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The USACE Vicksburg District owns and operates more than 100 recreation areas across Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana where millions of visitors enjoy fishing, camping, hunting, boating, hiking, swimming, geocaching, and more every year. The district’s 10 flood-control reservoirs across Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana provide numerous benefits to the region, including flood risk management, hydropower, water supply, wildlife management, and recreation.

 

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  • Carol Ann Murphy Retires After 26 Years With Vicksburg District

    Vicksburg, Miss… Carol Ann Murphy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is retiring after 26 years of service. Murphy began her career in the Contracting Office as a procurement technician and later transferred to the Safety Office as an office administration assistant. She was presented the “Commander’s Award for Civilian Service” by Colonel John W. Cross, Vicksburg District Commander, at a retirement ceremony recognizing her exceptional service.

  • Partnership with YMCA and Arkansas Corps Lakes Spreads Water Safety Message

    Vicksburg, Miss…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Arkansas Corps lakes personnel and the local YMCA of Hot Springs have partnered for the past three years to spread the water safety message through a summer swim day camp for youth. The camp is geared towards youth aged 5-13 years, with approximately 100 youth having enrolled this year. Through this partnership, the educational camp includes a Fun Day at Arc Isle, a public park at Lake Hamilton. This Fun Day at Arc Isle is one of the educational field trips which gives the youth the opportunity to swim in Lake Hamilton.

  • Vicksburg District Team Member Returns From Deployment

    Vicksburg, Miss… David Carraway, Environmental Specialist with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District, recently returned from deployment in Kabul, Afghanistan, in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. While deployed, he worked as a cartographic specialist and became the geographic information system team lead for the Corps’ Transatlantic District North. As a cartographer, he supported the Army through the analysis of a variety of geospatial resources.

  • Input Needed For Lake Greeson Master Plan Revisions

    Vicksburg, Miss – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s (Corps) is revising the Lake Greeson Master Plan. The current plan has been used as a guide for recreational and environmental stewardship decisions for over 30 years. It establishes development, administration, maintenance, preservation, enhancement, and management of all natural, cultural, and recreational resources of Lake Greeson. It does not include water management operations such as dams, gates, powerhouses and spillways.

  • Mississippi River Levels Begin Rapid Fall

    Vicksburg, Miss – After recently enduring near record high stages, the Mississippi River has begun

  • Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip

    Vicksburg, Miss…….The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual low-water inspection trip

  • J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Visitor Center Gets New Volunteer Staffing

    Vicksburg, Miss –The Vicksburg District of the Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Multicultural

  • New Corps Camping Opportunities in South Arkansas

    Vicksburg, Miss….. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District Louisiana Field

  • Vicksburg District’s New Commander Gets Briefing at Arkansas Corps Lakes

    Vicksburg, Miss…Colonel John W. Cross, Commander of the Corps’ Vicksburg District, has “hit the

  • Vicksburg District’s Chief of Finance and Accounting Retires after 43 Years of Service

    Vicksburg, Miss…Rosemary Spears, chief of the District’s finance and accounting branch of the