Congratulations to Lincoln County’s Paula Alexander. This past weekend at the Women’s Bassmasters Tour Championship, Paula finished tenth at Black Bayou Lake. WJBF News Channel 6 Sports Director Chris Kane has more.

WJBF News Channel 6’s Sports Director Chris Kane spent some time with a Lincolnton, GA woman who’s pursuing her dream of professional fishing, and is in the top 10 in the world.

Despite some weather worries, the grills were hot as families got together to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday at Lock and Dam Park. Good food, fishing and some name game fun were all a part of the day. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

NFL player Marquis Cooper’s wife is seeking a presumptive death certificate a week after the Coast Guard called off its search for the missing boater and two friends. Rebekah Cooper filed a petition for the certificate Wednesday in civil court in Florida.

NFL player Marquis Cooper’s wife is seeking a presumptive death certificate a week after the Coast Guard called off its search for the missing boater and two friends. Rebekah Cooper filed a petition for the certificate Wednesday in civil court in Florida.

The families of two NFL players and a third man sent adrift in chilly seas are trying to cope with the end of the official Coast Guard search. Crews combed thousands of square miles in the Gulf of Mexico before calling off their search for Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free-agent defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida player William Bleakley.

In the waters off Florida, the race against time, and nature, continues. Three boaters, including two NFL players, are still missing after a weekend of fishing turned into a disaster at sea. A fourth man who was rescued say his companions were at least wearing life vests. ABC News’s Matt Gutman has more.

In the waters off Florida, the race against time, and nature, continues. Three boaters, including two NFL players, are still missing after a weekend of fishing turned into a disaster at sea. A fourth man who was rescued say his companions were at least wearing life vests. ABC News’s Matt Gutman has more.

The Coast Guard says a man who went missing during a fishing trip has been found clinging to an overturned boat that belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper.

The Coast Guard says a man who went missing during a fishing trip has been found clinging to an overturned boat that belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper.

Monday, families and friends of four boaters, including two NFL football players, are praying for their safe return. They went on a weekend fishing trip in Florida and haven’t been heard from since. ABC News’ Matt Gutman has more on the story.

Monday, families and friends of four boaters, including two NFL football players, are praying for their safe return. They went on a weekend fishing trip in Florida and haven’t been heard from since. ABC News’ Matt Gutman has more on the story.

After being off the tournament last year because of Georgia’s extreme drought leaving the lake level too low, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun accepting applications for daytime tournaments now that Lake Lanier has risen more than 5 feet above its low point in early December.

A Williston man has been sentenced to life in prison, after a jury found him guilty of murder. 32-year-old William Allen Owens was convicted of killing a local pastor back in July of 2007. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

Water levels at Thurmond Lake are so low that surrounding communities are getting concerned. That’s because their water supply may be cut. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud for the details.