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  • November

    Tim Fudge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Operations Division chief, recognizes employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award Nov. 12, 2025, at the headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, for their efforts supporting back-to-back critical repair actions this past year at Wilson and Pickwick Locks on the Tennessee River. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Wilson, Pickwick Lock teams receive Hedgehog Award for repair actions

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Employees that supported back-to-back critical repair actions this past year at Wilson and Pickwick Locks received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award yesterday in recognition of their efforts to keep navigation moving on the Tennessee River.

  • September

    Granville, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2025) — John Deane (left), owner of Wildwood Resort & Marina, holds one end of the ribbon as Cordell Hull Lake volunteer Ted Tillman cuts it and Kenny Claywell holds the other end during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Storybook Trail at Periwinkle Trail, with volunteers standing to their left. (USACE photo by Noe Gonzalez)

    Community collaboration cultivates storybook experience for childhood literacy

    Cordell Hull Lake opened a new Storybook Trail on the Periwinkle Hiking Trail during National Public Lands Day, successfully blending childhood literacy with outdoor exploration to encourage youth in Smith and Jackson counties. This initiative was powered by a community-wide collaboration, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Imagination Libraries, and numerous local volunteers and Boy Scout troops, marking a new recreational and educational opportunity.
  • This is an aerial view of Wheeler Lock in June of 1961 shortly after the needle dam had been placed in the upstream lock gate opening. Much of the wall nearest shore slid about 30 feet, and parts of it collapsed into the lock. The photo was included in a TVA report titled “Wheeler Lock Failure” written in November 1961. For the purposes of loading this photo online, the date of June 23, 1961, was chosen, but the exact date could not be determined. The photo shows a coffer dam inside the lock downstream approach, which would have taken some time to construct to begin repairs. (TVA photo by Orvel Dean)

    Rare historic footage surfaces of 1961 Wheeler Lock collapse

    ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2025) – A forgotten piece of motion picture history recently surfaced from a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations manager for the Tennessee River. Jim Davis, who served in the Nashville District from 1968 to 2014, discovered an old Kodachrome movie in his family’s possession containing unseen footage of the wall collapse at Wheeler Lock in 1961.

  • June

    Maj. Gen. Mark C. Quander(Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, passes the Nashville District flag to Lt. Col. Guillermo Guandique as he took command of the Nashville District during a change of command ceremony June 18, 2025, at the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE photo by Noe Gonzalez)

    Guandique becomes 69th commander of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 18, 2025) – Lt. Col. Guillermo J. Guandique took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee Grand Lodge. He becomes the 69th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.
  • A Derrick arrangement is in the pit during the construction of Lock 4 Oct. 26, 1894, on the Cumberland River in Tennessee. The lock and dam were constructed to establish a navigation channel. The lock and dam were replaced by today's modern system of dams. (USACE Photo)

    Cumberland River intertwined with story of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – The steady flow of the Cumberland River is intertwined with the story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the Army and USACE mark a quarter-millennium of service this month, it’s fitting to highlight the Nashville District’s enduring legacy in shaping the landscape of the region, reducing flood risk, powering communities, establishing navigation, promoting safe recreation, and stewarding natural resources.

  • May

    Craig Carrington (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Project Management, presents the Hedgehog Award Trophy to Josh Frost, Regulatory Division chief, and certificates May 14, 2025, to (Left to Right) Cara Beverly, Vessica Ragon, and Mary Ann Brannan. The award recognizes the Regulatory Division Hurricane Helene Rapid Response Permitting Team for outstanding dedication and professionalism in processing more than 200 emergency permit applications following Hurricane Helene. Thomas Giordano, Aric Payne, Marian Rubin, Dani Walker, Eric Sinclair and Michael Bowling were not present but were also recognized. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Regulatory team receives Hedgehog Award for Hurricane Helene permitting actions

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 15, 2025) – The Regulatory Division Hurricane Helene Rapid Response Permitting Team received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award yesterday in recognition of outstanding dedication and professionalism in processing more than 200 emergency permit applications following Hurricane Helene.

  • April

    Mike Davis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Public Affairs specialist, works at an emergency command and control vehicle April 21, 2025, while deployed in support of Hurricane Helene response efforts in Asheville, North Carolina. Davis is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for February 2025. (USACE Photo by Bobby Petty)

    Strategic communicator recognized for effectively publicizing dam operations

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 24, 2025) – A proactive strategic communicator and storyteller in Public Affairs is being recognized for effectively publicizing water management operations at dams throughout the Cumberland River Basin during recent high-water events impacting middle Tennessee and western Kentucky.

  • March

    Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Kentucky, releases water on Feb. 26, 2025 to return to normal pool elevation after water was held back from recent heavy rains to prevent flooding in downstream communities. Wolf Creek Dam at Lake Cumberland is one of six flood control reservoirs, and the largest, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District along the Cumberland River. (USACE photo by Michael Davis)

    Managing the Cumberland River: How the Corps works to reduce flood risk

    When heavy rain falls across Tennessee and Kentucky, many people wonder: What is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doing to manage the water? The answer is a complex, coordinated effort involving monitoring, real-time decision-making, and strategic dam operations designed to reduce flood risks along the Cumberland River system. While flood control is one of the Corps’ primary missions, the reality is that nature does not always cooperate. The USACE Nashville District’s highly trained engineers, dam operators, and other water management professionals carefully balance the flow of water through the system—holding back water when possible and releasing it in a controlled manner to minimize damage downstream.
  • Two cranes position one of eight 34.5-foot-tall vaporizers into place at the new Wolf Creek Dam cryogenic facility in Jamestown, Kentucky on March 26, 2025. This system will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to diffuse oxygen into the upstream Cumberland reservoir, boosting hydropower efficiency.

    USACE installing oxygen diffusion system to boost hydropower efficiency at Wolf Creek Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is taking a major step toward enhancing hydropower generation and protecting water quality with the installation of an oxygen diffusion system at Wolf Creek Dam.
  • Mark Campbell, hydrologist and Water Quality Program lead, puts a water quality instrument J. Percy Priest Lake in Hermitage, Tennessee March 26, 2025. He is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2025. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Water Quality Program manager lauded for navigating Nashville District through murky waters

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Water Quality Program lead is the January 2025 employee of the month for collecting water samples, interpreting the results, and making recommendations for water control changes at 10 dams the district operates in the Cumberland River Basin.