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  • April

    Mike Haynes sits on his boat on Lake Barkley near a boat ramp at Bumpus Mills Marina where he once had an experience where he fell off the boat without a life jacket and needed assistance getting out of the water.

    Life Jacket is your best ‘security blanket’ when boating

    “Did you know most car accidents occur within five miles of your home? That's why I moved!” Comedian Jay Leno used this joke in one of his opening monologues several years ago. Since then, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of it. The trouble is accidents are no laughing matter and they usually happen when you least expect it.

  • Coast Guard, National Safe Boating Council remind mariners on importance of EPIRBs

    NEW ORLEANS (April 6, 2015) – The Coast Guard and National Safe Boating Council remind recreational boaters of the importance of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons in conjunction with 406Mhz Beacon Awareness Day.
  • A camper kayaks by a campsite on the shoreline April 1, 2015 at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015.

    Vacationers invited to go camping in the Cumberland River basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 2, 2015) – Vacationers are invited to go camping this recreation season at one of 25 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds conveniently located at eight lakes within the Cumberland River basin.

  • March

    This is Old Lock A Road off Highway 49 in Dickson County, approximately two miles from the Cheatham Power Plant in Charlotte, Tenn. It is covered with snow that employees drove on when headed to work March 6, 2015.

    Employees overcome winter storms to keep river projects operating

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2015) – Snow and ice blanketed the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins twice over the past month, which severely hampered travel in rural areas. Despite winter’s effect on transportation, it did not prevent a handful of very dedicated Corps of Engineers employees from going above and beyond to keep hydropower plants operating and navigation locks open for the movement of commerce.

  • January

    Expect the unexpected - wear your life jacket! Many drowning victims never intended to be in the water! Visit www.corpslakes.us/areyounext for more water safety information.

    Be prepared to fall into freezing water

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2015) – Falling into cold water when visiting a local waterway or lake during the winter can be deadly, so it’s important to be prepared and know what to do to survive.

  • December

    Cold Water Kills. Are you next? Wear your Life Jacket! For more water safety information go to www.CorpsLakes.us/watersafety. (USACE graphic by Toby Isbell)

    Warm up to these safety tips as frigid water chills and kills

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Public safety is the number-one priority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the Corps of Engineers urges everyone to practice boating and water safety this winter because frigid water chills and kills.

  • NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa’s yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities, and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.

  • September

    Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general, transfers the colors to Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, during an assumption of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Kaiser assumes command of Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

    CINCINNATI (Sept. 26, 2014) – Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony here today.
  • Volunteers unload mounds of trash from a barge at the Waitsboro Recreation area in Somerset, Ky, Sept. 9, 2014 in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Volunteers hauled 386 bags of trash and debris from five designated recreation sites during the 25th Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup. The Friends of Lake Cumberland and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event that resulted in the collection of 1,156 bags of trash, 268 old tires and plastic bottles along the shoreline and on public lands.

    Lake Cumberland’s 25th Annual Cleanup volunteers bag mounds of litter, debris

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2014) – In celebration of National Public Lands Day, 386 volunteers bagged mounds of trash and debris from five designated recreation sites during the 25th Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup.
  • A 16-foot replica of an 1888 Muscle Shoals Map is on display at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Barlow Conference Center in the Estes Kefauver Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn. The Nashville District librarian recently worked with the Tennessee State Library to restore and preserve the original map.

    Nashville District showcasing historical maps from 1800s

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2014) – An 1874 military map of Middle Tennessee and 1888 map of Muscle Shoals were recently restored and replicas of them are now being showcased in the Barlow Conference Room located at the headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
  • Before casting off from the dock, U.S. Coast Guard officials want boaters to be cautious and prepared to make the cruise more enjoyable and to reduce the risk of incidents on the water.

    Coast Guard wants boaters to be safe before leaving the dock

    Before casting off from the dock, U.S. Coast Guard officials want boaters to be cautious and prepared to make the cruise more enjoyable and to reduce the risk of incidents on the water.

  • August

    Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Nashville District commander, speaks to a crowd at a ceremony today marking the groundbreaking for a $1.8 million Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery on Aug. 8, 2014.

    Groundbreaking kicks off Hatchery Creek project

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 8, 2014) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state legislators and Russell County officials held a ceremony today marking the groundbreaking for a $1.8 million Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery.

  • April

    A camper attends to several pets at Seven Points Campground April 7, 2014 in Hermitage, Tenn. The campground is nestled on the shoreline of J. Percy Priest Lake, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

    Great lakeside camping awaits visitors at Corps campgrounds in 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2014) – People who love fresh air and enjoy beautiful lakeside views should make time this year to stay at one of the 25 campgrounds nestled along the Cumberland River and its tributaries that are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

  • January

    Direct Care representative and staff member Monica Chowning (Left) and Lake Cumberland Park Ranger Ashley Glyn-Jones display a life ring preserver, which is one of the most common and most used throwable liffe saving devices.

    Human services company enlists Corps for water safety education

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2014) – A local human services company recently enlisted the support of park rangers at Lake Cumberland to assist with educating employees about water safety.

  • October

    Jonathan Sims, a journeyman mechanic works inside the penstock on wicket gates located inside the Laurel River Dam. A group of electrical and mechanical engineers from the Wolf Creek power plant are performing routine maintenance.

    Maintenance inspection on track at Laurel River Dam

    LONDON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2013) – A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electrical and mechanical engineers are conducting a two-year required maintenance inspection at the Laurel River Dam.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Commander, Lt. Col. John Hudson presents Park Ranger Brent Sewell from Martin’s Fork Lake with the Star of Life award to Sewell for rescuing a drowning teenager from, Smith, Ky., on Sept. 1, 2013.

    Lifesaving award presented to Martins Fork Lake park ranger

    SMITH, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander recognized a park ranger at Martin’s Fork Lake today with a Star of Life Award for his heroic rescue of a drowning teenager Labor Day weekend.

  • September

    Park Rangers Daniel Clark and Christon Cornett both Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcome students from the Laurel County school district to a back to school bash at the Laurel County Optimist complex on July 30, 2013.

    Laurel Park Rangers attend Back to School Bash

    LONDON, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2013) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Laurel River Lake attended a back to school bash July 30, 2013with students from the county school system at the Laurel County Optimist complex.

  • August

    Country Music Star Dolly Parton performs at the Cordell Hull Dam Dedication Oct. 13, 1973 on the shore of the Cumberland River at the dam in Carthage, Tenn. According to an Associated Press report following the event about 2,000 people attended. Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of President Richard M. Nixon, was the keynote speaker at the dedication.

    Nashville District celebrates its 125th Anniversary

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is celebrating 125 years of service to the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers Basins and to the Nation that began when the district was created Aug. 18, 1888 under the command of Lt. Col. John W. Barlow.

  • July

    Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio river Division, Commander, presents the command guidon to Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, incoming commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, at a change of command ceremony, July 9, at the Tennessee National Guard Armory Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. Outgoing Commander Lt. Col. James A. Delapp and Mike W. Wilson, Deputy for Project Management look on.

    Hudson becomes 63rd commander of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 9, 2013) – Lt. Col. John L. Hudson took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District during a change of command ceremony today at the Tennessee National Guard Armory. He becomes the 63rd commander in the district’s 125th anniversary year.

  • June

    Enjoy your holiday, play it safe, and return home alive

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has recorded six water-related fatalities on its lakes since May 11, 2013. Five drowned, with alcohol use suspected in one death; one died when a vessel ran aground; none were wearing life jackets.