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Little Tennessee

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Little Tennessee river, c.135 mi (220 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NE Ga., and flowing generally NW across SW N.C. and through E Tenn. to the Tennessee River opposite Lenoir City. On the river in North Carolina near the Tennessee line is Fontana Dam (480 ft/146 m high; 2,365 ft/721 m long; completed 1945), impounding Fontana Lake. It is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and is the highest dam E of the Rocky Mts. The dam provides flood control, river regulation, and hydroelectricity. Cheoah Dam in North Carolina, and Calderwood and Chilhowee dams in Tennessee are also part o... Read more

Tennessee v. Lane
...Scalia, and Thomas writing dissenting opinions. In Tennessee v. Lane the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality...disabilities. Lane began as a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee by George Lane, a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair...programs, services, and activities, and Lane argued that ... Read more

Tennessee Valley Authority
...responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee River basin. The history of TVA began in the early...provided for the integrated development of the whole Tennessee River basin, an area of about 41,000 sq mi (106,200...navigation channel extending from the mouth of the Tennessee River to ... Read more

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	Profile: Tornadoes blamed for at least 16 deaths in Tennessee, as residents begin cleanup ; ...1999. Clean-up efforts continue in Morgan County, Tennessee, after two tornadoes struck Sunday. Sixteen deaths...destroyed. NPR's Brian Naylor reports from Wartburg, Tennessee. BRIAN NAYLOR reporting: At 12 minutes past 8 Sunday...but I've never seen anything this bad. NAYLOR: The Tennessee Highway ... Read more
	Severe storms kill at least 4; Tennessee, Ohio: Winds are clocked at up to 120 mph ; ...Tenn. (AP) - Severe storms swept across Tennessee early Sunday, killing at least three...Montgomery and Sumner counties in middle Tennessee saw winds of 100 to 120 mph. In Sumner...watch for parts of adjoining Indiana. In Tennessee's Montgomery County, about 40 miles northwest... Read more
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	USAble Life Insurance of Little Rock, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., announced a new collaborative effort that will offer employer groups and members a technologically advanced benefit administration system.(Business Briefs)

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