CHEOAH RIVER –– Hundreds of boaters gathered at the Cheoah River for the first big water of the year this past Saturday. The region’s most avid paddlers flocked to the southwestern-most corner of ...
(Pictured L to R): Paul Tran, APGI Hydro Modernization Engineer; Erik Mauer, Department of Energy Wind & Water Power Program Senior Engineer; Matthew Hess, Department of Energy Renewable Energy ...
ROBBINSVILLE - Laura Farrell was surprised to see her friend and kayaking mentor, Maria Noakes, last Saturday at the Cheoah River’s Santeetlah Dam put-in. Noakes and her party had originally planned ...
ASHEVILLE—Maria Noakes, of Bryson City, an expert, world-champion kayaker, wife and mom, died Saturday in a paddling accident on the Cheoah River in Graham County. Hundreds of Facebook messages poured ...
SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. — An expert kayaker died in a weekend accident on a North Carolina river, according to WLOS. Maria Noakes, 50, died while paddling the Cheoah River in Graham County around 3 p.m.
ROBBINSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and U.S. Department of Energy officials yesterday commissioned the $110 million modernization project at Cheoah Dam in Robbinsville, NC, one of ...