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Governor Praises Tenn-Tom As ‘Untapped Gem’ Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Governor Praises Tenn-Tom As ‘Untapped Gem’

September 6, 2019

The 37th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference, which was held at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., August 27–29, began on a strong note with an address from Kentucky Gov. Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Authority to Host Annual Conference

July 12, 2019

Operators, stakeholders and waterway managers from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway will gather August 27–29 in Point Clear, Ala., at the Grand Hotel Marriott for the 37th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities… Read More

Agnes Zaiontz, Longtime Tenn-Tom Authority Leader, Remembered The museum that tells the story of the creation of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was named for Agnes Zaiontz in a January ceremony.

The museum that tells the story of the creation of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was named for Agnes Zaiontz in a January ceremony.

Agnes Zaiontz, Longtime Tenn-Tom Authority Leader, Remembered

July 5, 2019

Agnes Goodman Zaiontz, longtime office manager for the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, passed away May 29 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She was 77 years old. For… Read More

Dredging Work Continues On Tenn-Tom Waterway The dredge E. Stroud works to clear the waterway below Aberdeen Lock and Dam. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

The dredge E. Stroud works to clear the waterway below Aberdeen Lock and Dam. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Dredging Work Continues On Tenn-Tom Waterway

June 14, 2019

Commerce is moving again on the entire length of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway thanks to the Mike Hooks dredge E. Stroud clearing a pilot channel below Aberdeen Lock and Dam at… Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Once Again Fully Open To Navigation

May 31, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced May 21 the Mike Hooks dredge E. Stroud has established a pilot channel near Aberdeen Lock at Mile 357.5 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway… Read More

Flood Setting Records As More Rain Falls On Midwest flood

Flood Setting Records As More Rain Falls On Midwest

May 31, 2019

Continued rains and high water mean that river restrictions, lock closures and delays are now expected until mid-June. At this writing, another storm system has just pushed through the Midwest—again… Read More

Federal Dredge Fleet

May 19, 2019

This letter to the WJ is to voice concerns as stakeholders and workers on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom). After dramatic rains and runoff swept down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and triggered… Read More

Warrior-Tombigbee Association Sets Conference

April 27, 2019

The annual conference of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association will be held May 20–22 at the The Grand Hotel Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore… Read More

New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12 A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12

April 26, 2019

G&G Steel recently completed work on new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12. The upper gate is 25 feet tall by 62 feet wide and weighs 110 tons… Read More

Tenn-Tom Pilot Channel Expected By May 1

April 19, 2019

Close to two months after dramatic rains and runoff swept down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) and triggered navigation-halting shoals, the dredge working at Mile 357 on the waterway just below… Read More