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  • August

    Park Ranger Brian Mangrum is the June 2012 co-employee of the month for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (Courtesy Photo)

    Nashville District announces employees of the month for June 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2012) – Park Rangers Brian Mangrum and Charlotte Stenger are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employees of the Month for June 2012.

  • Lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty without Twin Rivers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2012) – The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty today if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management benefits.
  • Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Nashville District commander, honors Curtis Ferguson, civilian, with a certificate of appreciation and a gold commander’s medallion at the Estes Kefauver Federal Building Sept. 17, 2012. Ferguson heroically pulled two people from the hazardous waters directly downstream of Center Hill Dam after their boat swamped and capsized by the strong current generated by the sluice gates Aug. 16, 2012. Ferguson was joined (left to right) by his wife Meagan Ferguson, Tricia Ferguson, mother, Scott Ferguson, father, and Casey Ferguson, sister. (USACE photo by Amy Redmond)

    Quick thinking, experience, teamwork aid in rescue of two below Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. -- Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases.
  • A drill rig operates with construction crews in the background at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Aug. 7, 2012. The contractor, Treviicos-Soletanche J.V., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Foundation Remediation Project reached one million hours without a lost-time accident Aug. 17, 2012. The Corps and the contractor constantly refined the construction process to keep equipment movement and drilling sequences on schedule made safety very important not only on the work platform, but also in the maintenance shop, staging areas, desanding plant and slurry ponds. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Work crews reach million-hour safety milestone at Wolf Creek Dam

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2012) – Construction crews at the Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project reached a lofty safety milestone today when the men and women installing a concrete barrier wall deep into the dam’s embankment reached 550 days and one million work-hours on the job without a lost-time accident.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lifts the rotor assembly from a 270-ton hydropower unit undergoing rehabilitation at the Barkley Dam Hydropower Plant in Kuttawa, Ky., Aug. 16, 2012. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Barkley hydropower rehabilitation gets a 270-ton lift

    KUTTAWA, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) – Work crews here at Barkley Power Plant removed a 270-ton rotor assembly today from a crippled hydropower unit damaged 18 months ago by an electrical fire. The heavy lift enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to move forward with the generator’s rehabilitation.
  • Joseph D. Tober, a human resources specialist with the regional CPAC in Chicago, and Phyllis Williams, a human resources specialist with the Detroit District, work on ideas for customer service improvement during a Customer Service Improvement Project and Supervisors Conference Aug. 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. The conference was comprised of human resources personnel throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division. (USACE photo by Jennifer Gillespie)

    Human resources team works to improve customer service

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2012) – When it comes to managing human resources in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, providing world-class customer service and building strong relationships with customers are the top priorities for successful human resources offices.
  • Tammy Wilburn, aquatics supervisor at Somersplash, and Park Ranger Ashley Glyn-Jones at Lake Cumberland, show off one of the many life jackets Somersplash provides for its visitors. (USACE photo by Park Ranger Aurora Scott)

    Corps makes big splash on water safety

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District made a big splash when its park rangers at Lake Cumberland partnered with the Somersplash Water Park to promote water safety Aug. 4, 2012.

  • Nashville mayor goes up river to see dam safety project

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 7, 2012) – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited Wolf Creek Dam today to see the ongoing foundation remediation construction, which is a dam safety project of vital importance to the citizens he represents 270 miles downstream.
  • Phillip Sanford places mail into inboxes at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Mail Room in Nashville, Tenn., July 31, 2012. Sanford was recently named Man of the Year at Roger Heights Baptist Church for stewardship and delivering good will. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Goodwill delivers mailroom clerk heavenly recognition

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2012) – A mailroom clerk at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters recently gained a little heavenly recognition at his place of worship for delivering his good will.

  • July

    Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Post-Flood Performance Assessment team watch sluicing operations at Center Hill Dam July 24, 2012. The team visited several Nashville District project sites this week to observe how water management operations within the Cumberland River Basin affected flood operations on the Mississippi River in the spring of 2011. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Higher headquarters observes how Cumberland River Basin supported Greater Mississippi River System during 2011 flood fight

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2012) – When the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers experienced a flood of record in the spring of 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District supported the flood fight by holding back water at its dams in the Cumberland River Basin reservoir system.
  • Tim Dunn, right, operations project manager for the mid-Cumberland area, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, explains why the Corps is having guided tours of the Center Hill Lake power plant during an interview with NBC News Channel 4 reporter and videographer Forrest Sanders July 21, 2012. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Center Hill Lake open house, power plant tours draw young, elderly visitors

