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  • Army Corps of Engineers invites Buxton community to meeting

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners, would like to invite the Buxton community to a public meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the Fessenden Center, located at 46830 North Carolina Highway 12, Buxton, North Carolina.

  • Contract to remove potential source of petroleum awarded ahead of schedule

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division and the Savannah District conducted a site visit to Buxton, North Carolina, May 1, 2024, to meet with representatives from the National Park Service and Dare County to evaluate current conditions at the Formerly Used Defense Site Buxton Naval Facility and discuss agency and public concerns regarding the reported petroleum contamination. Since the visit, a contract to remove a pipe to determine if it’s the source of the reported petroleum was awarded ahead of schedule.

  • Register for Richard B. Russell Lake 34th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – It’s time to register for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Richard B. Russell Project Office’s 34th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby set to take place Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the freshly stocked Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing area, located on Hwy. 72 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina.

  • Corps of Engineers completes report on Buxton Beach contamination

    BUXTON, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Summary Report of site visits occurring from September 2023 through February 2024 on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., at the former U.S. Navy facility.

  • Corps of Engineers to Test Spillway Gates at Lake Hartwell Dam March 13

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Dam safety officials from the Savannah District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, will test the spillway gates at one hydropower dam on the Savannah River tomorrow.

  • Annual Passes Now Available at Hartwell, Thurmond Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces annual passes are now available at Hartwell, and J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project Visitors Centers.

  • WVU Tech alumni honored, a Modern-Day Technology Leader, at STEM Conference

    SAVANNAH, GA. – Richard Thomas, area engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District's, Robins Area Office in Warner Robins, Georgia, was honored as a Modern-Day Technology Leader during a ceremony at the BEYA STEM Annual Conference held Feb. 16, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland.

  • Public Meeting Set to Address Explosive Hazards at Former Conway BGR, Project 01

    CONWAY, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a Proposed Plan (PP) to present to the public, specifying the Corps of Engineers’ preferred alternative to address explosive hazards at the Former Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range (Conway BGR) – Project 01, located in Horry County, South Carolina.

  • Some Annual Passes Unavailable at Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces some annual passes are temporarily not available at Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes Project Visitors Centers.

  • Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes no longer in drought level 2 operations

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes have come out of drought level 2 and are now back in drought level 1 operations due to the recent rain over the Savannah River System Basin.