APC trying to preserve water to fill lakes

Daily Home Online

Date: 5/16/2012 5:12:52 AM

Alabama Power officials said extremely dry conditions have impacted both the Tallapoosa River and Coosa River basins. Fuqua said recent rains were not…

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Zip line industry emphasizing safety in wake of accident

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 5/15/2012 10:57:49 PM

The line that Copeland was riding over the Little Tallapoosa River on May 1 was attached to a low bluff, rising perhaps 6 feet above a rock bank. The line snapped on the 24-year-old woman's second ride, sending the nature-loving Snellville native onto ...See all stories on this topic…

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Flesh eating bacteria continues to ravage Georgia student's body

CollegeNews

Date: 5/15/2012 6:50:47 PM

Caption: Flesh eating bacteria exist in warm climates and fresh water like the Little Tallapoosa river where Aimee Copeland and her friends were zip lining on a homemade line. Above is a photo of typical Tallapoosa River Shoals The flesh eating ...See all stories on this topic…

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Student With Flesh-Eating Disease Likely to Lose More Limbs

ABC News

Date: 5/11/2012 7:43:53 PM

Aimee Copeland was riding a homemade zip line near the Little Tallapoosa River May 1 when the line snapped, causing a fall that cut open her left calf. Doctors at a nearby hospital cleaned and closed the gash with 22 staples, but bacteria that burrowed ...See all stories on this topic »ABC…

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Owen featured on “Only In Alabama”

Cleburne News

Date: 5/3/2012 4:29:50 PM

Bart Owen, recent owner of Tallapoosa River Outfitters located on Hwy 46, will appear on Fox 6 “Absolutely Alabama” with meteorologist Fred Hunter…

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