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  • October

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District dedicates a Tennessee State Historical Marker at Center Hill Dam Oct. 27, 2015. Left to right are David Nixon; Olga Beddingfield, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mid-Cumberland Area Operations manager; Jodie Craig, Center Hill Power Plant superintendent; Tennessee State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, District 40; Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Tim Stribling, Dekalb County mayor; and Center Hill Lake Resource Manager Kevin Salvilla.

    Center Hill historical marker dedicated

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2015) – Local community leaders and Corps officials dedicated a new Tennessee state historical marker today that highlights the technical significance of Center Hill Dam and Powerhouse and the project’s authorized purposes, which include recreation, hydropower, and flood risk reduction.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the Hedgehog Award to members of a spillway gate bulkhead repair team at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 15, 2015. The award is given quarterly by the Nashville District to individuals or team of employees to recognize excellence. Cheatham Dam is located in Ashland City, Tenn. From Left to Right are Terry Hudgins, Josh Marcum, Murphy, Larry Myers, Chris Sherek and Ramiro Santoyo.

    Cheatham repair team receives Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2015) – A repair team at Cheatham Dam received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award today in recognition of the team’s work to repair the dam’s spillway bulkheads in preparation for a $9.2 million spillway gate repair contract.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District remove the turbine runner from hydropower unit two in the power house at Center Hill Dam Oct. 7, 2015.

    Turbine lifted to rehabilitate hydropower unit at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2015) – Work crews lifted a turbine out of hydropower unit two at Center Hill Dam today, one of the final pieces of the disassembly process. It is the first time the 82-ton steel wheel has seen the light of day since its installation in 1950, a rare sight that makes it possible to inspect, rebuild embedded parts, and then reassemble the unit with new components.

  • September

    Students at Stratford STEM Magnet School in Nashville, Tenn., tour a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle to learn more about emergency response as part of their curriculum on Patriot Day.

    Students connect with Corps emergency managers on Patriot Day

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2015) – Students at Stratford STEM Magnet High School can’t recall where they were when the towers of the World Trade Center fell on 9-11; they were just babies, toddlers or not even born yet. Fourteen years later they spent Patriot Day touring a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle and learning about that fateful day from a Corps member who deployed to Pier 90 in Manhattan, N.Y., in the wake of the attack.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and Bob Gallo, Voith Hydro chief executive officer, talk with technical experts from the Corps of Engineers and Voith Hydro about the disassembly of hydropower unit two during a visit to the Center Hill Dam Power House in Lancaster, Tenn., Sept. 9, 2015.

    Corps begins hydropower rehabilitation at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2015) – Disassembly of hydropower unit two is about to get underway at Center Hill Dam, which is the first of 28 units in the Cumberland River Basin to be rehabilitated as a result of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Southeastern Power Administration and power customers signed in August 2011 that provided a funding stream for the work.

  • August

    Jim Graham, electrical engineer in the Engineering Division Civil Design Branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for June 2015. He is recognized for his significant contributions and demonstrated professionalism, innovation and electrical engineering expertise in support of the control programming and startup of the Olmsted Lock on the Ohio River in the Louisville District.

    Nashville District names Graham employee of the month for June 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 20, 2015) – Jim Graham, electrical engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division Civil Design Branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for June 2015.
  • The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, presents Mike Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Programs and Project Management, with a certificate recognizing his 40 years of service during a stakeholder meeting with the Mississippi River Commission onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi while docked in Clarksville, Tenn., Aug. 11, 2015.

    Wilson reaches 40-year milestone onboard Motor Vessel Mississippi

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 19, 2015) – The Mississippi River Commission, several Corps of Engineers generals, and local stakeholders paused a meeting onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi Aug. 11 for the presentation of a length of service award to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Programs and Project Management.
  • The Motor Vessel Mississippi arrives with a group of stakeholders at Cheatham Lock and Dam in Ashland City, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2015. The stakeholders were onboard to interact with the Mississippi River Commission in the process of conducting a low water inspection of the Cumberland River.

    Mississippi River Commission gains fresh perspective of Tennessee, Cumberland Rivers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 14, 2015) – The Mississippi River Commission recently navigated the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to gain a fresh perspective for the development of plans to improve the condition of the Mississippi River Basin, foster navigation, promote commerce, and reduce flood risk.
  • Lacey Thomason, planning project manager, Plans, Formulations Section Nashville District stands near the Corps of Engineers booth during the 6th Annual TN Association of Floodplain Managers Conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Aug. 11-14, 2015.

    Forum empowers Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 13, 2015) – Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, floodplain administrators, community leaders, and technical professionals from throughout Tennessee attended the 6th Annual Tennessee Association of Floodplain Managers Conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Aug. 11-14, 2015.
  • Center Hill Lake's Summer Ranger Dylan Hamlet talks with kids at Lighthouse Christian Camp July 7, 2015. He visited the camp in Smithville, Tenn., each week and educated hundreds of campers on the importance of water safety.

