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    Craig Carrington (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s chief of Plan Formulation, points out site specifics Dec. 18, 2018 of where Ellington Dry Dam will be located near Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tenn., while meeting with Stephen G. Durrett (wearing tie), programs director, professional engineer and member of Senior Executive Service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Director shows interest in Nashville’s Sevenmile Creek project

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 18, 2018) – The programs director for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited Music City today to put eyes on the future site of a detention structure on Sevenmile Creek that will provide flood-risk-reduction benefits for the area.
  • Safety Santa, Bobber the Water Safety Dog, and Hap “Hazard” the Elf film a holiday safety public service announcement Dec. 17, 2018 at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn., to encourage the public to be vigilant and safe at home this Christmas and when visiting and recreating at Corps of Engineers lakes. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Santa joins Bobber the Water Safety Dog for holiday message

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Kris Kringle filed a reindeer flight plan and entered American airspace with an early sleigh ride today to record a holiday safety message with Bobber the Water Safety Dog in Middle Tennessee.
  • Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, joins the 13 graduates of the 2018 Supervisory Training Program class for the last session and graduation ceremony Dec. 4, 2018 at the Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Mark Abernathy)

    Nashville District supervisors get schooled one last time at graduation

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2018) – Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy district commander, commended 13 graduates of the 2018 Supervisor Training Program during a ceremony Dec. 4 at the district headquarters.
  • Anderson named employee of the month for October 2018

    Anderson named employee of the month for October 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 6, 2018) – Johanna Anderson, assistant district counsel at the district office, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2018.
  • Eli and Randy Randolph don blaze orange, a crossbow, and backpack of gear as they hike to their staked-out hunting location in Carthage, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2018. (USACE photo by Ashley Webster)

    Middle Tennessee Youth Help Manage Deer Population on Public Land

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (Dec. 4, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District staff at Cordell Hull Lake held the project’s annual youth deer hunt Dec. 1-2 at Defeated Creek and Tailwater Recreation Areas.
  • Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, addresses graduates during the 2018 Leadership Development Program Level II Course Graduation Dec. 4, 2018 at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

    Leadership Development Program Level II class graduates

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 4, 2018) – A dozen personnel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated today from the second level of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at the Scarritt Bennett Center.
  • 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.