Welcome Home Veterans Celebration kicks off with Remembrance Ceremony, Wreath Laying
September 18, 2021
Oak Grove, KY – Welcome Home Veterans, five days of activities in Clarksville and Oak Grove to honor and celebrate American Veterans has begun. The events are once again hosted by Visit Clarksville.
The main location for this year’s activities will be Oak Grove Gaming, Racing & Hotel. A caravan delivering the exhibits, including the Korean War Memorial, The AVTT Vietnam Wall, and the Field of Honor Tribute to Veterans, traveled from Clarksville Regional Airport to Oak Grove on Wednesday.
Commemorative Air Force B17 Texas Raiders visit Clarksville Regional Airport
July 23, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Regional Airport’s Director, John Patterson reached out a couple of years ago to the Commemorative Air Force B17 Texas Raiders from Conroe, Texas, to arrange a visit. But, COVID-19 Coronavirus issues delayed things. He was thrilled when the group contacted him recently to say they wanted to put Clarksville on their schedule this year.
Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce July 2021 Events, Announcements
June 30, 2021
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday, July 7th, the Chamber will hold the monthly Clarksville Young Professionals meeting at noon, at 25 Jefferson Street, Suite T, sponsored by Union Home Mortgage, featuring guest speaker Antonio Murgas with Domino’s.
Clarksville Regional Airport to host Vintage Warbirds tours starting July 13th
June 30, 2021
Clarksville, TN – In cities across the U.S., vintage military aircraft rest quietly in museums, where school children and tourists admire them, take their pictures, and leave them behind closed doors at the end of each day.
On July 13th, aviation history blasts out of the museums and into the skies as the Commemorative Air Force thunders into Clarksville, led by the B-17 Flying Fortress Texas Raiders.
Clarksville Regional Airport obtains Donald Stanton as its first Designated Pilot Examiner
June 22, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Regional Airport is very proud of the multitude of flight schools, flight students, and flight instructors it attracts especially since the airport has obtained its very first Designated Pilot Examiner [DPE], Mr. Donald Stanton.
Mr. Stanton has been a Clarksville resident since 1966 and is currently an adjunct faculty member for Austin Peay State University (APSU) in their aviation sciences department.
APSU sees Hopkinsville firefighter take new aviation science program’s first solo flight
June 22, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Early Monday morning, Ryan Erb sat behind the controls of an Austin Peay State University (APSU) Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter at the Clarksville Regional Airport and eased the craft off the ground.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra to perform Transfigured Night, November 3rd
October 15, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Gateway Chamber Orchestra will host Transfigured Night, their second Masterworks Series concert of the 2019-20 season, on Sunday, November 3rd, at 4:00pm.
Soar through darkness into light with the dramatic program of works by the renowned Ottorino Respighi, Claude Debussy and Arnold Schoenberg. GCO harpist Paula Bressman casts light onto Debussy’s beautiful Danses with grace and elegance.
Wags & Wings Family Fun and Oktoberfest to be held September 28th & 29th
September 15, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On September 28th and 29th, the Clarksville Regional Airport and the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County are hosting the annual Wags & Wings Family Fun and Oktoberfest.
Wags & Wings Family Fun and Oktoberfest will be held at the Clarksville Regional Airport with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra announces 2019-20 Season “Emotion Abounds”
August 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Tickets are on sale now for the Gateway Chamber Orchestra’s 2019-2020 Season – Emotion Abounds. This season, the GCO will perform inspiring musical programs that will transport audiences through time to explore the passionate works that have influenced centuries of music.
APSU aviation science program approved for veterans training, meaning ‘little or no cost’ for veterans
April 4, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) aviation science program recently received approval for veterans education benefits, meaning veterans can earn the degree at “little or no cost.”
The program – which has a concentration in helicopters (or rotor wing) – is Tennessee’s first rotorcraft flight school that offers a bachelor’s degree.