CDE Lightband, TVA award Kenwood Middle School $5,000 in STEM Grant Funds
April 22, 2021
Clarksville, TN – In partnership with CDE Lightband, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc, Kenwood Middle School was awarded $5,000 in STEM grant funds. STEM at its core is a teaching philosophy that blends Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math together which offers students the opportunity to experience real-world applications.
(L-R) Energy Services Manager of CDE Lightband, John Jackson; Community Affairs Coordinator of CDE Lightband, Lindsey Pease; Principal of Kenwood Middle School, Marlon Heaston, Kenwood Middle School student, Brooklyn Ward (8th grade); Kenwood Middle School student, Kwace London (7th grade); Computer Literacy teacher at Kenwood Middle School, Chad Ward; Kenwood Middle School student Joshua Robinson (8th grade); Plant Manager of TVA Cumberland Fossil Plant, Mike Rawlings; Engineering Manager of TVA Cumberland Fossil Plant, Jim Alberda.
APSU to host seven commencement ceremonies for Fall 2020, Spring 2021 graduates
April 1, 2021
Clarksville, TN – This May, Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host seven commencement ceremonies to honor the University’s Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 graduates.
Austin Peay State University to hold commencement ceremonies May 4th through May 7th. (APSU)
CDE Lightband, TVA to match $15,000 in donations to Imagination Library of Montgomery County
November 6, 2020
Clarksville, TN – As the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to surge and affect many local and fundamental organizations, The Imagination Library of Montgomery County is unfortunately one of those facing funding shortages.
With the present difficulties CDE Lightband and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have agreed to match up to $15,000 in donations as the Community Care Fund campaign is launched once again.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
2020 Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade set for November 7th
October 8, 2020
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 7th, with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9:00am in front of the historic courthouse (south side) on Third Street in Downtown Clarksville.
The keynote speaker is US Army retired Major General Walt Lord, who now serves as Vice President, Government Division, at FileBank Inc.
Clarksville-Montgomery County annual Veterans Day Parade.
Clarksville Downtown Market voted “#1 Market in America”
September 24, 2020
Clarksville tops 1,200 markets that competed in online vote
Clarksville, TN – The best place to live in America now has the “#1 Market in America.”
The Clarksville Downtown Market presented by CDE Lightband was crowned the overall “People’s Choice” winner and earned the $1,000 first prize after months of voting in the American Farmland Trust’s 12th Annual Farmers Market Celebration. Chartered in 1980, the American Farmland Trust focuses on protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.
The Clarksville Downtown Market, coordinated by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department, began in 2010 and has grown in popularity each year.
Vendors, patrons and Clarksville Parks and Recreation have combined to make the Clarksville Downtown Market the ‘#1 Market in America.’
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s 2020 BBQ Bash set for October 3rd
September 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual BBQ Bash from 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 at Liberty Park. The event is sponsored by TriStar Beverage of Clarksville, Queener Law, and Bojangles.
The public is invited to watch area teams compete to prepare the best tasting barbecue. Admission for the public is free, and guests can expect live music, artisan vendors and a cornhole tournament. Beer and barbecue will be available for purchase, and 100 percent of beer proceeds will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s annual BBQ Bash brings music, vendors and more to Liberty Park
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Clarksville Film Festival Winners
September 22, 2020
Screening and awards held after months of delay
Clarksville, TN – Eleven teams gathered at Freedom Point Event Center in February to begin a 52-hour scripting, filming, and editing marathon known as the Clarksville Film Festival presented by CDE Lightband.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation hosted the annual event, and while the teams were able to complete their films, the screening and awards ceremony was scheduled during the height of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, resulting in it being postponed indefinitely.
After months of waiting, the 2020 Clarksville Film Festival Screening and Awards were held on Saturday, September 19th, 2020 at the Roxy Regional Theater.
Clarksville Film Festival films shown at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Welcomes a New Era with the Grand Illumination
September 22, 2020
Clarksville, TN – One of the state’s most photographed structures, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in Downtown Clarksville, will soon be as photogenic after dark as it has been in the daytime.
The Museum is adding a new feature to the historic 1898 Post Office and Customs House building that proudly graces the corner of South Second Street and Commerce Street.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Grand Illumination.
CDE Lightband announces SmartBand Wi-Fi solution
August 7, 2020
Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband launches its new Wi-Fi solution, Smartband. Smartband is the result of a new partnership between CDE Lightband and Plume.
Together, Smartband offers an innovative platform to manage your home Wi-Fi network.
CDE Lightband honors outgoing Board Chairman Wayne Wilkinson
June 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times…it was the age of wisdom…it was the epoch of belief…it was the season of Light…it was the spring of hope…”
It is with great adoration and sadness, CDE Lightband said farewell to Chairman Wayne Wilkinson at the Power Board Meeting Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020.
(L to R) CDE Lightband General Manager, Brian Taylor and former Power Board Chairman, Wayne Wilkinson.
