Clarksville Fire Rescue and Clarksville Gas and Water Employees support Susan G. Komen Foundation
Clarksville, TN – On November 12th, 2013 members of Clarksville Fire Rescue and the Clarksville Gas and Water Department will present a check to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
October is designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness month and this contribution is a result of fundraising activities that took place through October. [Read more]
Tennessee Literary Luminaries Author, Sue Freeman Culverhouse, to hold book signing at APSU November 12th
Clarksville, TN – Sue Freeman Culverhouse, staff writer for Clarksvilleonline.com, has just released her new book, Tennessee Literary Luminaries: From Cormac McCarthy to Robert Penn Warren (The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2013).
Already receiving rave reviews, Tennessee Literary Luminaries encompasses the biographies of 11 Tennessee authors: Robert Penn Warren, Alex Haley, Cormac McCarthy, William Gay, Peter Taylor, Eleanor Ross Taylor, Alice Randall, A. Scott Pearson, Bud Willis, Amy Greene and Marshall Chapman.
Tennessee Literary Luminaries book by Sue Freeman Culverhouse
2013 Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County gathered together in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse yesterday to honor our veterans, as well as those who are still serving their country.
Military service is one of the highest forms of patriotism and with our close proximity to the Fort Campbell Army post Clarksville-Montgomery County is home to a significant veteran population. They are part of the fabric of our community.
Honoring our Veterans
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for November 10th, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:Winter Gym Program, Handmade Holidays, 54th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade Seeks Entries, Christmas on the Cumberland Activities Scheduled, Santa’s Elves to Visit the Community Centers and Swim with Santa.
Austin Peay State University Choral activities hosting 4th Holiday Dinner on December 7th
Clarksville, TN – Every year, thousands of people stop by Austin Peay State University to attend athletic events, lectures and performances, and the atmosphere is usually relaxed, with visitors dressed casually as they stroll through campus.
But at 7:00pm on December 7th, the community is invited to come out and enjoy a more formal evening with the APSU choral program’s fourth annual Holiday Dinner.
APSU 4th Annual Holiday Dinner December 7th.
Clarksville’s Christmas Cookie Bake-off Announces First Place Prize
Clarksville, TN – The Christmas Cookie Bake-Off, which was once a feature of “Downtown for the Holidays, is now part of Christmas on the Cumberland!
Bakers of all skill levels are encouraged to bake their favorite holiday treat and submit their entry for a chance to win a Kitchen aid mixer! [Read more]
APSU hosts 19th Annual Bread and Words reading on November 26th
Clarksville, TN – Every November, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature hosts a benefit reading that not only celebrates the written word, but also raises public awareness of hunger in the local community.
This year, the tradition continues with the 19th Annual Bread and Words reading on November 26th in the APSU Morgan University Center Ballroom. [Read more]
Ghosts and Hopes at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum through January 14th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – “This body of work is not simply about the Civil War. It is about an emotion: the layered, all-encompassing emotion that accompanies a life lived. It is about being passionate enough to fight, compassionate enough to grieve, honest enough to be open. It is about ghosts and hopes,” states Dane Carder of his paintings currently hanging at the Customs House Museum.
Dane Carder paintings at Customs House Museum.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Special Needs Nights at Indoor Aquatic Center
Clarksville, TN – The first Special Needs Night of the season will be this Saturday, November 9th, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane.
Hosted by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the IAC, Special Needs Nights will be held the second Saturday of every month until April 2014.
The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence.
Legends Bank protects Veterans with Crime Prevention Program in Veterans Homes
Clarksville, TN – Legends Bank has joined with the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation (SHCPF), the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the American Bankers Association (ABA) to ensure that 40,000 Veterans living in 160 state Veteran nursing homes in the U.S. are able to live out their lives in safe, secure, enhanced quality of life environments free from the daily fear of crime, abuse, neglect, hostility and deprivation of personal freedom, as provided through the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation’s Senior Crimestoppers program.
