A hydroelectric company wants to build on the trout-laden James River.
January 15, 2010
Roanoke Times
By Rex Bowman
A plan to build the first hydroelectric plant at the Gathright Dam in Alleghany County is causing concern among the state's anglers, who worry that the project could destroy trout populations downstream in the Jackson River.
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