Note to Campers: Buying local firewood helps keep bad bugs at bay Public policy issues wax and wane in importance among rural landowners. But some topics always tend to hover at the top of the list of concerns for families invested in woodland property. For nearly three decades, the National Woodland Owners Association has been […]
Repairs planned, but not for popular old metal stairway Storm-damage last summer to scenic observation decks and the unique gorge-descending staircase are keeping prime Burgess Falls viewing points inaccessible this spring. A notice on the state park’s website declares, “Repair work should begin on the overlook shortly, but the stairs down to the main falls will […]
Ronnie Howard is an expert Tennessee angler with decades of fish-finding experience on regional waters. He’s also the resident fly fishing aficionado for Cumberland Transit outfitters in Nashville. Howard chatted with Center Hill Sun about some tactics and must-have trout flies that will enhance your chances of hooking up with a trophy brown, ‘bow or brookie when you […]
Out-of-the-way White County restaurant prides itself on amiable ambiance, hearty cuisine Chef Edward Philpot and his right-hand woman, Lisa Harris, know their alluring little supper-serving outpost in Walling is hard to locate. Their motto is, “You’ve got to get lost to find us.” The actual address is 275 Powerhouse Road. That’s well off the beaten […]
Josh B. Tramel of Smithville hooked a victory on Saturday at the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series tournament on Center Hill Lake. Tramel’s 19.46 pound bag of bass bested runner-up Jason Dies of Lebanon by nearly a pound and a half. The heftiest hog in Tramel’s sack weighed in just shy of six pounds […]
The Wheelhouse Restaurant at Sligo Marina is firing up the grill for the season. Fifty or so hardcore fans of the on-the-water eatery just east of Smithville braved balmy temperatures and blue skies on Friday to celebrate the launch of 2016’s sun-soaked session of spring-and-summer fun. Chris Batty is steering the Wheelhouse this year. He said […]
There really isn’t a bad time to visit Edgar Evins State Park. But if you’re looking for a best time, spring is arguably it. As winter recedes and summer approaches, colors emerge, then abound. Birds, buds, leaves, butterflies and beautiful Tennessee wildflowers burst forth with vital vernal effervescence.
Deciding when to cut timber on your property, and in what manner, is one of the most important decisions a woodland landowner can make. When it comes to agriculture commodities like row crops or cattle, if you make a mistake you can recover in a relatively short period of time. Such is by no means […]
Tennesseans in these parts love hitting the slopes, using any means necessary, anytime there’s a substantial snowfall. This video was shot at the top of Indian Creek Road just off Highway 70 west of Smithville.
All seven of the Tennessee General Assembly lawmakers whose districts surround Center Hill Lake have pledged to oppose raising taxes on gasoline and diesel next year.