LAKE MARTIN NEWS
Lake News From Lakes Online, Affiliates and Authorities
Date: 6/29/2009
EPA’s Watershed Academy sponsors free Webcasts to help build the capacity of watershed practitioners from around the globe. On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, the Watershed Academy will sponsor the first in a series of Webcasts about the Clean Water Act (CWA). This first Webcast will provide an introduction to the CWA including a …
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Date: 6/27/2009
With the arrival of peak-boating and boat-selling season, last week, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 199, introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), declared July 1, 2009 National Boating Day. The resolution recognizes the important role recreational boating and the boating industry play in the …
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Date: 6/26/2009
(June 26, 2009, Washington, DC) - Recreational boaters may want to think twice before reaching for that cold beer this weekend. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, launches Operation Dry Water the weekend of June 26 - 28, 2009. Operation Dry Water …
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Date: 6/25/2009
The Alabama Marine Police is the permitting agency in regard to the restriction of any portion of a public body of water to Idle Speed Only/No Wake. It is our responsibility to mark such zones and maintain the buoys around State-owned public launching areas and facilities.
If an individual or a group of individuals …
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Date: 6/22/2009
Arrests:1 Boating Under the Influence1 Public Intoxication3 Minors in Possession/Consumption of Alcoholic BeveragesCitations:3 Improper Navigation Lights2 Operating a Vessel Without A License1 Insufficient Personal Flotation DevicesMiscellaneous:16 Written Warnings4 Assists to Boater1 Boating Accident - Property …
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LAKE MARTIN FISHING NEWS
Lake News And Reports From Local Fishing Experts
Date: 6/5/2009
On Saturday, June 6 Alabamians will have the opportunity to fish for free in most state waters. This Free Fishing Day will kick off National Fishing and Boating Week which runs through June 14. Approved by the Alabama Legislature, Free Fishing Day allows residents and non-residents to fish without a fishing license for a …
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Date: 5/16/2009
West Point bass were biting in tihe Walmart Bulldog Division on West Point Lake near Lanett, Alabama. Saturday. The lake is known for big bass. Marcia Arnold, from LakesOnline.com, was there to photograph the returning fisherman. See the photos in the Gallery. Winners are listed at bfl.flwoutdoors …
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Date: 3/17/2009
BASS announced today that the 2010 Bassmaster Classic will return in
February to Lay Lake in Shelby County, Ala., site of three previous
Classic competitions — 1996, 2002 and 2007.Fifty-one Classic
qualifiers will hit the Coosa River impoundment Feb. 19-21 for the 2010
Classic title. As previously announced …
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MEDIA ARTICLE SOURCES
Fishing News From Local Media Providers
Date: 7/3/2009
Marine police from across the state will be called on to assist with one of the largest on-water events in the state’s history later this month.
Country music icon Alan Jackson will be the headlining act to a concert which will only be seen from a boat on Lake Martin on July 25 as a part of AquaPalooza.
“We are preparing …
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Date: 7/3/2009
Local law officials are stepping up their traffic and boating enforcement this holiday weekend.
In addition to the typical weekend complement of Columbus patrol officers, there will be a contingent of officers devoted strictly to dealing with traffic enforcement, said Maj. Julius Graham with the Columbus Police …
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Date: 5/27/2009
The Memorial Day weekend was relatively quiet for area law
enforcement agencies, with the exception of a lone boat chase on Lake
Martin …
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Date: 5/24/2009
In 1959, just 12 officers patrolled the state's waterways. Today, the Alabama Marine Police Division is celebrating its 50th anniversary with more than 100 officers - and more control over water safety.
"We're like a state trooper, but on water, not on the highway," said Marine Police Capt. John Clifton, district …
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Date: 5/13/2009
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate Monday’s drowning death of a Dadeville man on Lake Martin.
An initial investigation showed that 30-year-old Christopher Tolbert drowned after he was pushed while “playing” on a pier near the public boat launch at D.A.R.E. Power Park Monday afternoon …
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Date: 4/15/2009
Tallapoosa County was not spared by the storms that resulted in damage across much of Central Alabama over the weekend.The powerful super cells resulted in rain, hail and at least one confirmed tornado in the county, according to the National Weather Service.Meteorologist Mark Linhares confirmed that at least one EF-1 …
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Date: 4/14/2009
The heavy rainfall has prompted Alabama Power Co. to advise that spill gates
will be opened at Martin Dam.
The power company said gate operations will begin at 6 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday due
to heavy rainfall that has occurred over the Tallapoosa River Basin reservoirs.
Residents are urged to take necessary steps …
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Date: 4/14/2009
In his 2002 hit single "Drive," country superstar Alan Jackson reminisced, "It
was just an old plywood boat with a'75 Johnson with electric choke ... Just a
little lake across the Alabama line, but I was king of the ocean when daddy let
me drive."Now the country music superstar will be able to share his …
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