Jazz on the Lawn Saturday night with Joel Brown
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday night, September 1st, Beachaven Winery will hold their next ‘Jazz on the Lawn’ concert with Joel Brown. The music starts at 6:30pm and goes until 9:30pm.
It is normally a good idea to arrive early to get one of the good viewing spots on the lawn. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department hiring Athletic Assistant
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for the Athletic Assistant position. The Athletic Assistant will assist in planning, organizing and facilitating comprehensive sport programs for youth and adults.
Any interested parties may apply at the Parks and Recreation Main Office located at, 102 Public Square, or at Career Services, located at 350 Pageant Lane. No phone calls please. [Read more]
Planters Bank adds Hayse McGahey to Commercial Division
Clarksville, TN – Planters Bank announces the addition of Hayse McGahey as vice president of commercial banking. He will be working from the bank’s downtown Clarksville office at 325 Commerce Street.
McGahey has worked in both consumer and business banking in the Nashville area since 1989. He spent eight years at what is now Bank of America, followed by 13 years at what is now Regions Bank. Most recently he was a business banker with First Tennessee where he worked in lending, deposit management, and treasury/cash management for a diverse array of small business customers. [Read more]
Gossett Family Endows New Scholarship at APSU
Clarksville, TN – One morning in the early 1930s, during the height of the Great Depression, a young man named Charles Bruno showed up at the Ford Motor Compnay looking for a job. A line of applicants stretched down the block, so Bruno and his brother crawled under a fence to get closer to the front door.
The company was looking for experienced welders. Bruno, the son of Italian immigrants, only had a seventh-grade education at the time, and he hardly knew what a welding rod looked like. But he had a new wife and a family to support, and his determination impressed the man in charge of hiring. He gave Bruno a job. [Read more]
St. Bethlehem United Methodist Church to introduce new modern service, planning 1st community block party
Clarksville, TN – For the Reverend Richard Wesley, the demographic information about the community of people who live within a five-mile radius of St. Bethlehem United Methodist Church on Russellville Road is fascinating.
However, the information is serving as St. Bethlehem UMC’s guide in planning a new modern service that will begin at 11:00am, Sunday, September 23rd.
Country singer Blaine Larsen to sing at St. Bethlehem United Methodist Church’s community Block Party Saturday, September 22nd.
APSU Acuff Chair of Excellence holder for 2012-13 to be Noted Writer David Huddle
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, the award-winning writer David Huddle was contacted by Dr. Amy Wright, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of creative writing. Both writers hailed from rural Wythe County, VA, and after a bit of reminiscing about local haunts they both knew, Wright asked Huddle a question.
How would he, a two-time National Endowment of the Arts fellow and author of more than 17 books of poetry, fiction and essays, like to spend a few months this fall and next spring in Clarksville, working with APSU creative writing students? [Read more]
Tiny Town Animal Clinic offering free spay and neutering to all Cats at Montgomery County Animal Control
Montgomery County, TN – Tiny Town Animal Clinic is partnering with Montgomery County Animal Control and Adoption Services to offer free spay and neutering to all cats at Animal Control during the month of September.
Cats will be transported to Dr. Leslie Burchett’s office, located at 1815 Tiny Town Road, for the free surgery and then available for adoption at Animal Control for $37.00. [Read more]
Riverfest Regatta Deadline is September 5th
Clarksville, TN – The Riverfest Regatta, sponsored by U.S. Bank, is not your typical boat race. The boats racing down the Cumberland River Saturday morning, September 8th, will be made of cardboard, a few other approved materials and new this year, plastic bottles!
Not only will teams be racing for bragging rights, but trophies will also be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams in each division. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Faculty share their recent Accomplishments
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty at Austin Peay State University recently announced their latest professional and scholarly activities.
Dr. Stuart Bonnington, professor of psychology, recently presented a workshop, titled “The Quest for Balance: Qigong and the Healthy Helper,” for the Nashville Metropolitan Action Commission Annual Health and Wellness Conference on August 3rd. [Read more]
Movies in the Park Double Feature this Saturday featuring “The Princess Bride” and “The Goonies”
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation Saturday, September 1st, 2012 at Heritage Park Soccer fields for this month’s Movies in the Park event, featuring two movies from the 80’s.
“The Princess Bride” is scheduled to begin around 7:20pm, followed by “The Goonies” around 9:00pm. Both movies are rated PG.
“The Princess Bride” and “The Goonies” Saturday at Movies in the Park
