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Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference is June 7th and 8th with Pulitzer Prize Winner Alex S. Jones as Keynote Speaker
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held June 7th and 8th, 2012, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Alex S. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy, and co-author of The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty with Susan E. Tifft.
Jones, who is currently the director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will speak at the conference banquet at the Clarksville Country Club on the evening of Thursday, June 7th. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department issues new requirements for dogs entering Liberty Park’s off-leash Bark Park
Clarksville, TN – In an effort to reduce the risk of the spread of possible disease in canines in Montgomery County and to reduce the number of aggressive dog incidents, the City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is requiring that all dogs entering the off-leash bark park at Liberty Park have the following vetting: Rabies vaccination, parvovirus vaccination, distemper vaccination and be spayed or neutered. «Read the rest of this article»
APSU Languages and Literature Department awards Scholarships to top Students
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Several Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature students were rewarded for their hard work recently when the department presented them with scholarships totaling more than $7,000 for the coming year.
Every spring, the languages and literature department awards the scholarships generously endowed by community members and alumni. Each scholarship has specific criteria for eligibility, set up by the individual who created the scholarship, and a committee within the department then combs through lists of students who meet those requirements. «Read the rest of this article»
APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Last year, Maj. Paul Witkowski of the United States Army was stationed on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, trying to keep enemy combatants and supplies from passing through the region. It was a tricky assignment, given the province’s mountainous terrain and the absence of a fence or other obstruction between the two countries.
Later this summer, he’ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he’ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to kick off the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program for youth and families this Summer
Clarksville, TN – Beat the summertime blues this year! The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department along with Manna Café, L.E.A.P. Organization, Workforce Essentials, BFS Insurance and Coca-Cola® will be offering extended hours and lots of great activities at two Parks and Recreation facilities as a part of the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program. «Read the rest of this article»
APSU honors students, staff, faculty and organizations at annual awards program
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Student Affairs at Austin Peay State University honored leadership and service by individual students, student organizations, faculty and staff at its Student Organization and Leader Awards Program on April 11th.
The purpose of the program is to recognize students, student organizations, faculty and staff who have made significant contributions throughout the year both on and off campus, Director for Student Affairs Programs Tammy Bryant said. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville Parks and Recreation gears up for the summer season at the pools
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation department will open their five public pools on Saturday, May 26th for the summer season. Pool pass sales are currently underway!
To accommodate the pool pass sales, passes are also available for purchase at any of the three community centers through June 1st. Get your pool pass today! «Read the rest of this article»
Girl Scouts to assist Montgomery County Animal Control Saturday
Montgomery County, TN – Girl Scout Troop 736 will be hosting a Saturday Adoption Event at Montgomery County Animal Control on May 12th from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
They have made special bandanas for the animals and will assist potential adopters with animals as well as answer questions about the animals. «Read the rest of this article»
Nick Stewart asks the Clarksville Community to send letters to Combat Wounded Soldiers
This would make a great project for your class or school. Invite your students to show our heroes how much they mean to our community.
Clarksville TN – The ‘Wounded Warrior Welcome Project’ was formed in 2011 to welcome home injured soldiers who were returning to Middle Tennessee. The Project has organized welcome homes for more than a half dozen soldiers returning from their stays at Army Medical Hospitals in Washington D.C. and Texas.
In addition, we made 4 trips to Walter Reed Medical Hospital in 2011 and will be making another visit this month. «Read the rest of this article»
U.S. Paralympics and the City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation Department Partner to Create Paralympic Sport Club Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the City of Clarksville’s Parks & Recreation department have partnered to create Paralympic Sport- Clarksville.
Paralympic Sport – Clarksville is a community-based sports club developed to involve youth and adults, including active duty service members and veterans, with physical and visual disabilities in ongoing sports and physical activity, regardless of skill level. All programs and activities will be based in Clarksville and run by Clarksville’s Parks & Recreation department. «Read the rest of this article»
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