Celebrating a Tennessee Triumph: New monument to honor Clarksville’s suffragists
August 16, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On a July afternoon in 1914, more than 75 people crowded into a house on Madison Street for a meeting of the newly established Clarksville Equal Suffrage League.
The women who joined the league that afternoon spent the next six years facing ridicule and threats of violence in the pursuit of their goal – earning women the right to vote.
A woman casts her first vote in this miniature replica of the statue. (APSU)
Griffis Team of Exit Realty Screamin’ Eagle becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
August 27, 2018
Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP)
Montgomery County, TN – The Griffis Team of Exit Realty Screamin’ Eagle is the latest organization to join the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP).
A green ribbon cutting was held in their honor on the morning of Tuesday, August 21st, 2018. City of Clarksville Chief of Staff Heather Fleming, CMCGCP Steering Committee member Rose Melton (Altra Federal Credit Union), CMCGCP Steering Committee member Bill Harpel (City of Clarksville), and CMCGCP Manager Carlye Sommers attended the ceremony.
(L to R) Vivian Bennardo, Rhonda Knight, Michaela Griffis, Amanda Griffis, Wanda Sivis, Stacy Morrison, Makenzie Griffis, Bill Harpel, Heather Fleming, Rose Melton.
Clarksville County Club becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
October 26, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) held a green ribbon cutting on Tuesday to celebrate Clarksville County Club (CCC) as the newest green organization.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, City of Clarksville Chief of Staff Heather Fleming, Chamber of Commerce Director Melinda Shepard, Bi-County Solid Waste Management Director David Graham, Montgomery County Public Information Officer Michelle Newell and CMCGCP Manager Carlye Sommers attended the celebration.
Clarksville Country Club Green Certification ribbon cutting. (L to R) David Graham, Heather Fleming, Melinda Shepard, Ben Jones, Mayor Jim Durrett and Carlye Sommers.
