Historians consider the 11 remaining weirs the oldest traces of the people who settled along the river. They are thought to have given the Chattahoochee its name, “the river of painted rocks ...

Five of the 29 young victims killed in the late 1970s and early 1980s—the infamous Missing Child Murders—were found along the Chattahoochee. In 2012, men fishing near Akers Mill found the body ...

Catch up quick: In the late 1960s, pollution, creeping suburban sprawl and increased environmental awareness sparked a movement to turn the deep forests along the Chattahoochee River, just west of ...

Christina Maggitas, Editor, Travel This massive national recreation area is actually 15 individual land units connected by 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River. In addition to being fun to say ...

Carroll County Parks and Georgia Rivers launch a paddle event on the Chattahoochee River featuring new camping sites, ...

Back in 2022, Ossoff’s Chattahoochee River Act was passed into law. It authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work on water projects in the area, and throughout Georgia. The mayor shared ...

The entry road and parking lot for the Akers Mill unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area reopened on Monday as the park’s paving repair project continues. The Powers Island ...