Updated: July 19, 2017

FUNDING HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A NEW ELK RIVER BOAT RAMP AND PARKING LOT IN GILES COUNTY. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE BARRY DOSS, THE STATE BUILDING COMMISSION APPROVED THE $140,000 PROJECT THIS WEEK. DOSS INDICATED THE NEW BOAT RAMP WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ELK RIVER'S ABUNDANT RESOURCES. THE ELK RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER, STRETCHES OVER 195 MILES IN TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA.