Then-Governor Jimmy Carter paddled down the Chattahoochee River to Akers Mill and jumped off Jumping Rock, according to Jones. She believes that's when Carter really connected to the park.

They are thought to have given the Chattahoochee its name ... Some of the large rock overhangs along the river—the trails of Island Ford in Sandy Springs are dotted with them—are made ...

Phenix City, Ala. (WTVM) - A state lawsuit has been joined by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper against Phenix City, alleging pollution violations stemming from the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant.