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Tenn-Tom Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Headquarters Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway officials and stakeholders cut the ribbon for a new Waterway Management Center in Columbus, Miss. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway officials and stakeholders cut the ribbon for a new Waterway Management Center in Columbus, Miss. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Tenn-Tom Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Headquarters

October 13, 2023

The Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project management team held a ribbon cutting and grand opening October 5 for the waterway’s new Waterway Management Center, located on a bluff overlooking… Read More

Industry, Corps To Host Familiarization Tour Of Tenn-Tom Waterway

September 19, 2023

The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Authority and the Mobile Engineer District are hosting a familiarization tour of the Tenn-Tom Waterway next month. The two-day event will begin October 5 with… Read More

Forty-First Tenn-Tom Waterway Conference Draws Large Crowd Nelson Sanchez, operations division chief for the Mobile Engineer District. (photo by Frank McCormack)

Nelson Sanchez, operations division chief for the Mobile Engineer District. (photo by Frank McCormack)

Forty-First Tenn-Tom Waterway Conference Draws Large Crowd

August 25, 2023

Managers, operators and stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) gathered in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay August 9–11 at the Grand Hotel for the 41st… Read More

Tenn-Tom Conference Set For August 9–12 TTW

Tenn-Tom Conference Set For August 9–12

June 23, 2023

Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) will gather in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay at the Grand Hotel on August 9–11 for the 41st annual… Read More

Warrior-Tombigbee Association Holds 73rd Annual Meeting Charlie Haun, center, was honored for his 28 years of service as chairman of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association during the association's annual meeting. With him are Horace Horn, current chairman, and Wynne Fuller, president of the association. (Photo courtesy of WTWA)

Charlie Haun, center, was honored for his 28 years of service as chairman of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association during the association's annual meeting. With him are Horace Horn, current chairman, and Wynne Fuller, president of the association. (Photo courtesy of WTWA)

Warrior-Tombigbee Association Holds 73rd Annual Meeting

May 19, 2023

Operators, waterway managers and other stakeholders of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway gathered in Orange Beach, Ala., May 10–12 for the 73rd annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA). The… Read More

Corps Seeks Input For Scheduling Tenn-Tom Lock Closures

April 7, 2023

Justin Murphree, operations project manager for the Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, hosted a conference call April 5 with waterway stakeholders to outline a pair of lock closures planned for… Read More

Drought, Low Water Continue For Much Of Western Rivers

October 21, 2022

The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More

With LMR Stubbornly Low, Corps Begins Construction Of Sill To Block Salt Water Intrusion

October 17, 2022

With the Lower Mississippi River languishing at around 3 feet at the Carrollton Gage and with salt water creeping up from the Gulf of Mexico, the New Orleans Engineer District… Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Council, Authority Hold 40th Annual Conference Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, commander of the South Atlantic Division. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, commander of the South Atlantic Division. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Tenn-Tom Waterway Council, Authority Hold 40th Annual Conference

September 9, 2022

Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) gathered in Point Clear, Ala., August 10–12 for the 40th annual Tenn-Tom conference to celebrate its rich history and look to the future of… Read More

CMT To Provide Barge Shifting, Fleeting At Yellow Creek Port

September 7, 2022

Yellow Creek State Inland Port (YCP), the uppermost port on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom), at the intersection of the Tenn-Tom and the Tennessee River, has announced that Cooper Marine &… Read More