Water wars could be near an end; state experts say Alabama may be a winner in deal

Markeshia Ricks - Montgomery Advertiser

Date: 8/20/2008

Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight. Alabama experts not only be­lieve that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war. Negotiations between the Re­… Read More

More Information on Alabama Fishing License Renewals

Deborah Duck - Kowaliga Live Bait and Tackle

Date: 8/18/2008

Regarding renewing your Alabama Fishing License, I would like to thank Jeff Leep for pointing out a few things to me that I would like to pass along to you readers. After trying to renew his license through the website that I had provided to you, the website would not allow him to purchase a license for next year… Read More

Marine Police Officers Arrest 3 on Lake Martin for Felony Drug Possession

Matt Brooks - Alabama Marine Police -

Date: 8/18/2008

Alabama Marine Police officers arrested a Dothan man and two Montgomery men for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance after officers discovered what they believed to be cocaine aboard a vessel they had stopped near the Kowaliga Bridge on Lake Martin Saturday night. “We were actually conducting a checkpoint… Read More

Marine Police Investigators Seeking Witnesses to Fatal Boating Accident

Matt Brooks - Alabama Marine Police -

Date: 8/15/2008

Alabama Marine Police officials are asking that anyone who witnessed or assisted those involved in the fatal boating accident that occurred on August 9th on Lake Martin contact them immediately. "During the course of the investigation we've discovered that in addition to the two boats involved in the accident and a pontoon… Read More

Family files suit in boating accident

Hilary Funk - Montgomery Advertiser

Date: 8/13/2008

Survivors of this weekend's fatal boat accident on Lake Mar­tin have filed suit against the man charged with homicide by vessel in the case. A boat driven by Patrick Cumbie, 22, allegedly killed 62-year-old Donny Tatum when it plowed into a group of Pratt­ville residents on and around a pontoon boat near Reel… Read More