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Thursday, December 20, 2012  About 8,000 soldiers who have been stationeed at Fort Jackson packed up their bags, lined up, and headed home for the holidays Thursday.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to provide an update on a proposed $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel. Reporters are scheduled to meet with the corps in Charleston on Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court is set to decide who gets to regulate the Savannah River.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  The Army's largest training installation is setting several days aside to celebrate military retirees and help them get information about healthy living.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  The Army's largest training installation is getting a new commander who most recently been in charge of training troops in Iraq.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says an aquatic weed called hydrilla, first found in Thurmond Lake in 1995, now infests about 60 percent of the reservoir's 1,200-mile shoreline.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Leaders of the Third Army and the U.S. Army Central Command are hosting school officials from Sumter, who will get a tour of Shaw Air Force Base.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. David Blackledge delivers Thursday's keynote address on the U.S. military and the future of counterinsurgency operations at the Regional Support Command Headquarters at Fort Jackson. Blackledge is the commanding general of the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. His address is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  A Mount Pleasant man working as a civilian in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been killed.  Officials and family confirmed Tuesday that James W. "Will" Coker was killed.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Federal nuclear inspectors say a proposal to build two nuclear reactors at a site near Columbia passed a safety inspection.

Saturday, July 16, 2011  There are more federal dollars available this year to rebuild beaches than at any time during the past 15 years, thanks to the end of congressional earmarks.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Plans to reopen and expand a gold mine in Lancaster County have been delayed while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts more study.

Friday, July 01, 2011  The Fort Jackson Museum is reopening its doors as the newly renovated U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum.

Monday, May 30, 2011  Attorney General Alan Wilson and state Rep. Ted Vick completed courses last week at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Dix, N.J.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Corps breaks levee to help Illinois town as water rises in places unlikely to be helped by breech