‘Lake Cowart’ dries as main patched
Exactly a week after a ruptured water main flooded parts of Chattanooga's Southside district, workers are finishing repairs to the pipe and slowly starting to let water back in.
Chattanooga: Southside water main repaired
Exactly a week after a ruptured water main flooded Chattanooga's Southside district, workers are finishing up final repairs to the pipe and hope to start letting water through it tonight.
4-foot gash found in water main
As workers removed a 10-foot section of the broken water main running under Cowart Street on Sunday, they got to take a good look at the source of the leak that flooded the Southside on Wednesday: a gash about 4 feet long and about 1 1/2 feet wide.
Winter break
The groundhog predicted an early spring this year, but who said anything about springtime weather barely a week after Groundhog Day?
Broken pipe pulled up on Cowart
Workers trying to fix the broken water main running under Cowart Street in Chattanooga got a good look at the problem: a gash running 4 feet long and about 1 1/2 feet wide in a 10-foot section of pipe.
Workers to remove broken section of water main
Water that was flowing like a river down Cowart Street last week has slowed to a trickle, and crews with Tennessee American Water are busy repairing the broken water main that flooded Chattanooga's Southside district Wednesday and Thursday.
Remodeling is hot at home show
Vendors at the Tri-State Home Show said crowds so far this weekend have been bigger and more ready to spend than in recent years.
Leak found, water line repair begun on Cowart Street
Workers have found the source of the downtown Chattanooga water line leak that created what some business owners called "Lake Cowart" and have begun working on repairs, a water company spokeswoman said Saturday evening.
Gas prices spike
Chattanooga motorists had plenty of reason to cringe as they pulled into area gas stations Friday morning: Gas prices spiked 10 cents or
Water main repair could take weeks
As workers in Chattanooga's Southside district mopped up water that spilled from a broken water main into their businesses Wednesday and Thursday, many wondered who would foot the bill for damage.