Waste Industries Invests $5,000 in LEAP’s Capital Campaign
Clarksville, TN – Waste Industries donated $5,000 to support youth and individuals seeking to attain emotional wellness and economic independence as a part of LEAP ORG’s Youth Program.
Thane Harrison, Waste Industries General Manager supports his company’s Full Circle Project, a Clarksville-based charitable effort allowing its customers to enroll in e-billing to choose where the companies charitable giving should be directed.
LEAP ORG was selected because they have served over 1100 youth ages 11 to 24 since 2009.
LEAP’s Richard Garrett accepts a $5,000 check from Waste Industries General Manager Thane Harrison.
Austin Peay Center of Excellence for The Creative Arts presents alumnae reading, short film screening
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts welcomes two alumnae to campus as author Laurie Cannady and filmmaker Jennifer Callahan return on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 for a reading and a short film screening.
The reading and screening will take place at 4:00p. in room 303 of the Morgan University Center on the University campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Austin Peay alumnae author Laurie Cannady and filmmaker Jennifer Callahan to read, show short film on Thursday, February 23rd.
Customs House Museum becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
Montgomery County, TN – The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is the first organization of 2017 to celebrate their Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, City of Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Chamber of Commerce Director Melinda Shepard, several CMC Green Certification Steering Committee Members and several Museum Board Members attended their green ribbon cutting.
(L to R) Melinda Shepard, Randy Spurgeon (Customs House Staff): Sollie Fott (Customs House Board of Trustees); Terri Jordan (Customs House Staff); Colin McAlexander (Customs House Staff); JD Richardson; Mayor Durrett, Kali Mason (Customs House Staff); Mayor McMillan, Jim Zimmer; Eleanor Williams (Customs House Board of Trustees); William Wyatt (Customs House Chair, Board of Trustees); Tim Swaw (CMCGCP Steering Committee) and Daryl Pater (CMCGCP Steering Committee).
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center to commemorate the 155th Anniversary of the Surrender of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a living history event to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Defiance to Union soldiers in 1862 from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, February 25th, 2017.
Visitors can see uniformed Civil War re-enactors from Porter’s Battery who will provide living history and canon firing demonstrations.
155th Anniversary of the Surrender of Clarksville event to be held at Fort Defiance, February 25th.
Clarksville’s Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center addition 60% complete
$2.7 million addition scheduled to open in July
Clarksville, TN – Work continues on a $2.7 million addition to the Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center, which will provide improved quality of life for more Clarksville residents.
The new 14,600 square foot, two-story structure will provide more space for programs and services for the center’s growing number of seniors who drop in for meals, activities, classes and recreation.
The precast subfloor was installed in late January for the 14,600 square foot addition to Ajax Turner Senior Center. The $2.7 million project is expected to be completed in July.
Clarksville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway roadwork
Mayor McMillan urges motorists to slow down and be patient
Clarksville, TN – With several intersection improvement projects under way, travel is tough on the southernmost route connecting Interstate 24 at Exit 11 with downtown Clarksville.
City of Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan urges patience and caution, especially on this route that includes roads with several names and numbers: State Route 76/Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, U.S. Highway 41A Bypass and State Route 112.
Barriers line the right side of Martin Luther King Jr. near Vaughan Road, where TDOT has begun to install a new traffic signal and turn lanes.
Roxy Regional Theatre stages “The Diary of Anne Frank”, February 17th – March 4th
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre opens its production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” this Friday.
The play is based on the diary kept by its namesake during the two years she and her family spent in hiding from the Nazis. The Frank family was eventually apprehended and Anne died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Her father, Otto Frank, was the family’s only survivor and had a hand in getting his daughter’s writing published. Today the diary has been published in more than 60 languages.
Virginia Richardson stars in “The Diary of Anne Frank” at the Roxy Regional Theatre
Tennessee high school students can earn college credit through APSU’s online dual enrollment program
Clarksville, TN – Thanks to Austin Peay State University’s statewide, dual enrollment program, GovNow, high school juniors and seniors from across Tennessee can now get a jumpstart on their college careers, and potentially save more than $7,000 on tuition for a four-year degree.
A major component of GovNow (a reference to APSU’s mascot, the Governor) is the incentive that students can earn four college-level classes for free.
Winner of the 2017 Queen City Road Race T-shirt Contest Announced by Clarksville Parks and Recreation
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation and Cumberland Bank & Trust are excited to announce the winners of the 2017 Queen City Road Race T-shirt Contest.
Congratulations to Shaniya Mosley, First Place winner and 5th grade student at Burt Elementary. Shaniya’s artwork will be featured on the 2017 official Queen City Road Race t-shirt.
2017 Queen City Road Race T-shirt Contest Winner Shaniya Mosley.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control waves adoption fees through February 18th
Montgomery County, TN -Montgomery County Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees during the week of Valentine’s Day (February 13th-18th) to help unite pets with their sweethearts. Animals who are already spayed or neutered can go home for $12.00. Adoption fees will be waived for the entire week.
In addition, a discounted microchipping event will be held Saturday, February 18th from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control
