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  • December

    Park rangers from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division Community of Practice Advisory Board pose Nov. 7, 2018 during the second biennial workshop at Caesar Creek Lake in Waynesville, Ohio.

    Division Park Ranger Advisory Board holds regional workshop

    WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (Dec. 3, 2018) – The Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Park Ranger Community of Practice Advisory Board held its second biennial workshop here at Caesar Creek Lake Nov. 6-8, 2018, building on overwhelmingly positive feedback received from a similar meeting held in 2016.

  • November

    During the field activity private consultants, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials measured the depth of the stream to input into the Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool Nov. 14, 2018 at Madison Creek in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Ashley Webster)

    Corps joins Tennessee to implement new stream assessment tool

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined forces with a state agency this week to begin the transition and implementation of a new stream assessment tool to support permit evaluations.
  • (Left to right) Don Busbice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Safety chief; James Riley, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant operator trainee; Robert Williams, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant shift operator; Anthony Watters, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant superintendent; Christopher Marlow, Wolf Creek Dam Power Project manager; Eric Todd McGowan, Power Plant maintenance worker, and Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, Nashville District commander; pose in the Nashville District Headquarters Nov. 15, 2018 during a ceremony where the commander presented the team from Wolf Creek Dam with the United States Army Safety Guardian Award. Jones recognized them on behalf of Brig. Gen. Timothy Daugherty, commanding general of the Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., for their quick actions to evacuate an injured contractor from a confined space that reduced the time it took for the victim to receive life-saving medical treatment. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Power team recognized as Army safety guardians

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2018) – The U.S. Army recognized team members from the Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant as Army safety guardians today at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters.
  • Cade Barnes, maintenance worker at Dale Hollow Power House is the Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for September 2018.

    Barnes named Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NOV. 14, 2018) – Cade Barnes, maintenance worker at the Dale Hollow Dam Power House in Celina, Tenn., is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2018.
  • Mike Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Real Estate Division chief, talks to Middle Tennessee State University students about career opportunities and federal benefits with the Corps of Engineers while participating in the Guaranty Trust Real Estate Speaker Series Nov. 7, 2018 on campus at the Business and Aerospace Building. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Real estate officials recruit MTSU students to become public servants

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2018) – Corps of Engineers real estate officials recruited Middle Tennessee State University students today to become public servants and stewards of public lands while touting career opportunities and benefits on campus.

  • October

    Park Ranger Dave Robinson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, talked about being safe on the Cumberland Shadow Trail while standing next to the trailhead sign in Smith, Ky., Oct. 18, 2018. The trail is nearly five miles long and winds along the shoreline, hilltops and ridges overlooking Martins Fork Lake. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Martins Fork Lake park ranger urges public to hike safely on Cumberland Shadow Trail

    SMITH, Ky. (Oct. 31, 2018) – It’s that time of year when red and yellow fall foliage attracts hikers seeking spectacular views on the Cumberland Shadow Trail that winds along the shoreline, hilltops and ridges overlooking Martins Fork Lake.
  • Angela Dunn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Project Planning Branch chief, speaks about her excitement for a new water tower and its benefits to the region during a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 25, 2018 for Greer Industrial Park in Laurel County, Ky. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Section 531 project announcement props up 500,000 gallon elevated water tank

    LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (Oct. 25, 2018) – At a groundbreaking for Greer Industrial Park in the Fariston community today, Rep. Hal Rogers announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing $1.3 million toward a 500,000 gallon elevated water tank.
  • (Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation; his mother Katherine Terry Clark, 92; Lt. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; and Stanley Carter, Dale Hollow Dam Power Plant superintendent; unveil a state of Tennessee Historical Marker recognizing the significance of Dale Hollow Dam and Powerhouse, and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir Oct. 19, 2018. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Community commemorates, dedicates Dale Hollow Dam on 75th Anniversary

    CELINA, Tenn. (Oct. 19, 2018) – As a heavy fog lifted over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration this morning, members of the community and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials brought into clear focus how communities, homes and farmlands were given up in the early 1940s to make way for the reservoir, and more than a thousand men worked day and night to construct the dam. A few even lost their lives supporting an expedited construction program.
  • (Front Row, Left to Right) Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, Nashville District commander; U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, representing Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District, and Dan Mosley, Harlan County Judge Executive, sign a partnership agreement at Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport Oct. 18, 2018 to formally announce the extension of sewer services to 50 residences and 20 commercial structures along Airport Road. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Corps signs partnership agreement to extend Harlan’s sewer services

    HARLAN, Ky. (Oct. 18, 2018) – Officials signed a partnership agreement today at Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport to extend sewer services to 50 residences and 20 commercial structures.
  • Local Boy Scout Pack 503 joined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers for a National Public Lands Day event Oct. 10, 2018 to mulch flower beds, trim pollinator plants and pick up trash at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. (USACE photo by Dina Henninger)

    Boy Scouts spruce up Cheatham Lake for National Public Lands Day

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 6, 2018) – Local Boy Scout Pack 503 partnered with park rangers today to mulch flower beds, trim pollinator plants, and pick up trash around the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager’s Office.

