Strawberry Alley Ale Works to open Upstairs At Strawberry Alley, December 12th
Strawberry Alley Ale Works
Clarksville, TN – The excitement last spring over Strawberry Alley Ale Works opening in Downtown Clarksville is now being extended to the anticipated opening of the Upstairs at Strawberry Alley. This new venue promises to be a favorite “hang out” of the Clarksville community.
Opening December 12th, 2018, the new space will include a taproom with a full bar and games like wall scrabble, Jenga, corn hole, and shuffleboard. Fresh, made-from-scratch, authentic food will be served, including pizza, wings, and generous helpings of nachos and can be enjoyed with an ice-cold beer, wine or cocktail.
Jump start the spring semester with APSU’s winter term
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says the holiday season is approaching, which means college students from across Tennessee will soon return home to visit family and connect with old friends.
Two Austin Peay State University colleges work to prepare science teachers, enrich community
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Philip Short has the heart of a field biologist. He loves wading through creeks or hiking trails, conducting field research. As an assistant professor at Austin Peay State University (APSU), you might expect his office to be in the Sundquist Science Complex, but it’s not.
Short works in the Claxton Building, as a member of the Eriksson College of Education.

Two APSU colleges train science majors to be educators while also providing educational outreach opportunities to local school children.
Renew Dental to host Operation Kidsafe Child Safety Day Event
Renew Dental
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, November 10th, 2018 from 10:00am until 4:00pm, come out to Renew Dental’s Operation Kidsafe Safety Event. Receive a Free Digital Fingerprint and Photo Safety Program. Get your Free Amber Alert Ready Child Safety Form. Safety tips will help you set up a family safety action plan. Note: No database or records of children are maintained.
Operation Kidsafe Free Child Safety Events are happening all across the U.S. and Canada. An event has been scheduled for your area.
THEC Awards Veterans Reconnect Grant to APSU
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this fall, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) awarded Austin Peay State University (APSU) with a Veterans Reconnect Grant to support a new Military Pathway Pilot Project designed to help military and veteran students transition quickly and easily into college or new career fields.

Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey and retired Brig. Gen. Scott E. Brower joined APSU’s senior leadership team.
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County to hold Pet Photo Contest for 2019 Calendar
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County
Clarksville, TN – The Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County invites pet owners to submit pet photos and vote for winners who will make up the organization’s 2019 calendar. Deadline to enter and vote is Sunday, November 11th by 3:00pm.
Winners will be officially announced at 5:00pm the same day.

Photo Contest to Select Pet Models for Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County Calendar and Education Billboards. 2018 Calendar superstars, Eli (left) & Nash (right). (Tina Hartman, Picture Your Photo Photography)
Austin Peay State University CoAL, CoSTEM to host First-Generation College Celebration events
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When Austin Peay State University (APSU) biology assistant professor Dr. Jason Malaney reflects on his undergraduate years at Eastern New Mexico University, he realizes the impact being a first-generation college student had. He didn’t see the hurdles then. He sees them now.
“In hindsight I had no idea, no concept of what financial aid was, it wasn’t even part of my lexicon, how to get scholarships even,” the Austin Peay State University assistant biology professor, said. “How that works wasn’t even a piece of information for me. The pathway didn’t exist. I had to figure it all out.”

Austin Peay State University biology assistant professor Dr. Jason Malaney was a first-generation college student.
Art on the Park contest winners announced
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department announces that the eight winners and two honorary artists have completed their artwork in the Art on the Park contest at Heritage Park Skate Park.
The contest was sponsored by Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation Department and Porter Paints.
Coast Guard veteran William Cody finds home at APSU
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says that for William Cody, the Cold War was actually ice-cold. After joining the U.S. Coast Guard in 1983, at the age of 25, he found himself aboard a polar-class icebreaker ship off the coast of Antarctica.
To keep warm, the crew drank authentic Russian vodka with bits of coal dust floating in it (they’d traded with Soviet sailors they met at the bottom of the world).

William Cody, a history major and Coast Guard veteran, takes classes in Austin Peay State University’s Harned Hall.
APSU to host 24th annual Bread and Words reading to benefit student food pantry
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – For the 24th year, Austin Peay State University students and faculty will read their poetry and fiction on the Monday before Thanksgiving in an effort to raise money for the school’s Save Our Students Food Pantry, which supports students and faculty in need.