Tagged: Kentucky Dam

Afternoon Update
4:03 pm
Mon July 9, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/9/12

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The minimum wage is currently $7.25. But in 1968, you'd make the equivalent of $10 an hour in today's money.

Today on NPR: Raising Minimum Wage: A Help Or Harm?

Jackson Purchase:

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Tourism
3:41 pm
Tue May 8, 2012

TVA Opens New Recreation Area Below Kentucky Dam

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The Tennessee Valley Authority has opened a new recreation area with a fishing pier on the west bank of the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam. 

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Environment
4:30 pm
Tue March 6, 2012

Two Missing After Capsize

Credit WPSD
Crews search for boaters after capsize near Kentucky Dam.

Two men are missing after a pontoon boat capsized on the Tennessee River around 11 this morning. The Grand Lakes Rescue Squad responded to the call after the boat was torn apart below Kentucky Dam. One man was rescued and taken to an area hospital. WPSD reports that crews from 7 different agencies are still searching for the two missing men.