  • September

    Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, addresses workforce readiness and taking care of people during a town meeting with Nashville District employees Sept. 25, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Toy provides workforce readiness overview during Nashville District visit

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 28, 2018) – The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division gave a general overview of command philosophies and the Workforce Readiness Program during a visit this week to the Nashville District.
  • Judi Fleeman, program analyst at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Tennessee River Navigation Area’s East Tennessee Section in Lenoir City, Tenn., is the employee of the month for July 2018.

    Fleeman named Nashville District Employee of the Month for July 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2018) – Judi Fleeman, program analyst at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Tennessee River Navigation Area’s East Tennessee Section at Fort Loudoun Lock in Lenoir City, Tenn., is the employee of the month for July 2018.
  • Jordan McIntyre, archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, explains how to protect cultural resources at the ArchaeoMyth Busters table for Tennessee Archaeology Day at Bells Bend Park in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2018. (Courtesy Asset)

    Nashville District archaeologists encourage public to preserve the past

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2018) – Archaeologists Jordan McIntyre and Valerie McCormack hosted an “ArchaeoMyth Busters” table for Tennessee Archaeology Day today at Bells Bend Park to encourage the public to preserve the past.

  • August

    Campers use an increment corer to uncover the life history of a tree July 26, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)

    New Junior Rangers pledge to explore nature at Cordell Hull Lake

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (Aug. 24, 2018) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials held a graduation ceremony for 30 Summer Junior Ranger Program participants at Cordell Hull Lake July 30, 2018. The graduates pledged to explore federal lands, share their knowledge, and work to protect shared natural resources.
  • Col. Paul J. Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division deputy commander, gives the keynote address during the Nashville District 130th Anniversary Ball Aug. 18, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District celebrates its history, commits to future workforce readiness

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District celebrated its storied history and significant milestones of service to the region today at the 130th Anniversary Ball. Officials also committed to future workforce readiness, praising the past and present commitment of its employees, the organization’s greatest resource.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lock where it will be part of a coffer dam and eventually a permanent part of the new lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project. It is the first of 10 shells that will be placed over the next year. The lock is located at Kentucky Dam, which is a Tennessee Valley Authority project at Tennessee River mile 22.4. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Heavy concrete shell placement at Kentucky Lock not taken lightly

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District successfully placed the first 1.3 million pound concrete shell on the riverbed Aug. 6 that will be part of the downstream cofferdam and the permanent lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project.
  • Undersecretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy (Left) presents the Army’s Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Program Team Excellence Award in the Non-Enterprise, Non-Gated Level July 25, 2018 to Ashley Klimaszewski, supervisory real estate specialist with the Louisville District (formerly with the Nashville District – Second from Left), and Kathryn Wall, Nashville District Real Estate Division realty specialist, during the 2017 Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards Program Ceremony in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington Va. Dr. Charles Brandon, director of the Office of Business Transformation, joined McCarthy for the presentation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandy N. Mejia)

    Shoreline SharePoint team earns process improvement award

    WASHINGTON (Aug. 2, 2018) – The team that developed Shoreline SharePoint, an online resource to electronically file license applications, received the Army’s Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Program Team Excellence Award in the Non-Enterprise, Non-Gated Level during a ceremony at the Pentagon July 25.

  • July

    This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway under construction Sept. 12, 1981. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District built the northern 29 miles of the project, including the massive 27-mile divide cut, which connected the waterway with Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River. (USACE Photo)

    Nashville District digs historic role building new passageway

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2015) – If you dig history, you’ll love how engineers excavated nearly 100-million dump truck loads of soil to connect the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers, opening a new passageway to the Gulf of Mexico in 1985.

  • June

    Harriett Priest, daughter of the late Congressman J. Percy Priest, and Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, unveil a commemorative plaque during the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir at the dam in Nashville, Tenn., June 29, 2018. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Region recognizes J. Percy Priest project on its 50th birthday

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 29, 2018) – Community leaders and citizens celebrated the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir today, acknowledging the project’s positive impact on the region since President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated it as a perfect example of the new conservation 50 years ago.
  • (USACE photo by Mark Rankin

    Corps employees take the helm to improve motor boating skills

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June, 23, 2018 – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees attended a four-day Motorboat Operator’s Course and water safety refresher class participants came from Cordell Hull, Center Hill, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Lake Cumberland, Laurel, and J. Percy lakes at the J. Percy Lake shop conference room.