    Summer ranger proves to be great asset at Center Hill Lake

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Aug. 6, 2015) – Each summer Corps of Engineers park rangers go into overdrive with boat patrols, programs and events, supervision of recreation areas, shoreline management, and overall assistance to lake visitors. The many responsibilities can be overwhelming, but this year the load is lightened at Center Hill Lake thanks to the outstanding work of a summer ranger.

  • July

    Reserve Air Force Staff Sgt. Monica F. White was promoted to technical sergeant by Lt. Col. John L. Hudson (Left), former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, in a brief ceremony at the district headquarters in the Estes Kefauver Federal Building June 9, 2015. (Left to Right) Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, Tech Sgt. Monica White, Maj. Brad Morgan, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, and Maj. Christopher Burkhart, incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander.

    Air Force NCO moves up the ranks in the Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2015) – An Air Force Reserve non-commissioned officer assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District was recently promoted in a ceremony attended by district employees.
  • Danny Tanner, a lock and dam equipment mechanic assigned to the Cumberland River Operations Center in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, welds the lower gate July 27, 2015 at Old Hickory Lock in Old Hickory, Tenn. The lock is empty of water until Aug. 4, 2015 while maintenance crews inspect the lock chamber and perform scheduled maintenance. The lock is located on the Cumberland River at mile 216.2.

    Maintainers work to fully repair drained Old Hickory Lock

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (July 27, 2015) – Old Hickory Lock holds 19 million gallons of water when fully operational; however, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently closed it to navigation and drained it for scheduled repairs.
  • J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Adam Johnson hands out water safety goodies and provides information at Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort July 10, 2015. The Corps is setting up a booth every Friday from noon to 2 p.m. to pass out water safety goodies and to talk with families about wearing life jackets when recreating at the park and lake.

    Corps partners with Nashville Shores to promote water safety

    HERMITAGE, Tenn. (July 17, 2015) – Park Rangers at J. Percy Priest Lake are spending several hours at Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort every Friday this summer to promote that water safety and fun truly go together.
  • Park Ranger Phillip Sliger poses with a group of kids wearing their life jackets at Defeated Creek Park Day Use Area at Cordell Hull Lake July 9, 2015. They all received vouchers good for a free ice cream treat or smoothie courtesy of the McDonalds in Gordonsville, Tenn.

    Sweet partnership with McDonalds treats kids who play it safe

    DEFEATED, Tenn. (July 14, 2015) – When park rangers witness young people practicing good safety at Cordell Hull Lake this summer, they might just reward them for their efforts thanks to a sweet partnership with McDonalds.

  • June

    Melanie Leslie, geologist, Civil Design Branch Engineering Division for the Nashville District, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for May 2015.

    Nashville District names Leslie employee of the month for May 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June. 29, 2015) – Melanie Leslie, geologist in the Civil Design Branch and Engineering Division, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for May 2015.

  • May

    A concrete barrier wall is being constructed in the Wolf Creek Dam embankment May 2, 2012.

    Nashville District highlights its notable projects leading into National Dam Safety Awareness Day

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 29, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has two notable engineering projects to its credit in recent years to stop seepage through the embankments of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., and Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. In conjunction with National Dam Safety Awareness Day May 31, 2015, the district is highlighting the major effort it took to construct concrete barrier walls deep into the foundations of these dams.
  • Country Music Artist Tanya Tucker recently partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to produce a public service announcement encouraging her fans to wear their life jackets. She had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of Top 10 and Top 40 hits.

    Tanya Tucker wants fans to stay safe Memorial Day weekend

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 21, 2015) -- Country Music Legend and Hall of Fame Artist Tanya Tucker is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this Memorial Day weekend to encourage her fans to be safe on the water and to wear a life jacket.
  • An aerial view of the auxililary lock (right) and the main lock (left) as work continues on the dewatering project at the Wilson Dam May 20, 2015. The lock is closed to barge traffic, which must use the smaller auxiliary lock.

    Corps of Engineers dewaters Wilson Lock for maintenance operations

    FLORENCE, Ala. (May 20, 2015) – The Wilson Navigational Lock is dry for five weeks while maintenance crews dewater, inspect and repair underwater components.
  • Linda Adcock (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Center Hill Dam Safety project manager assists Tennessee State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver place a ceremonial concrete form into a small-scale model commemorating the completion of the Center Hill Dam Barrier Wall Project May 18, 2015 on the work platform of the dam.

    Ceremony marks completion of Center Hill Dam barrier wall

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (May 18, 2015) – Officials celebrated the completion of a barrier wall in the main dam embankment of Center Hill Dam during a ceremony today at the work platform on top of the dam. The $115 million foundation barrier wall is a key component of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Center Hill Dam Safety Remediation Project.
  • Lt. Col. John L. Hudson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents Maj. Timothy E. Nix the Meritorious Service Medal on behalf of Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, during a ceremony May 14, 2015 at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. The award singled out Nix for his major contributions during his assignment with the Nashville District that supported the construction of a new bridge and mile of roadway for the Bear Creek Road extension, and relocation of several potable water lines at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

    Officer lauded for major contributions at Oak Ridge site preparation project

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2015) – The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lauded the project officer who managed the team that recently completed a site readiness construction project at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and coordinated with federal partners at the U.S. Department of Energy.