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KY-TN River Port Development Eyed

Tugboat on Mississippi River.
Kelly Martin, Wikimedia Commons
Tugboat on Mississippi River.

By Todd Hatton

Murray, KY – The new project coordinator for the Kentucky-Tennessee Regional Alliance Development Corp. says he will focus on three river ports in the five-county area. Brad Thompson says he plans to concentrate on the ports serving Hickman and Fulton counties in Kentucky and Lake, Obion and Weakley counties in Tennessee. He described the region as poised for development. Thompson worked for 15 years as an aide to now-retired U.S. Representative John Tanner of Union City. The alliance is a partnership between the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee.