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  • Ringer Park Temporary Closured for Upgrades

    MOBILE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District at West Point Project announced that Ringer Park will be temporarily closed, on a periodic basis from mid September through October, so Anderson Construction Company can perform facility improvements. These intermittent closures are necessary while improvements are being made in the park.

  • West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

    MOBILE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed Monday, September 15, 2014 through Friday September 26, 2014 to ensure public safety as contractors complete roadway maintenance.

  • USACE beaches Old Bridge, Piney Grove closed until spring

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Bay Springs Site Office in Dennis, Miss. closed Old Bridge Beach and Piney Grove Beach on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Watery Sept. 1 for the fall and winter seasons and is scheduled to reopen in the spring on May 1, 2015.

  • USACE to close recreational areas during fall, winter seasons

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Bay Springs Site Office in Dennis, Miss. is scheduled to close several areas on the northern end of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. for the fall and winter seasons and reopen March 1, 2015.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces Lake Lanier Dock Permits return

    MOBILE, Ala.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE), Mobile District announces that Lake Sidney Lanier has completed the dock lottery process begun in 2009. After completion of the lottery it was determined that additional permits may be issued. The Shoreline Management Section at Lake Lanier will begin accepting requests for new dock permits on September 16, 2014.

  • USACE to close campground during fall, winter seasons

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Management Center is scheduled to close Town Creek Campground Oct. 1 for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.

  • USACE shares water safety tips for Labor Day holiday weekend

    MOBILE, Ala. – It’s almost time to say goodbye to summer. If you’ll be spending the weekend on or around the water this Labor Day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District urges you to remember these safety tips...

  • USACE to host public workshop for proposed easement crossing public lands at Carters Lake Project

    MOBIILE, Ala.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is hosting a public workshop on Sept. 4, 2014 at the Gilmer County Civic Center in Ellijay, Ga. from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The purpose of the workshop is to receive public input regarding a proposed easement to the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) for a Planned Ellijay-Roundtop 230 kV Transmission Line that would cross a portion of the Carters Lake Project in Gilmer County, Ga.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public workshop for the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bayou Casotte Harbor Channel

    MOBILE, Ala. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District invites the public to participate in an important public workshop on the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bayou Casotte Harbor Channel on July 8, 2014 at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom and Suites in Pascagoula, Mississippi from 5 pm to 7 pm.

  • USACE to reopen Jim Woodruff Lock

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has scheduled the reopening of the Jim Woodruff Lock located on the Apalachicola River in Chattahoochee, Fla. for Friday, June 20 to all vessels as much needed repairs have been completed.