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (July 21, 2012) – The first tours of the Center Hill Lake Power Plant since Sept. 11, 2001 drew the young and the elderly here today. Visitors ranged from an 83-year-old gentleman who worked on construction of the dam to a nine-year-old boy whose late great-grandfather’s property was reduced by approximately 100 acres, but who also worked on construction of the dam.
  • From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Cordell Hull Resource Manager Mark Herd, State Representative Terri Weaver, and Smith County Commissioner Bill Woodard participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Cordell Hull Lake Visitor's Center July 20, 2012. (USACE photos by Michael Rivera)

    Ribbon cutting officially opens up Cordell Hull Lake Visitor’s Center for business

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (July 20, 2012) – With the sharp scissor cut of a ribbon today, dignitaries officially opened up the Cordell Hull Lake Visitor’s Center and Resource Manager’s Office for business during a commencement ceremony.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager Linda Adcock stands by a Bauer Foundation Corporation drill rig July 11, 2012 that made the first excavation in the earthen portion of Center Hill Dam to install a concrete barrier wall which is the main feature of the Dam Seepage Rehabilitation project. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Construction begins with ‘first bite’ on foundation barrier wall at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (July 11, 2012) – The “first bite” of a $106 million drilling project to stabilize the earthen portion of the Center Hill Dam with a barrier wall was taken today by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor, Bauer Foundation Corporation, as the auger of a giant drill rig turned up the first dirt to the cheers of spectators.

  • Swimmer rescue prompts water safety message for the holiday

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 2, 2012) – Three U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers are to thank for the rescue of a group of swimmers at J. Percy Priest Lake on Tuesday July 26, 2012.

  • June

    Holly Boland, a budget analyst in the Resource Management office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2012. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Nashville District announces employee of the month for May 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2012) – Holly Boland, a budget analyst in the Resource Management office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2012.
  • (Left to right) Park Ranger Kayl Kite and Mark Abshire, lock master, stand with visitors above the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Lake Barkley Lock chamber June 23, 2012. This is one of four groups that attended a Barkley open house and toured the lock and power plant. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Lake Barkley open house, tours of power plant, lock are well received

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (June 23, 2012)—The first Lake Barkley Resource Management Office Open House and public tours of the Barkley Power Plant and Navigation Lock in nearly 11 years were held today to better inform the public about the benefits these facilities provide to the nation. Public access to these U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District areas had been restricted since the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
  • Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the "LRD Star of Life Award" on behalf of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander during a ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., June 11, 2012 to Park Ranger Matthew Leftwich, J. Percy Priest Lake. The award recognized Leftwich for rescuing a struggling swimmer. The Nashville District also named him the employee of the month for April 2012 for his heroic actions and outstanding work as a park ranger. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District announces employee of the month for April 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 22, 2012) – Park Ranger Matthew Leftwich at J. Percy Priest Lake is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for April 2012 and recipient of the LRD Star of Life Award for rescuing a struggling swimmer.
  • (Left to right) Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Larry Nash, Cheatham Lake resource manager; Cheatham County Mayor David McCullough; and Billie Boyd, Cheatham lockmaster; break ground for the new Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Center at Cheatham Lake June 18, 2012. (USACE photo by Michael Rivera)

    Nashville District breaks ground on Cheatham buildings destroyed in May 2010 flood

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 18, 2012) – Flood waters in May 2010 submerged the lock operations center and resource manager’s office at Cheatham Dam, forcing personnel to flee. When the water receded, buildings were uninhabitable, and the staff moved into trailers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continued the recovery today, breaking ground on the construction of new facilities.
  • Maj. Patrick Dagon (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, meets Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam at the Nashville Sounds game June 14, 2012. The major threw out the first pitch in honor of the Army's birthday. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Visitors say ‘thanks’ for free admission on Army’s 237th birthday

    Nashville, Tenn. (June 14, 2012) — Visitors to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District day use areas expressed their appreciation for free admission today, the Army’s 237th birthday.
  • Evan Sproat, 9, proudly displays the bike he won in a drawing at the Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo June 9, 2012 — after being assured that the generous sporting goods store that donated the bike would let him exchange it for another color. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Cheatham fish bustin’ rodeo a success

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 9, 2012) — Excitement filled the air as more than 100 youngsters, ages 15 and below, waited eagerly with fishing rods in hand for the announcement to begin fishing at the annual Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo today.