Clarksville Athletic Complex land purchase faces key vote
Clarksville has chance to attract lucrative State Soccer Park
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville City Council faces a key final vote Thursday on purchase of 409 acres near Interstate 24 Exit 8 for construction of a multi-sport Clarksville Family Athletic Complex.
The Athletic Complex would be built in phases and serve the outdoor recreation needs of Clarksville’s growing population and add facilities to attract sports tourism-related economic development.
A proposed Clarksville Family Athletic Complex would include a 65-acre soccer complex, an 3,500 seat baseball stadium and other outdoor recreation amenities.
Clarksville’s Queen City Road Race set for this Saturday, May 5th
Runners can register for the 5K or One Mile Event
Clarksville, TN – The 40th Annual Queen City Road Race, scheduled for Saturday, May 5th, 2018 is quickly approaching and there is still time to register in person or online.
Online registration can be completed at www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec and is available until noon on Friday, May 4th. Participants registering in person may come by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Office, 102 Public Square, through Friday, May 4th or register on-site at Austin Peay’s Foy Center the morning of Saturday, May 5th.
Queen City Road Race celebrates 40 years
Clarksville-Montgomery County Great American Clean-up event has Hundreds take part
Great American Clean-up 2018
Montgomery County, TN – On Saturday, April 28th, 2018 more than 400 people came out to the annual Clarksville-Montgomery County Great American Clean-up event. Participants cleaned up litter in various areas of the community from the industrial park to downtown.
The event is promoted through the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce and organized through Bi-County Solid Waste Management.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett speaks to the volunteers on the Historic Courthouse stairs before clean-up efforts began.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held May 3rd, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville.
Austin Peay State University expanding reach into underserved communities with new Center for Rural Education
Clarksville, TN – In his retirement, Dr. Philander Claxton, the former U.S. Commissioner of Education under Presidents Taft, Wilson and Harding, felt a lingering nostalgia for his time in Clarksville, where he served as the second president of Austin Peay Normal School. He retired from the school in 1946.
“I accepted the presidency of Austin Peay Normal School because it had been founded for the purpose of preparing teachers for the rural schools,” the 90-year-old Claxton wrote in 1953. “As long as I was president, I did all I could to hold it to that purpose, which was and still is the most difficult and important part of an educational system.”
Austin Peay State University to create new APSU Center for Rural Education.
Clarksville Homeschool Co-op Prom a Memorable Evening
Clarksville, TN – Most of us are aware that homeschooling has grown in popularity in recent years, but many would be surprised to know that more than 100 students from Clarksville-Montgomery County attended this year’s Clarksville Homeschool Co-op Prom.
Becky Bittner is one of the volunteers that help to organize the annual event.
“All these students are from homeschool families,” Bittner said. “This prom is put on each year by CHC, and everyone here is a volunteer. The parents are the ones who make this happen. I’ve been directing the event for the past couple of years, and we have a great team of parents that just want to see their kids have a great time at prom.”
2018 Clarksville Homeschool Prom
Hilltop Supermarket’s 3rd annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off and Car Show set for May 4th and 5th
Hilltop Supermarket’s 3rd annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off to be held this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – This Friday and Saturday, May 4th and 5th, 2018, Hilltop Supermarket will hold the 3rd annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off and Car Show. This event is being held in honor of Dwayne Byard who past away in 2015.
Friday night is the Kids Cook-Off, a car show and live music. The BBQ Cook Off will be on Saturday.
3nd annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off and Car Show to be held at Hilltop Supermarket this Friday and Saturday, May 4th and 5th.
