Volunteers clean up debris from Watauga and South Holston rivers

The Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited continued cleanup efforts on the Watauga and South Holston rivers, Saturday. 138 volunteers attended the 9th annual Bill Beazel and Allen Robbins Memorial Tailwater Roundup, hauling debris from the waterways in fishing boats and canoes. The group is working with FEMA and TEMA to remove large debris that could not be hauled on Saturday. Overmountain Chapter Trout Unlimited is a local volunteer-operated nonprofit organization whose mission is ‘Conserving, protecting and restoring the Watauga, South Holston, & Nolichucky watersheds in Northeast Tennessee.