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  • Work to begin soon on Red Duck Creek erosion protection

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2007 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin an erosion control project later this fall along Red Duck Creek, directly adjacent to 9th Street in Mayfield, Ky. Erosion in this area threatens the safety of the street, a major community thoroughfare.

  • Work to begin soon for Oakland sewage lagoon protection

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2007 – Work is slated to begin later this month on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to halt erosion downstream of the Oakland, Tenn., town sewage lagoon.

  • NOAA to dedicate historic benchmark on Mud Island River Walk Tuesday

    Memphis, Tenn., August 15, 2007 – Senior officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Mississippi River Commission will partner with the Mud Island River Park in Memphis, Tennessee, to place a historic marker here commemorating the agency’s 200th anniversary and its unique relationship with the Mississippi River.

  • Mississippi River Commission announces Memphis portion of low-water inspection trip

    Memphis, Tenn., August 7, 2007 – The Mississippi River Commission will conduct the Memphis District portion of its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River August 20-21, 2007.

  • Fish and Wildlife Service says Corps work will not harm woodpecker habitat

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 2, 2007 – An important determination by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials regarding the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (IBWO) may remove a significant hurdle blocking work on a critical groundwater preservation project in the Grand Prairie Region of Eastern Arkansas.