Montgomery County Parks announces Santa to visit Wade Bourne Nature Center on Saturdays
December 3, 2022
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department will host their second annual Saturday with Santa series for the first three Saturdays of December from 11:00am to 2:00pm in the Wade Bourne Nature Center at Rotary Park.
Each week, a Santa representing a different nationality will be at the Wade Bourne Nature Center, bringing joy to visiting children.
Santa Shedrich Webster will kick off the fun this week. Children can speak Spanish or English with Santa Catarino Guzman on December 10th and visit with Santa Roger Lewis on December 17th.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation to hold 100 Year Celebration for South Guthrie Community Center
September 2, 2022
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warfield School, presently known as South Guthrie Community Center, from September 8th through September 10th.
On the first day of the 100-year celebration, September 8th, from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Executive Director of the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Frank Lott will share his extensive knowledge of the architecture of Rosenwald Schools and the renovation to revive the South Guthrie Community Center.
South Guthrie Community Center 100 Year Celebration
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation receives grant for a Community Garden at Rotary Park
July 13, 2022
Montgomery County, TN – On July 11th, 2022 representatives from AARP formally awarded a Community Challenge Grant of $12,900 to install a community garden near the Wade Bourne Nature Center at Rotary Park.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Natural Resource and Program Manager Katie Netti and former CMC Green Certification Manager Carlye Sommers, co-authored the grant application in March 2022 and received notification of the award in June 2022.
AARP Awards Grant Funds for Community Garden.
Montgomery County Parks Receives $500,000 Grant
August 24, 2018
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation
Montgomery County, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced the list of Tennessee Communities this week that would receive a series of grants totaling more than $15 million to help fund parks and recreation projects in Tennessee communities across the state.
“Easy access to parks, trails, walking paths and other recreational facilities can make a good community a great community,” said Haslam. “These grants provide the resources needed to help make Tennessee an even more desirable place to live, work and raise a family.”
Funding will be used to Help Subsidize the Nature Center at Rotary Park
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation earns state award for RichEllen Park
November 19, 2016
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department was recently awarded the Four Star Award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation for RichEllen Park.
The award was presented during the annual Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association state conference, held earlier this week in Memphis, TN.
(L to R) Montgomery County Parks Director Jerry Allbert, Administrative Coordinator Sally Burchett and Assistant Parks Director Joe Rodocker were on hand to receive the TRPA award earlier this week.
Church Hosts Spur Trail Clean Up Day
November 8, 2016
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department would like to thank the youth group from First Baptist Church St. Bethlehem for recently conducting a cleanup day at the Spur Line Trailhead Park.
This group spent the day trimming shrubs, mulching, cleaning out flower beds and planting new flowers.
First Baptist Church St. Bethlehem Youth Group.
CVB Announces New Board Leadership for 2016-17 Year
July 21, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau announces that Louisa Cooke has been named chairman of the board of directors for the 2016-17 year beginning July 1st.
Cooke previously served as chairman of the board in 2006-07, 2001-02 and 1997-98, and has served on the board of directors for a total of nine years since 1996.
Louisa Cooke named chairman of the CVB board of directors for the 2016-17
Four Montgomery County Parks have Automated External Defibrillators available
March 24, 2016
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department and Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services (MCEMS) have joined forces to provide life saving equipment and training for four of the county parks.
The Parks and Recreation staff spent Thursday morning being trained by MCEMS Assistant Chief Bill Webb on how to properly use Automated External Defibrillators (AED) that will soon be installed in Woodlawn Park, Civitan Park, RichEllen Park and South Guthrie Community Center.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation get training by MCEMS Assistant Chief Bill Webb on how to use Automated External Defibrillators.
Montgomery County holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for RichEllen Park
October 20, 2015
Montgomery County, TN – On Monday, October 19th, 2015 at 4:00pm, Montgomery County Government held Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new RichEllen Park. The park, located just off Highway 149, 2 miles past Hilltop Super Market, will serve the Cumberland Heights and Palmyra communities in southern Montgomery County.
“I didn’t think this day would ever get here,” stated Montgomery County Parks Director Jerry Allbert. “It’s been a long time coming since the first time we stood here and dug a little dirt in the ground and said we are going to build this park. We’ve come a long way.”
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for RichEllen Park
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation wins National Award for Rotary Park’s Accessible Trail addition
June 19, 2015
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department was recently nationally recognized by the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) with an award for the Rotary Park Phase II Accessible Trail.
Nine trail projects from across the country were chosen by the CRT as recipients of its Tom Petri Annual Achievement Awards. This award is in recognition for their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds.
(L to R) Derrick Crandall CRT Co-Chair; Nick Powell, Montgomery County Engineer; Jerry Allbert, Montgomery County Parks Director; and Marianne Fowler, CRT Co-Chair
