14 May 2019

Davidson is the new Memphis District Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management

Donny D. Davidson, Jr. is the new Memphis District deputy district engineer for programs and project management. He assumed his new role in April, after serving four and a half years as the Engineering and Construction Division chief.

3 May 2019

Corps of Engineers activates flood fight teams in Mississippi-Ohio river confluence area

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 2, 2019 – The commander of the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has declared a state of emergency in areas near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

3 Apr 2019

MEDIA ALERT: Dyer and Lake County, Mississippi River Commission, and Corps of Engineers to break ground on levee restoration project

The $6.9 million project repairs failed slopes on the levee’s landside, and constructs and installs four separate berms on the landside of the levee along the Great River Road north of Interstate 155.  The Corps will begin project work on July 1, 2019 and plans to complete it by Dec. 1, 2021. Full funding for the project comes from the federal government through the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. Local sponsors for the project are Lake County, the Lake County Levee and Drainage District, Dyer County, and the Dyer County Levee and Drainage District No. 1.

26 Mar 2019

Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 8-12, 2019.

20 Mar 2019

Corps of Engineers continues floodfight on Mississippi River

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 19, 2019 – More than 100 employees working in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Memphis District have been continuously involved in a floodfight on the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries since Feb. 8. While Memphis is home to most of these men and women, additional personnel from USACE offices across the nation have augmented their numbers.