Corps to release water from lake Okeechobee
On Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, Lt. Col. Thomas Greco, Jacksonville District Deputy Commander for South Florida, announced that beginning at 7 am Sept. 19 COE would begin releasing water from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River and the St. Lucie Canal.
The Army is inviting volunteers to help clean up eight of its area lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee, including Dale Hollow in Celina, Cordell Hull in Carthage and Center Hill Lake in Lancaster.