Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Christmas Parade Winners
December 6, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government announce the winners of the 2021 Lighted Christmas Parade.
More than 100 local businesses, schools, and organizations showcased their Christmas spirit Saturday in Downtown Clarksville by presenting a float or driving a fun vehicle decked out in holiday cheer.
This year’s theme was “Gingerbread Houses” and Lee Irwin, a long-time local reporter, and radio personality served as this year’s parade grand marshal.
Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade
APSU GIS student’s road closure map unveiled on Clarksville’s new website
April 17, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When the City of Clarksville launched its new website on April 8th, 2019 that day’s news release lauded “a fresh, easy-to-navigate and more powerful website that will enhance the city’s ability to engage and serve its citizens.” Austin Peay State University’s GIS Center helped create one of the engaging elements that lives on the city’s new homepage – an interactive map that continuously updates with road maintenance and closure information.
Bryndon Rhoton, a computer information systems junior at Austin Peay State University, designed the road closure map on the City of Clarksville’s website.
Christmas Tree Recycle Drop-Off at Rotary Park
December 24, 2013
Montgomery County, TN – Friends of Rotary Park is sponsoring their first Christmas Tree Recycle program. From December 28th to January 11th, you can drop off your live tree at Rotary Park to have them recycled to help certain areas in the trails and updating the landscape.
Drop-off is during park hours only and located across from the playground parking lot (follow signs). Please, when dropping off your tree that they are clean from any decoration including lights, tinsels and tree stand.
Friends of Rotary Park Christmas Tree Recycle program
Carmel Elementary Community Open House August 19th
August 14, 2012
Montgomery County, TN – The doors to the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System’s twenty second elementary school will be open to the public on Sunday, August 19th from 3:00pm–5:00pm.
The school is located on the corner of Sango Road and Dixie Bee Road.
Carmel Elementary School
Montgomery County Receives ARRA Grant
May 28, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Government was recently awarded an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) grant of $100,000. This grant will be used by two county departments for a total of three projects.
The Highway Department will be retrofitting seven traffic signals from incandescent light to LED lighting. This will increase the bulb replacement cycle from 12-18 months on an incandescent bulb, to seven to eight years on an LED. Replacement costs, including installation, will amount to $25,245.93 and have an estimated annual energy savings of nearly 864,000KWh and an annual estimated GHG reduction of more than 800 metric tons of carbon dioxide. [Read more]
Health Department Expansion
April 19, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The landscape of Madison Street will soon be receiving a new look. The building located at 1300 Madison Street, formally housing the United Way office, will be torn down in the coming days to make way for a Health Department expansion.
The new construction has been designed specifically to compliment the architectural style of the Madison Street Corridor. [Read more]
Harsh winter weather leads to area schools and businesses closing
December 12, 2010
Clarksville, TN – The mid-state was on the receiving end of an artic blast bringing with it plummeting temperatures, snow, and ice. 1-3 Inches of accumulation can be expected. There is currently a wind chill advisory from the National Weather Service, as 30mph winds will drop the wind chill into single digits over night.
Roadways are already experiencing freezing with snow and ice rapidly building up despite the best efforts of the Clarksville Street Department and Montgomery County Highway Department to deal with it.
