Thursday, January 14, 2016

Alum Ford Campground - Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)

Alum Ford Campground - Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service): he Sheltowee Trace National Recreational Trail also passes through the campground. The Sheltowee Trace is a 260-mile back country trail through Daniel Boone National Forest, Big South Fork NRRA, and Natural Bridge, Cumberland Falls, & Pickett State Parks in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Knoxville Police Department: Separation of Church and State?

"God's Promises for your Every Need" presented during ROLL CALL.


I guess the KPD is operating under the assumption that there are no atheists in squad cars.


Heaven help us.


Knoxville Police Department:

Today, radio station 106.7 The Light’s Bryan Long and Jonathan Unthank visited roll call where they provided each...

Posted by Knoxville Police Department on Friday, August 14, 2015

Knoxville Police Department's Internet Court of Public Opinion

Timeline Photos - Knoxville Police Department

Suspect Wanted on Attempted Murder Charge ArrestedAfter eluding officers most of the day, Octavious Malone (DOB...

Posted by Knoxville Police Department on Friday, September 4, 2015

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Mountain Backpacking | RootsRated

Roan Mountain Backpacking | RootsRated:



Whether they’ve donned the Flame Azalea red and rhododendron orange of spring, the 50 shades of green in summer, or their formal winter whites, the balds of the Roan mountain highlands are always impeccably dressed. However, getting a view of them wrapped in their technicolor coat in mid to late October is something every hiker should experience at least once in his/her lifetime.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

A Bike Tour of Eastern Kentucky‘s Back Roads - The New York Times

A Bike Tour of Eastern Kentucky‘s Back Roads - The New York Times: ack on my bike, I headed through a route dotted with barns. Slender gaps in the boards of one older barn created a strobe effect as I rode past. Outside another, dozens of goats lounged in the shade, only to scatter as I approached, as had horses earlier in the trip.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

TVA: River Forecast Center

TVA: River Forecast Center: TVA’s River Forecast Center, located in Knoxville, Tenn., is staffed around the clock, 365 days a year. River schedulers continually monitor weather conditions and water quality data, as well as water availability and demand�— all with the goal of routing water through the river system to provide the most public value given changing weather conditions and water needs. Their duties include:
Issuing forecasts of reservoir levels and water releases at TVA dams.
Providing hourly generation schedules for TVA hydroelectric projects, eight projects operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Cumberland River system, and four reservoirs that make up Alcoa Power’s Tapoco project.
Providing special notifications to the public during flood events.
Evaluating cooling water needs for TVA coal-fired and nuclear plants.
Monitoring water quality conditions below TVA dams so that aeration equipment can be turned on when needed to maintain adequate dissolved-oxygen concentrations.
Serving as the main point of contact in the event of a river system emergency.