28 Jun 2014

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.

27 Jun 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.

27 Jun 2014

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.

14 May 2014

Nashville District garners teacher externship of the year award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Academy of Science and Engineering at Stratford STEM Magnet High School garnered the Externship of the Year Award during the 2014 Academies of Nashville Awards hosted by the chamber of commerce May 12 at Rocketown on 4th Avenue.

5 May 2014

Stratford STEM Magnet High School recognizes support of Nashville District

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2014) – Officials at Stratford STEM Magnet High School recognized the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District during its “Student, Parent and Partner Success Celebration” held today at the school.

25 Apr 2014

McConkey named Nashville District Employee of the Month for March 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 25, 2014) – Chrystal McConkey, a regulatory program assistant at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Eastern Regulatory Field Office in Lenoir City, Tenn., is the Employee of the Month for March 2014.

9 Apr 2014

Local, state, federal agencies continue building Tennessee Silver Jackets partnership

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (April 9, 2014) – Local, state and federal agencies met at Old Hickory Dam today to collaborate and facilitate partnerships being developed in Tennessee in the Silver Jackets program, which promotes cohesive solutions and synchronizes plans and policies.

8 Apr 2014

Great lakeside camping awaits visitors at Corps campgrounds in 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2014) – People who love fresh air and enjoy beautiful lakeside views should make time this year to stay at one of the 25 campgrounds nestled along the Cumberland River and its tributaries that are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

18 Mar 2014

Zoccola recognized as finalist for Federal Engineer of the Year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 18, 2014) – The National Society of Professional Engineers recently honored a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee as a finalist for the prestigious Federal Engineer of the Year Award for 2014.

7 Mar 2014

STEM freshmen learn their lesson at Old Hickory Dam

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – More than 20 ninth graders from Stratford STEM Magnet High School received educational lessons about water management on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, ecosystems for big rivers and small streams, hydropower operations, navigation and water safety on a field trip Feb. 27 at Old Hickory Dam.