Loaves and Fishes to hold Second John Waddle Memorial Shoot
Written by Danica Wright Booth
Loaves and Fishes PR Chair
Clarksville, TN – After a year’s hiatus, the John Waddle Memorial Shoot will return to Montgomery County at 9:00am on Saturday, August 14th, 2021 with proceeds benefiting Clarksville’s Loaves and Fishes.
The local non-profit, which serves an average of 150 meals a day to anyone who is hungry, hosted the inaugural shoot in 2019 to honor the late John Waddle. The local homebuilder was known in the community for his passion for clay shooting and his love and support of Loaves and Fishes.
The 2nd Annual John Waddle Memorial Shoot to benefit Loaves and Fishes is set for Saturday, August 14th.
Austin Peay celebrates 90 years of Residence Life
Clarksville, TN – In the fall of 1931, Austin Peay Normal School students eagerly watched construction crews put the finishing touches on an impressive new dormitory.
The Myra McKay Harned Hall, with its “columns and polish marble floors,” would soon become the centerpiece of a young campus crowded with old, deteriorating academic buildings, left over from the defunct schools – Stewart College and Montgomery County Masonic College – that once occupied the Austin Peay grounds.
Harned Hall under construction at Austin Peay Normal School. (APSU)
Visit Clarksville announces 2021 Welcome Home Veterans Celebration
Clarksville, TN – Visit Clarksville and Oak Grove Tourism Commission are partnering to host the sixth Welcome Home Celebration September 15th-19th, 2021. The five-day event includes a variety of free exhibits and activities, along with ticketed events like meals and concerts, all designed to show appreciation for the service and valor of America’s veterans.
Veterans by the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
Tennessee General Assembly honors Songwriter Bobby Keel of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Members of the Tennessee General Assembly have honored Clarksville songwriter Bobby Keel for his “many contributions to country music and the craft of songwriting.”
The Joint House Resolution was sponsored by Representative Curtis Johnson, R-Clarksville, and unanimously approved by the House and Senate in March.
Bobby Keel, right, accepts a framed Joint House Resolution from Rep. Curtis Johnson. At left is Keel’s son, Robby Murphy. (Marlin Huddleston)
Roxy Regional Theatre’s Back to the Movies presents Disney’s “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington”, Friday
Clarksville, TN – Bitterly denounced by Washington insiders angry at its allegations of corruption, yet banned by fascist states in Europe who were afraid it showed that democracy works, the next installment in our film series remains as relevant today as it was when it was released over eight decades ago.
Get Back to the Movies at the Roxy Regional Theatre with Frank Capra’s political comedy-drama “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” this Friday, July 9th, 2021 at 7:00pm.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
APSU holds ribbon cutting ceremony for Aviation Science Facility
Clarksville, TN – A black Robinson R44 helicopter emblazoned with the Austin Peay State University (APSU) logo swooped low over a cheering crowd at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Airport on Friday morning, June 11th, 2021.
Austin Peay State University ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Aviation Science Facility. (APSU)
APSU’s Governor’s School brings high schoolers from across state to campus
Clarksville, TN – The Governor’s School for Computational Physics returned for the 13th straight year to Austin Peay State University (APSU) this week, but this year brought something new – a sense of normalcy.
Austin Peay State University’s Governor’s School. (APSU)
APSU coding camps allow Middle Schoolers to learn how to make their own Websites, Video Games
Clarksville, TN – Dozens of area middle schoolers already have taken advantage of this summer’s Google-supported coding camps at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Austin Peay State University coding camps. (APSU)
APSU’s “What If” Comprehensive Campaign significantly impacted by Gifts from Joe Maynard, Cathi Maynard
Clarksville, TN – Joe and Cathi Maynard have made a transformational commitment to give $2 million over the course of 10 years to establish the Joe and Cathi Maynard Family Fund of Excellence at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Joe Maynard and Cathi Maynard
APSU partners with Montgomery County Emergency Medical Service for new EMT class
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Office of Continuing Education, in collaboration with Montgomery County Emergency Medical Service (EMS), is launching a new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course this fall.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
