Officials at the Army Corps of Engineers Millwood Project Office will celebrate its 50th anniversary at Millwood Lake at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The celebration will be at the Millwood Overlook on the east side of Millwood Dam and immediately adjacent to State Highway 32 East.
Little Rock District Commander Colonel Robert Dixon will be the keynote speaker. Scheduled speakers include: Danny Gray, Southwest Arkansas Water District, board president; Kevin McDaniels, Little Rock District, chief of operations, and Steve Spicer, operation project manager, Millwood Tri-Lakes.
A time capsule will be placed to mark the event followed by refreshments.
People traveling from Saratoga, Ark. to the ceremony should take State Highway 32 East toward Ashdown, Ark., for about six miles and turn left into Beard's Lake and River Run East area.
People traveling from Ashdown, Ark., should take State Highway 32 East for about eight miles and cross the Millwood Dam, turning right into Beard's Lake and River Run East area. A shuttle will carry guests to the Millwood Overlook from the Beard's Lake parking lot.