Head Start program accepting applications

The Clarksville/Montgomery County Community Action Agency Head Start program will be accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Applications will be accepted on the following schedule:

• March 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane, Clarksville
• March 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Country Diner, 752 HWY 13, Cunningham
• March 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Summit Heights Community Center, Clarksville
• March 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Chapala Restaurant,1191 Fort Campbell Boulevard, Clarksville [Read more]

Art Walk, Open House hosted by DAC

The Downtown Artists Cooperative  will host its monthly Art Walk on Thursday, March 5 with an open house at DAC from 5-8 p.m.

ARTifacts, 124 Strawberry Alley, will feature Kate Johnson, Elizabeth Klein and Jo Rhodes.

Kate Johnson has always loved art, but has not always been an artist.  After graduating from West Point in 2000, she served five years in the Army as a member of the Signal Corps spending most of her Army time at Ft Campbell with the 101st Airorne division.  Specializing in wall murals and portrait art, Kate has carved a niche for herself in the Clarksville community.  She can create paintings/murals on canvas so you can take the art with you where ever you may go! [Read more]

Mission Clarksville launches youth service program

“The Food Initiative”
“The Edge”
“Into the Wild”

This triple play of interconnected programs is designed  “… to develop a thoughtful and productive community of young people who can change the world in a lasting and positive way.”

Thus, with a $5,000 matching gift from the Dandridge Trust, “Mission Clarksville” made its formal debut Monday evening with a video presentation and a “meet and greet” with program administrators and more than two dozen  representatives of  Clarksville businesses, schools and media. The funds already raised are directed to offset start-up costs for this ministry. The Dandridge Trust is a charitable organization closely related to the Episcopal Church.

Patrick Smith, Executive Director of Mission Clarksville,  urged listeners to “raise expectations,” noting that our children “will rise to the occasion.” His message is simple: create a healthy outlook on life, on relationships, on leadership, on responsibility by working hard, on working as part of a team and a community, and giving back to that community. [Read more]

Economic Recovery and the African-American Community

“How Will President Obama’s Economic Recovery Bill Affect the African American Community?” The answers can be found in community discussions to be held on  March 5 at the Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane, Clarksville, from 6-8 p.m.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is hosted by the Urban Resource Center and its director, Terry McMoore, in partnership with the Center for Community Change.

Over the next 5 years a half a billion dollars in job training money will be coming to Clarksville. Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) will open a new plant in Clarksville that will hire over 1,000 construction workers to build, and provide over 800 permanent high paying jobs when they open. HSC will be one of the richest employers in Clarksville’s history since the arrival of Fort Campbell in the 1940s. [Read more]

McMillan to run for Governor

Kim McMillan makes it clear: she’s running for governor. “These are tough times but I believe in the future of Tennessee because I believe in the people of Tennessee,” said McMillan, Tennessee’s first female House Majority Leader and former member of Governor Bredesen’s cabinet.

“For almost a year I’ve been listening to the needs of our neighbors and families and loss is on everybody’s mind– loss of jobs, loss of homes, loss of health insurance, loss of retirement security. I know that tough times call for leadership that lifts us up and brings us together,” she added.

“I’m running for governor because I believe I can bring Tennessee together, and I know that together we can do more than just make it through – we can make it better.”

McMillan filed papers to establish an exploratory committee for the 2010 governor’s campaign last spring. “The people of Clarksville and Montgomery County have been good to me and that’s why I met with my hometown paper to make my intentions clear. I want to make sure they know that I’m in this race and I’m in it all the way.”

McMillan teaches political science at APSU.

Youth Art showing honors young artists

Students from twenty-schools from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be participating in the 2009 Youth Art Month exhibit.

A reception honoring the young artists will be held March 8 at the  Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library, where their art will be displayed.

The program offers many students a chance to further develop their interest in the creative arts and receive recognition for the efforts.

The art teachers invite the public to attend this free event.  The exhibit starts this Friday and runs through April 3. An opening reception on Sunday, March 8, will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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