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Demopolis lock officially reopens
Boats of all sizes are once again able to pass through Demopolis going downstream toward the Gulf of Mexico or northward toward Tuscaloosa or the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway after the Army Corps of Engineers completed repairs May 16. The lock received major damage on January 16 when a concrete failure occurred within the lock. The 70-year-old […] The post Demopolis lock officially reopens appeared first on The Demopolis Times.
Military Salute: The Week of June 1
Peterson Bryce Peterson of Marietta, a graduate of Alan C Pope High School, was named to the President’s list for the spring 2024 semester at the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama. Foster Chief Petty Officer Kristian-Kandria Foster of Atlanta is serving with Maritime Expeditionary Security Group One in support of Commander, Task Force 75...
Broken lock in Alabama takes toll on Columbus Marina
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) “We saw a decrease in our transient traffic because of the closure of the lock, down in Demopolis,” said Steve Arandt, General Manager at the Columbus Marina. Arandt said the closure of the waterway in Demopolis has taken a huge toll on the way he...
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