KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Severe weather in the area served by the Tennessee Valley Authority caused serious damage to the utility's transmission system Wednesday, with power outages and high voltage lines down in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100304/TVALOGO) Eleven high-voltage transmission lines were out of service Wednesday afternoon and TVA crews are working to restore service.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Jul. 9--Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley managers are releasing more water to go with the downstream flow -- and against the wishes of some lakes area tourism interests.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Jun. 14--Revolting gasoline prices are beginning to make boating by sail or paddle power look even better.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Apr. 9--GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. -- -- It seems an unlikely problem, but there's too much water to hold a floating boat show. The 2008 Spring In-Water Boat Show at Kentucky Dam Marina on swollen Kentucky Lake, scheduled Saturday and Sunday, has been postponed.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Aug. 2--GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. -- Swimming at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park remained forbidden today and could stay that way for some time, depending on a beach's latest biological report card.