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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District recently reached a major project milestone and awarded a task order for dike construction at Below Walnut Bend and Shoofly Bar near Helena, Arkansas.

Students from the National Defense University got a first-hand look at the country’s rivers and towboats.

PRCO America Inc. has begun importing raw materials for refractory bricks in supersacks through the Port of Paducah-McCracken County, Ky.

Capt. Marshall Ramey is the master of the mv. Amy T, a 92-foot, 2,000 hp. towboat owned by Terral RiverService Inc.

The sternwheel steamer Betty Turner was built at Paducah, Ky., in 1930, for Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company.

Potpourri 2022: Roaring for the Arts will take place at The ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St., and honor the memory of Anne S. Robinson, a longtime supporter and volunteer of the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas.

Signature drumming, "colorful moments of creativity" and quirky comedy are the hallmarks of Blue Man Group, starting a new North American tour, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Little Rocks Robinson Center Performance Hall.

The Pine Bluff Art Leagues September events include a reception and annual exhibition as well as the monthly meeting.

Twelve area inmates graduated from the Phoenix Project vocational training program for deckhands on Friday, opening doors for them for a career after incarceration.

Summer is here, and the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas has a full plate of events for June, featuring a summer bash, a play, and various summer camps and activities.