27 Nov 2019

Grenada Lake hosts youth waterfowl hunts

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Grenada Lake Field Office is hosting waterfowl hunts Dec.14-15, 2019; Jan. 11-12, 2020; and Jan. 18-19, 2020. To be eligible for participation, youth hunters must be between the ages of 10 and 15 and be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age. Participants are encouraged to possess a general knowledge of state and federal waterfowl hunting regulations and will be held responsible for meeting said regulations.

21 Nov 2019

Arkabutla Lake hosts youth waterfowl hunts

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Arkabutla Lake and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks are hosting waterfowl hunts for youth hunters Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, 2020, near Arkabutla Lake Dam, which is located approximately 35 miles north of Marks, Mississippi. To be eligible for participation, youth hunters must be between the ages of 10 and 15 and be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age. Participants are encouraged to possess a general knowledge of state and federal waterfowl hunting regulations and will be held responsible for meeting said regulations.

14 Nov 2019

Arkabutla Lake hosts 29th annual deer hunt for hunters with physical disabilities

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Arkabutla Lake Field Office is hosting deer hunts for hunters with physical disabilities Dec. 5-8 at Arkabutla Lake, which is located approximately 35 miles north of Marks, Mississippi. The field office will host two separate hunts, each lasting two days (Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 7-8). Participants must be quadriplegic, paraplegic or ambulatory with the use of leg braces or crutches.

8 Nov 2019

Vicksburg District completes dewatering of John H. Overton Lock, Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District completed the dewatering of the John H. Overton Lock and Dam Nov. 2 on the Red River, located in Alexandria, Louisiana, at river mile 40.8.

6 Nov 2019

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

5 Nov 2019

Vicksburg District to increase releases from Mississippi reservoirs

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will release higher volumes of water from its four flood control reservoirs in the Yazoo Basin – Grenada, Enid, Sardis and Arkabutla – to regain storage capacity ahead of winter and spring rains. The Yazoo Basin reservoirs are being operated per the guidance of the district’s water control manual, which allows for increased releases and higher stages at control points downstream from November through March. The reservoirs are above their average pool stage for this time of year but are currently being drawn down to their respective winter pools, which is standard operating procedure for this time of year.

5 Nov 2019

Vicksburg District reaffirms partnership agreement with Beechwood Elementary

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District signed a partnership agreement with Beechwood Elementary Nov. 4 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The agreement reaffirmed Beechwood Elementary as Vicksburg District’s adopt-a-school partner for the 2019-2020 school year. Annually, the district participates in an adopt-a-school program with local schools to inspire future leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics; enhance local understanding of the USACE mission; and encourage community outreach participation from USACE employees.

22 Oct 2019

Grenada Lake hosts youth deer hunt

GRENADA, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Grenada Lake will host its third annual youth deer hunt Dec. 21-22 and Dec. 28-29. Registration begins Nov. 18 and ends Nov. 22. Hunters may register in person at the Grenada Lake Field Office. For more information, please contact the field office at 662-226-5911. To be eligible for participation, youth hunters must be between the ages of eight and 15 and be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Youth hunters may harvest a maximum of one buck and two does during the hunt.

8 Oct 2019

Vicksburg District Constructs Interpretive Visitor Center, Field Office at DeGray Lake

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District began construction in late August 2019 on a site for a new interpretive visitor center and field office at DeGray Lake near Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Plans for the site, which is located at the Lakeview Area on the southeast section of the lake, include: 1) a building that will house a visitor center and field office, 2) a scenic overlook structure that will provide visitors with a view of DeGray Lake and 3) additional modern day-use facilities, including picnic areas.

26 Sep 2019

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identifies short-term natural disaster recovery activities funded by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today work that will be accomplished with the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Operation and Maintenance, and Mississippi River and Tributaries account funding provided for emergency recovery efforts in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019, Public Law 116-20. The act was signed into law, June 6, 2019.