5 Dec 2013

STEM: Little Rock District teams up with University of Pine Bluff

The Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District recently signed a partnership agreement with the oldest historically black institution of higher education in Arkansas. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, established in 1873, and the district signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics enrichment programs to increase the number of well‐prepared underrepresented minority STEM graduates for careers in STEM professions.

2 Dec 2013

From jubilation to sorrow…President Kennedy’s historic celebration at Greers Ferry Dam followed by tragedy in Dallas

Gasoline cost 30 cents, a loaf of bread was 20 cents, and the price of a gallon of milk was a little more than a dollar. It was 1963, and the residents of a small Arkansas town nestled at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains were eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the most important persons on earth. President John F. Kennedy was set to address the people of Heber Springs, Ark., and thousands of others who would converge on the small town to hear him speak at the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam October 3.

21 Nov 2013

From jubilation to sorrow - President Kennedy’s historic celebration at Greers Ferry Dam followed by tragedy in Dallas

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. - Gasoline cost 30 cents, a loaf of bread was 20 cents, and the price of a gallon of milk was a little more than a dollar. It was 1963, and the residents of a small Arkansas town nestled at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains were eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the most important persons on earth.

17 Jul 2013

Citizens rescue struggling swimmer

Close call a lesson in water safetyDrowning kills 10 people every day in the United States and half

18 Mar 2013

Little Rock District’s STEM efforts in the past 10 days reach nearly 600 students

It has been an active 10 days for the Little Rock District’s Science, Technology, Engineering and

28 Feb 2013

SWL celebrates African American History Month

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District observed National African American History Month

3 Dec 2012

CORPS SPRUCES UP JOSH PARK MEMORIAL TRAIL FOR USERS

The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office, is in the midst of a project aimed to enhance a popular trail and improve the health of a dense pine forest.

15 Nov 2012

Town looks to Corps for help

The Army Corps of Engineers’ Little Rock District and the city of Augusta, Ark., have teamed up to ensure the White River doesn’t wash away a piece of the town’s history, swallow up an access road, or damage the community’s main sewer line.