Maj. Benjamin Speckhart was recently made deputy commander of the Vicksburg Engineer District. Maj. Benjamin Speckhart Speckhart assumes the role with 14 years of experience in the United… Read More
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Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply (EMIS) has taken delivery of a new crew boat, the mv. Big Valley 325. The company now has three crew boats, expanding its capacity to serve… Read More
The Ohio and Mississippi River valleys and the Cumberland River Basin received a historic amount of rainfall the first week of April, with numerous locations shattering records with 10 to… Read More
Vicksburg Shipyard LLC, a subsidiary of Terral RiverService, has acquired Big River Shipbuilding, located on the Yazoo River Diversion Canal in Vicksburg, Miss. With this acquisition, Vicksburg Shipyard will now… Read More
Officials from the city of Vicksburg, Miss., and Warren County have made significant progress over the past two years securing land and conducting engineering and design work for… Read More
Officials with the Vicksburg Engineer District announced that Lindy C. Boggs Lock, also known as Lock 1, on the Red River near Marksville, La., will reopen to navigation November… Read More
With little to no remaining upriver storage, it will take rain, and plenty of it, for the river to rise, but long-range forecasts offer hope. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission will hold four public meetings August 22–26 as part of its annual low-water inspection trip. During the meetings, commission members will meet with local… Read More
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) welcomed a new leader, as Col. Teresa Schlosser, ERDC’s first female commander, relinquished command to Lt. Col Christian Patterson, its… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss., is one of the South’s most iconic Mississippi River towns. Ironically, though, much of Vicksburg was cut off from the Mississippi River in 1876, when the… Read More
