Shiloh Industries Installs First Production Machine This Week
Clarksville, TN – Shiloh Industries is gearing up for new product production in Clarksville-Montgomery County’s Corporate Business Park with the first new die cast machine expected to be installed this week.
The company’s soon-to-be local plant manager, Gerald Craycraft, met with the Industrial Development Board this week to announce new improvements and new product lines to Shiloh’s original plans since purchasing Contech in August 2013.

IDB Chairman Billy Atkins and Shiloh Plant Manager Gerald Craycraft hold a magnesium dashboard panel manufactured at the Shiloh plant in Ireland.
Frazier Allen: Retirement Readiness Takes Getting in Step

Clarksville, TN – When Fidelity Investments asked couples how much they think they will need to save for retirement to maintain their current lifestyle, 48% had “no idea.”
Forty-seven percent disagreed on the amount needed (the disagreement highest among those closest to retirement). In some ways, that’s not surprising – many couples disagree on financial and lifestyle matters long before they’ve stopped working. But while adjustments (hopefully) can be made and differences resolved, things can become more difficult in retirement.
Austin Peay appoints Dr. Prentice Chandler new dean of Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education
Clarksville, TN – Effective July 1st, 2017, Dr. Prentice T. Chandler has been appointed as the new dean of Austin Peay State University’s Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education.
Dr. Chandler comes from the University of Cincinnati, where he served as associate director of teacher education and leadership, as well as an associate professor in its School of Education.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation invites public to Robert Clark Park Cleanup, April 22nd
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation is hosting a cleanup from 8:00am-10:00am Saturday, April 22nd at Robert Clark Park, 1449 Tiny Town Road.
Clarksvillians are encouraged to join in the beautification of one of the City’s favorite blueway access points.
Palmyra Union Community Center to hold Fish Fry Fundraiser this Saturday, April 15th
Palmyra, TN – The Palmyra Union Community Center will be holding a Fish Fry Fundraiser this Saturday, April 15th, 2017 from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.
There will even be an Easter Egg hunt for the children.
Hilltop Super Market to hold 22nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 15th
Clarksville, TN – Hilltop Super Market will hold their 22nd Annual Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 15th, 2017. Festivities will begin at 11:00am with the egg hunt starting at 2:00pm sharp.
There will be games, cup cake decorating, inflatables, face painting, bounce houses, food, fun and prizes for children of all ages. Best of all, Everything is free.
Rivers & Spires Street Closures
Clarksville, TN – On April 20th-22nd, 2017, the 15th Rivers & Spires Festival will be held April 20th-22nd, 2017 in historic downtown Clarksville Tennessee.
Admission and entertainment at the Festival are free and open to the public.
The following streets will be closed for the Rivers & Spires Festival in downtown Clarksville.
APSU Distance Education, Office of Informational Technology host Ed Tech Day on April 25th
Clarksville, TN – On Tuesday, April 25th, Austin Peay State University Distance Education and the Office of Information Technology will host Ed Tech Day, providing faculty, students, staff and the community with an opportunity to explore and engage with emerging technology currently implemented on the University campus, as well as potential new technology on the horizon.
MS Walk: Clarksville to be held Saturday, April 15th
Saturday event to raise awareness, fundraiser
Clarksville, TN – Citizens are invited to join friends and neighbors for Walk MS: Clarksville on Saturday, April 15th in Liberty Park.
Walk MS: Clarksville is an opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect, join together, and be inspired. In 2016, nearly 300,000 people at more than 550 locations across the country walked to create a world free of MS, raising nearly $50 million.
Austin Peay Department of Art and Design to host 2017 U.S. Bank Open Exhibition April 20th-22nd
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Art and Design will host the 2017 US Bank Open Exhibition April 20th-22nd, during Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival.
The Open Exhibition is an opportunity for artists living in and around Montgomery County to exhibit their work, sell their work and to help raise money for APSU art scholarships.