The 74th annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA) may go down as one of the most celebratory, thanks to the May 16 reopening of Demopolis Lock in rural,… Read More
Wynne Fuller
For the second year in a row, the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA) will hold its annual conference at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Ala., with this year’s event—the 74th… Read More
While repair work at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama continues to march steadily toward a late-May reopening, operators on the Black Warrior River and farther south on… Read More
The effort to repair Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama has entered a new phase, now that debris removal is complete. The Mobile Engineer District marked the conclusion… Read More
Demopolis Lock, located on the Tombigbee River just below its confluence with the Black Warrior River, has been closed since the morning of January 16, when the on-duty lock operator… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District has announced an emergency closure of Demopolis Lock, located near Demopolis, Ala., just below where the Black Warrior River enters the Tombigbee River, following a concrete… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile held a change-of-command ceremony June 17, with Capt. Ulysses Mullins relieving Capt. LaDonn Allen as sector commander. Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander of the… Read More
“My goal for Alabama is simple: I want our state to be the best place to live, work and raise a family.” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey reiterated her simple goal… Read More
The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA) will hold its 72nd annual meeting May 18–20 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala. The yearly gathering of operators, managers and stakeholders… Read More
A 41-foot recreational vessel traveling northbound on the Tombigbee River in Alabama entered Coffeeville Lock, located at Mile 116.6 on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (BWT), on January 8 and sank… Read More
