The overhead canopy of a stage previously used at a Chattanooga, Tenn., music festival brushed the underside of the Interstate 24 bridge over Nickajack Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee… Read More
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Capt. William R. “Dick” Boyd is retiring. Boyd has been the chief instructor for The River School, Memphis, Tenn., for more than 40 years, since shortly after it was founded… Read More
Pine Bluff Materials Company plans to create a barge fleeting area at two locations along the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tenn., for barges waiting to unload aggregate for asphalt and… Read More
The River School in Memphis, Tenn., is already offering one non-virtual class and will fully reopen in June, according to Bill Kline, president and CEO of The River School. The… Read More
Bruce Scherr, former president and CEO of Informa Economics, died April 5 in Florida. Scherr joined what was then Sparks Companies in 1987, eventually reaching the post of president and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun plans for a new drydock to inspect and repair Corps and Coast Guard vessels. Bristol Harbor Group Inc. of Bristol, R.I., has… Read More
Eagerly awaited by Civil War and steamboat historians, a new DVD entitled “Remember the Sultana” is now available. The 96-minute documentary presents the riveting story of the horrific explosion of… Read More
The Coast Guard is investigating after 14 barges broke loose from a towing vessel and hit a house along the Tennessee River near Savannah, Tenn., causing significant damage. The empty… Read More
During meetings in Washington, D.C., with various officials March 3–5, the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) announced an innovative new public-private financing tool to help river communities deal… Read More
Hines Furlong Line Inc., the Nashville, Tenn.-based barge and towing company that seems to be forever adding to its growing fleet of towboats, recently took delivery of two identical vessels… Read More
