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  • September

    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.
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2014) - Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Operations Division, is the Employee of the Month for July 2014.

    Frye named Nashville District Employee of the Month for July 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2014) - Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Operations Division, is the Employee of the Month for July 2014.
  • 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

    (NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 22, 2014) – Matthew Leftwich and Trey Church both park rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District played a critical role in helping authorities find a missing camper at the Nashville Shores campground located at the J. Percy Priest lake Aug. 3, 2014.

    Corps of Engineers Park Rangers help find missing camper

    (NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 22, 2014) – Two quick-thinking park rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District played a critical role in helping authorities find a missing camper several weeks ago at the Nashville Shores campground located at the J. Percy Priest lake.
  • 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.
  • Ray Kendrick, a contracting specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Contracting Office, is the Employee of the Month for June 2014.

    Kendrick named Nashville District Employee of the Month for June 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2014) - Ray Kendrick, a contracting specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Contracting Office, is the Employee of the Month for June 2014. Kendrick is being recognized for excellence and his noteworthy contributions that support the efficient operation of the Contracting Office.
  • Diver Dustin Kelley, Nashville District Dive Team, is lowered into Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn., to inspect the lock gate and miter seal after the gate shook and experienced a malfunction early in the morning July 28, 2014.

    Dive team demonstrates its quick-response capability

    COUNCE, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2014) – When a gate at Pickwick Lock malfunctioned early this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Dive Team demonstrated its quick-response capability when it organized a dive into the lock to troubleshoot the situation just hours after being notified.
  • Gary Davis, regulatory official at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Western Regulatory Field Office in Decatur, Ala., looks at files at the office July 29, 2014.

    Same service but new location for Western Regulatory Field Office

    DECATUR, Ala. (Aug. 1, 2014) – The Nashville District’s Western Regulatory Field Office relocated this week to a new location in Decatur, Ala. Its staff assists with processing permits pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act in the Tennessee River Basin from Guntersville Dam to Kentucky Dam.

  • July

    Adam Walker, Project Manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition briefs a tour group about the construction during a visit to the Kentucky Lock Addition construction site on July 22, 2014. The group is attending the HydroVision conference in Nashville, Tenn., at the Music City Center. The four-day event, which has been held for two decades, highlights the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Nashville District showcases its projects for world’s hydropower experts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 24, 2014) – During HydroVision International, the world’s largest hydro event, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District showcased its projects in Tennessee and Kentucky, which supported the professional development of conference attendees.
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, speaks July 22, 2014 to more than 3,000 hydro experts from over 50 countries attending HydroVision International, the world's largest hydro event at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Chief of engineers highlights world’s largest hydro event

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 24, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and 53rd chief of engineers, energized more than 3,000 people from over 50 countries during the keynote session of the world’s largest hydro event at Music City Center July 22.
  • Valarie McCormack, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District (left) talks with a team of facilitators from the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Archaeological survey and the Bureau of Land Management to educate local school teachers about archaeological history and preservation at the Natural Arch in the Daniel Boone National park July 17.

    Nashville District Archaeologists show teachers the importance of history and preservation

    SOMERSET, Ky. (July 18, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District collaborated with a team of facilitators from the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Archaeological survey and the Bureau of Land Management to educate local school teachers about archaeological history and preservation at Somerset High school, July 14-18.
  • (Left) Old Hickory Park Ranger, Trey Church and Park Ranger Mark Klimaszewski from the Nashville District talk with 19 students about Water Safety. The students are attending the Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program that introduces students to various aspects of engineering on July 1, 2014 on the campus of TSU.

    Corps helps prepare STEM students at college summer program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 7, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University Engineering Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students during a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program June 30 through July 3 on the campus of TSU.

  • June

    Ramune Morales (Second from Right), project manager, and Craig Carrington (Far Right), chief of the Nashville District Planning Branch Plan Formulation Section, educate volunteers about the Duck River Watershed Assessment June 28, 2014 at River Bottom Park in Shelbyville, Tenn.

    Corps seeks public input for Duck River Watershed Assessment

    SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2014) – Several hundred “Don’t Muck the Duck” volunteers met at River Bottom Park this morning before moving out to clean up trash and debris from the Duck River in Bedford County. It was the perfect gathering for several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees seeking input for an ongoing Duck River Watershed Assessment.
  • Amanda Keisling, an office assistant at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Dale Hollow Power Plant in Celina, Tenn., works at her desk June 27, 2014. She is the Employee of the Month for May 2014.

    Keisling named Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 27, 2014) – Amanda Keisling, office assistant at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Dale Hollow Power Plant in Celina, Tenn., is the Employee of the Month for May 2014.
  • Barney Schulte, a structural engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, poses by the Puente de Orbigo, a medieval 13th century bridge, which is over the Rio Orbigo in Hospital de Orbigo, Spain. One of the longest medieval bridges in Spain, it was built over an earlier Roman bridge. The jousting area next to the bridge is the site of a famous tournament that took place there in 1434. Schulte visited this landmark during his 490-mile pilgrimage of Camino de Santiago, an ancient path that Christians retrace for spiritual renewal.

    Employee engineers adventure of Biblical proportions

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 27, 2014) – A Corps employee recently engineered an adventure of Biblical proportions, a 490-mile pilgrimage of “El Camino de Santiago,” also known as the Camino Francés route, an ancient path that Christians worldwide retrace for spiritual renewal.
  • Jeff Hunt a construction worker with Dakota Meyer Enterprises Inc., spreads and smooths dirt with a back hoe tractor to cover a waterline project at the Cheatham Lock and Dam June 16, 2014.

    Construction of new waterline nears completion at Cheatham Lock and Dam

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 16, 2014) – Construction on a project to replace the main water supply line to the Cheatham Lock and Dam facilities is near completion.
  • Maj. Brad Morgan (Right), Nashville District deputy commander, presents the “Clean Marina” flag to Hurricane Marina Owner Alan Seilbeck (Left) and Marina Manager Bill Sloan June 12, 2014.

    Hurricane Marina achieves 'Clean Marina status'

    SILVER POINT, Tenn. (June 12, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District designated Hurricane Marina at Center Hill Lake as a “Clean Marina” today during a ceremony recognizing the marina’s voluntary efforts to reduce water pollution and erosion in the Cumberland River watershed, and for promoting environmentally responsible marina and boating practices.
  • Casey Ehorn, a wetland biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Regulatory Branch, explains the Venus flytrap plant to kids at the Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park June 3, 2014.

    Corps biologists help junior gardners grow

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 4, 2013) – Several Corps employees shared their expertise today with kids participating in the 2014 Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park.
  • Robert “Bob” Sneed, Chief of the Water Management Section, Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch, Engineering and Construction Division, is the Employee of the Month for April 2014.

    Sneed named Nashville District employee of the month for April 2014

    Bob Sneed, Commander, Corps , Corps of engineers, Chief of Water Management, Employee of the Month, Federal Service, John L. Hudson, LRN, Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Sneed, Nashville District, Recognition, Tennessee, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, USACE

  • May

    Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy chief of Engineers, transfers command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division to Col. Steven J. Roemhildt during a change of command ceremony May 28, 2014 at the Great American Ballpark Riverfront Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. Roemhildt took command from Brig. Gen. Margaret Burcham.

    Roemhildt takes command of Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

    CINCINNATI, Ohio (May 28, 2014) – Col. Steven J. Roemhildt assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes and Ohio River Division from outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham during a ceremony here today.