Transfer of Ownership Expected to Occur on February 1, 2009 DENVER, Jan.

By Chloe Morrison, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Jul. 2--Although local officials said they are pleased water restrictions have been eased in some North Georgia counties, leaders and conservationists face an underlying reality: Water is only going to become more scarce.

By Dave Flessner and Lori Yount, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Mar. 28--Georgia officials, rebuffed by the Tennessee General Assembly in their first attempt to stake a claim on the Tennessee River, say they may launch another legal attack to gain access to the nation's fifth-biggest river.

By Lori Yount, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Feb. 20--ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers are "serious" about reclaiming the state's intended border about a mile north into Tennessee from the current state line -- and Peach State rights to the Tennessee River.

By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Feb. 4--Presidential politics has made its way into rural Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia by way of the Internet.