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Weekend Adventure: Paddling a jewel box of a creek in Ashland City

Nina Cardona

June 17, 2022

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For many Middle Tennesseans, the classic way to beat the muggy heat of summer is to hit the water. Some load the boat on a trailer and head out to Percy Priest Lake or rent canoes to float down the Harpeth River. But you can also check out a scenic confluence of waterways in Ashland City.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Ashland City, Bluff Creek, Cumberland River, kayak, nature, outdoors, paddle, Weekend Adventure

Native American activists call for archeological digging at future Oracle site

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 27, 2021

Native American activists in Nashville are urging Oracle to delay construction so archaeologists can dig. They believe the tech company’s future River North campus will sit on what could be the site of Native American burials and artifacts.

Filed Under: History, Metro, Race & Equity Tagged With: Albert Bender, American Indians, Cumberland River, National Historic Preservation Act, Oracle, Phil Hodge, River North

Update: Fix Expected For Blaring Nashville Barge Horn

Tony Gonzalez

January 8, 2021

Cumberland River barge Nashville
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Updated 10:15 p.m. Friday. Nashville officials have determined what caused a horn to sound for more than 5 hours at a Cumberland River barge site on Sunday, and city police have secured cellphone numbers for the company to make contact if it happens in the future.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: barge, Cumberland River, noise

State Tries To Decide: Should Paddle Companies Have To Pay To Use Tennessee’s Rivers?

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

September 17, 2018

Listen Complaints of longer wait times and crowded rivers around the launches used by boaters and kayakers have created conflict among commercial outfitters and individuals. But a law passed to unclog the ramps is already creating some concerns.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland River, environment

Nashville To Tighten Rules To Prevent Home Construction Within Flood Buffer

Tony Gonzalez

July 17, 2018

Listen Nashville’s city council is hoping to limit the damage of future flooding along the banks of the Cumberland River. If finalized this week, the city will strengthen a rule that prevents new homes from being constructed within 50 feet of the Cumberland.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland River, Metro Government

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