Local Attorney Beverly Fisher’s “Grace Among The Leavings” Completes the Journey to the Stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, June 20th – June 28th
June 9, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The journey from the page to the stage does not always follow an established route: sometimes a new path must be forged.
Following months of adapting, rewriting and workshopping, Beverly Fisher’s Civil War novella “Grace Among The Leavings” completes its journey to the stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace with four staged readings, June 20th – June 28th.
Originally adapted to the stage by Dennis Darling and Kari Catton and produced by Theatre in the Park in Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site in Illinois, “Grace Among The Leavings” underwent further adaptation this past year by Roxy Regional Theatre co-founder and artistic director John McDonald.
APSU celebrates ancient languages with 9th annual Classics Day
November 20, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Latin is very much a living language on the campus of Austin Peay State University, as Classics at APSU hosted its annual Classics Day event for area high school students.
The all-day event brought together a record 221 students from Montgomery County and Sumner County high schools for a day of activities centered on the languages of the ancient world.
F&M Bank maintains Montgomery County Deposit Market
October 2, 2015
Share Lead; Takes over Top Spot in Stewart County
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank continues to be the top bank in Montgomery County in deposits according to a newly published report released this week by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The report, which tracks all 11 FDIC-insured institutions in Montgomery County, shows F&M holds $389 million or 17.23 percent of local deposits. This is the 12th consecutive year F&M has claimed the number one spot in the intensely competitive Montgomery County market.
Overall, deposits in Montgomery County rose by 3.1 percent to $2.2 billion for the year through June 30th, which is slightly below the national average increase of 3.8 percent. Despite the increase in deposits, the deposit market share ranking among local institutions remains the same as last year.
F&M Plans New Hendersonville Facility
July 31, 2015
Hendersonville, TN – F&M Bank has announced plans to construct a new 10,000 sq. ft. facility at 221 Indian Lake Boulevard in Hendersonville Tennessee.
In September 2008, F&M Mortgage Services opened at 100 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard, which was quickly followed in the spring of 2009 with the addition of banking services at the same location.
Clarksville-Montgomery County has four Graduate from Leadership Middle Tennessee
June 22, 2015
Thirty Two Graduate from Regional Leadership Program
Nashville, TN – Thirty two community and business leaders from Middle Tennessee have graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc., a regional leadership institute.
The 2015 class is from the 10-county area which includes Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Williamson County and Wilson County.
F&M Names Mary Beth Russell Branch Manager
May 2, 2015
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank has named Mary Beth Russell Assistant Vice President, Manager and Lender of its St. Bethlehem banking office at 2601 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville.
“Mary Beth has eight years of banking and investment services experience with F&M and has been a real contributor to the bank’s growth in the St. Bethlehem market. Her leadership skills will be a real asset as she directs the operation of this office,” stated Sammy Stuard, F&M Bank President and CEO.
Clarksville Beginnings – Part 4: Is Sevier Station Really Sevier Station?
November 24, 2014
Clarksville, TN – If you look hard enough, it is not difficult to find a rather cynical analysis of recorded history. For example, “The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down,” says writer and comedian, Whitney A. Brown.
Or there is American writer and Civil War veteran, Ambrose Bierce, who chimed in with, “God alone knows the future, but only a historian can alter the past.”
Yet, despite these opinions and the imperfections they reveal concerning the whole endeavor of unearthing information about the past, it is a still considered a noble one.
F&M Bank Ranked Among Top U.S. Community Banks in Social Media
July 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – F&M Bank is ranked in a Top 50 List that “highlights the community bank social media trailblazers among the financial industry.” On Monday, the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) released its second annual Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Media.
The listing is based on fans/followers, engagement, content and frequency of posts. According to an ICBA announcement, “These top community banks provide fresh content, thought leadership, advice and consistent touch points to their brands. Community banks are naturally influential within their communities, which translates easily into social media.”
CEMC recieves Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification
July 1, 2014
Montgomery County, TN – The latest business to complete requirements for Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification and host a Green Ribbon Cutting is Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (CEMC).
Book Review: “Grace Among the Leavings” by Beverly Fisher
August 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – “Ms. Grace, you ask hard questions.”
The little girl living on a farm in rural Sumner County, Tennessee does ask hard questions. Innocent and inquisitive, Grace lives in a world where the Civil War has just ended and the devastated South is entering Reconstruction. Grace directly questions why she is surrounded by death and suffering.
Her grandmother tells Grace, “I want you to not think of the evil in this world, honey, because there is plenty of that. You don’t have to look too hard or far for that. Look for the good. Be the good.”