The dredge Jadwin works on the Mississippi River clearing the way for commercial shipping.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District recently selected Vicksburg native, Patricia Hemphill, as the Deputy for Programs and Project Management (DPM). This is the highest civilian position within t More
Arkabutla Lake recently hosted the 2014 fish habitat day. Twenty-five volunteers gathered at the Arkabutla Lake Field Office to assist with the placement of fish structures in the lake bed. These volunteers don More
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District team member, Lamar Jenkins, recently returned from emergency deployment to Galena, Alaska, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city o More
William Carpenter, civil engineering technician at the Greenwood Area Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 45 years of service.
The 569th Engineer Detachment (Dive), 30th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade of Fort Eustis, Va., completed repairs earlier this week at Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson in Murfreesboro, Ark. Sgt. Bryan Crow More
Walters is shown in photo accepting Commander’s Award for Civilian Service from Col. John W. Cross, Commander of the Vicksburg District. (Photo by Alfred Dulaney)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is seeking volunteers to operate the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Interpretive Site (LMRM). The Corps is developing a list of interested volunteers to o More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District recently commended local high school students and teachers from area schools that excelled in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District notified local authorities and emergency management personnel April 16 that the activation of the spillway at Arkabutla Lake Dam, located 35 miles nor More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Elevated water levels on the Ouachita River have delayed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s emergency repair work at Columbia Lock and Dam, located approximately se More
Heather Sibley of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (Corps) recently obtained her Professional Civil Engineer license. Only a licensed engineer may prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering More
Taylor Bradley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (Corps) recently obtained their Professional Civil Engineer license. Only a licensed engineer may prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is currently working within the Corps’ Memphis District boundaries laying articulated concrete mats (ACM) on the Mississippi River’s More
Dan Carney, lead electrician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, operations and maintenance branch, recently returned from a 13-month deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. This was his third t More
Jackie Smith, park contract representative at the Grenada Lake Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 25 years and 11 months of service.