invites students, faculty and staff, and members from area communities to see the American Shakespeare Center on Tour from Staunton, Va., portray classic Shakespeare through the talents of the Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour actors. Romeo and Juliet, with Josh Carpenter and Brandi Rhome, will be presented on Feb. 21 at 7 [...]
Green economy newsbits on the Biofuel Front
News tidbits on biofuel industry happenings. Biofuels facility saved from bankruptcy in Wisconsin From South Wisconsin comes news of Valero Renewable Fuels acquiring a biofuels plant facility for $72 million dollars. The facility is an ethanol plant located in Jefferson. The plant had been in business for six years and had a production capacity of [...]
Kentucky’s Cherokee State Resort Park completes first phase of renovation
Kentucky Dept. of State Parks commits funds to renovation of state’s only resort park for African Americans in 1950s. Citizen town hall meetings scheduled to gauge interest on future mission of the park. The Friends of Cherokee State Resort Park along with local and state government officials and Kentucky State Tourism and Parks officials marked [...]
I-40 in Tennessee ranked “best road in nation”
NASHVILLE, TN: At 455 miles in length, Tennessee is home to the longest stretch of Interstate 40 in nation and, for the fourth straight year, the nation’s truckers have rated it the best stretch of roadway in America. In addition, truck drivers rated Tennessee’s overall roadway system third best in the country for the eleventh [...]
Consumer Products Recalls issued
These recalls were issued this week from February 1 to February 4 by various Federal and State agencies. Recall.org is a private 501(c)3 foundation that has gathered this information for the widest dissemination to the general public. This information is provided here in the interest of the safety of our readership and the general public. [...]
Super Bowl fans: use designated drivers
Law enforcement will work overtime to crack down on drunk drivers The Tennessee Department of Transportation Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Department of Safety are once again teaming up to remind Tennessee football fans that real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl weekend. “When it comes to preventing drunk [...]
TDOT announces I-440 weekend closure
TDOT announces another phase of ongoing I-440 weekend closure for concrete repairs. Motorists cautioned to heed alternate routes and workers presence. Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will once again close a short section of Interstate 440 in Nashville this weekend as a major concrete rehabilitation project continues. Contract crews will close I-440 Eastbound from the [...]
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