Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Indoor Aquatic Center to host New Year’s Eve Bash
Clarksville, TN – Cheers to a splashing new year! Visit the Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence this New Year’s Eve for the 3rd annual New Year’s Eve Splash!
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a New Year’s Eve pool party beginning at 8:30pm Wednesday, December 31st and ending at 12:30am on Thursday, January 1st, 2015. [Read more]
Altra Federal Credit Union’s Drive Away Hunger Campaign Generates Over $21,000 Nationally to Fight Hunger
Empty Bowls of Clarksville to receive $1,680
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union raised over $21,000 nationally with its Drive Away Hunger Campaign. “Hunger is a very real concern in the communities we serve,” stated Cheryl Dutton, Vice President of Marketing for Altra Federal Credit Union. “Besides the financial contribution achieved by the campaign, Drive Away Hunger also generated awareness of the increasing need our communities face in feeding the hungry.”
Altra donated $10.00 for every car, truck, and motorcycle loan financed through Altra from October 1st through November 30th. [Read more]
Hannah Conway to Discuss Her Book the Wounded Warrior’s Wife at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – On December 22nd At 5:00pm Hannah Conway will be at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to discuss her book the Wounded Warrior’s Wife.
Whitleigh Cromwell dreamt of a happily ever after with her newlywed soldier husband. Collier Cromwell loved God, his wife, and his country, though military life exacted a demanding toll. An unexpected deployment during the height of war sends Collier away for yet another year. Their lives tumble down a path marked with struggle and fatalities.
The Wounded Warrior’s Wife by Hannah Conway
Agero Associates Support The Troops With Holiday Cards
Clarksville, TN – For the third consecutive year, associates at Agero’s Clarksville call center facility have participated in the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign through the American Red Cross.
The program facilitates the writing and sending of handwritten holiday cards to deployed service members during the holiday season.
Paula Peyton and Sheena Garner from Agero creating the cards for the Holiday Mail for Heroes program
Clarksville Parks and Recreation invites you to come out and enjoy free activities at Christmas on the Cumberland
Clarksville, TN – Children of all ages are encouraged to come to Christmas on the Cumberland for fun, family-friendly activities. Christmas on the Cumberland is open nightly from 5:00pm to 10:00pm Sunday through Thursday, and 5:00pm to 11:00pm Fridays and Saturdays through January 3rd, 2015. Admission to the event is free.
Activities will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, this Friday and Saturday, December 19th and 20th.
First Annual Illuminating Dog Hill event to take place December 20th
Clarksville, TN – The residents of Dog Hill Historic District in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee announce the First Annual Illuminating Dog Hill holiday event.
You are invited to visit the district on the evening of December 20th to enjoy the candlelit luminaries which the residents of Dog Hill will have on display from dusk until 8:00pm. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University student Ehlana Podgorski awarded prestigious study abroad scholarship
Clarksville, TN – Retired New York congressman Benjamin Gilman spent much of his 30-year political career developing relationships within the international community, so in 2000, the U.S. Department of State developed a prestigious study abroad scholarship named in honor of the former House Foreign Relations Committee chairman.
Each year, thousands of undergraduate college students apply for the Gilman International Scholarship, hoping to receive up to $5,000 to study in a foreign country. This year, the program awarded only 800 scholarships, and one of those went to Austin Peay State University student Ehlana Podgorski. [Read more]
Tickets on sale now for the third annual Chocolate Affair
Clarksville, TN – Join the City of Clarksville and Planters Bank for the 3rd annual Chocolate Affair, Saturday, February 7th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center, 1190 Cumberland Drive. The event will feature sweet and savory samples from local businesses.
APSU Professor Timothy Winters Recognized With Prestigious Teaching Award
Dr. Timothy F. Winters
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Timothy Winters, professor of language and literature at Austin Peay State University, was recently recognized for his performance in the classroom by being named a 2014 recipient of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) Collegiate Teaching award.
A highly competitive award, the SCS Collegiate Teaching award is recognized as the most prestigious teaching award in North America for classical studies.
“I knew when I got into this discipline, that if I did anything of lasting value, it would be through my work in the classroom,” Winters said. “This is quite an award, and I am really humbled and honored. Receiving an award like this only makes me want to work harder to live up to (its significance).” [Read more]
Clarksville’s Kleeman Community Center to host spring cycle of its popular fitness class
Clarksville, TN – The Kleeman Community Center will continue its Fun Interval Training program in 2015. F.I.T.’s second session ends on January 15th, but will start back up for a third round on January 26th, continuing through March 26th at the Kleeman Community Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane.
The class will meet Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Each day of the week focuses on a different muscle group and cardio activity to get your blood pumping and burn those calories! [Read more]
