Marine Police to increase "3 Lakes" enforcement

Press Release - Alabama Dept. of Consv. and Natural Resources

Date: 8/27/2008

Alabama Marine Police officials will increase enforcement efforts of the "3 Lakes Law" - the Alabama statute restricting the maximum length and speed of certain vessels using Lake Martin, Lake Harris (Wedowee) and Weiss Lake. "We're going to start actively identifying those vessels in violation, give them a warning and… Read More

One Fatality in Alabama Related to Tropical Storm Fay

Staff Writer - The Clanton Advertiser

Date: 8/25/2008

ELMORE COUNTY- The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and Elmore County Emergency Management Agency are confirming one fatality related to what was Tropical Storm Fay. A 33-year old male drowned Saturday on Lake Martin, near Dopson’s Point. According to family members the victim was in the water when rough wind and… Read More

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