City of Clarksville dedicates Born Learning Trail at Liberty Park
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, United Way, Happy Kids open Outdoor Resource
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, United Way Executive Ginna Holleman and a playful group of Head Start students opened the Born Learning Trail at Liberty Park on Wednesday.
The project is a partnership between the City of Clarksville and the United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region.
Youngsters from the Lafayette Road Head State gathered Wednesday with Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan at Liberty Park for the grand opening of the Born Learning Trail, a United Way sponsored interactive set of activities for young children and their caregivers.
Kiwanis Club of Clarksville Presents Scholarship and Donation
Clarksville, TN – At the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017. two check presentations were held.
Congratulations to Ashley Montgomery, Rossview High School student, for being awarded the 2017 Kiwanis Club of Clarksville Scholarship.
Kiwanis President Daniel Binkley presents a scholarship check to Ashley Montgomery
Dunbar Cave State Park to host Student Volunteers on Tennessee Promise Saturday
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee State Parks are offering volunteer events across the state to help Tennessee Promise scholars log community service hours on Saturday, June 24th, 2017.
Get some of your Tennessee Promise hours knocked out by volunteering at Dunbar Cave State Park. They could use your help to repaint the fence around the parking lot. They will provide the paint and the brushes, you provide the labor! It is recommended that you wear old clothes and shoes as painting can be messy.
Dunbar Cave State Park Visitor Center.
Clarksville Urban Wilderness clears budget hurdle
Natural recreation area envisioned in heart of the Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan’s 2018 budget, approved Monday by the Clarksville City Council, includes $450,000 to acquire a unique tract of land in the heart of Clarksville to be preserved as an Urban Wilderness.
The Clarksville Urban Wilderness would be on rugged land that lies between Madison Street and the Red River off of Tanglewood Drive. It includes dense vegetation, steep ravines, primitive trails, and a stream with a waterfall.
Clarksville Urban Wilderness
Austin Peay Governors Golf Classic slated for June 23rd
APSU Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University Athletics department’s Echo Power Engineering Governors Golf Classic fundraiser, presented by Hand Family Companies and the APSU Governors Club, is set for Friday, June 23rd, 2017 at the Clarksville Country Club and Swan Lake Golf Course.
The annual event serves a fundraiser to support student-athletes through scholarships, facility improvements and academic support. Teams can register for the four-player, best-ball scramble for $400.00, with hole sponsorships (which include both course) available for $500.00.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees’ executive committee to meet on June 21st
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees’ executive committee will hold an electronic meeting at 12:30pm on June 21st, 2017.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
APSU student Ja-kay Matheny overcomes brain tumor to pursue education, comedy career
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University social work major Ja-kay Matheny has been a lot of things in his life, including a father, husband, soldier, student — even an aspiring standup comedian. But for much of the last few years, Matheny himself would admit that he was barely anything at all.
“I was sick for a long, long time,” Matheny said. “I was gaining weight, failing classes, forgetting simple things I should know and I was getting angry with my kids all the time for no reason.
APSU Student Ja-kay Matheny
Enrollment is open for Austin Peay State University’s EDGE Summer Video Game Development Camp
Clarksville, TN – This summer, area high school students can learn the skills needed to create their own video game as Austin Peay State University’s Department of Computer Science and Information Technology presents EDGE, the Educating Developing Games Experience summer camp.
The EDGE camp will be offered in two sessions, with the first session lasting from July 10th-14th and the second session taking place July 24th-28th. Each session lasts from 9:30am-3:30pm and all sessions take place at the Maynard Mathematics and Computer Science Building on the University campus.
Austin Peay Maynard Mathematics and Computer Science Building. (APSU)
City of Clarksville announces ‘Born Learning Trail’ coming to Liberty Park
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, United Way to dedicate trail June 21st
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan will help celebrate United Way Worldwide’s Day of Action at Liberty Park with the grand opening of the Born Learning Trail, an interactive set of activities for young children and their caregivers.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 2:00pm June 21st, 2017. Prior to the ceremony, from 8:00am to noon, 35 local United Way volunteers will help install the trail at Liberty Park.
A Born Learning Trail like this one will be installed at Liberty Park. The program was created by United Way Worldwide to promote activity and early learning opportunities for young children.
APSU’s GovNow dual enrollment program hosting June 29th open house for home school students
Clarksville, TN – At 1:00pm on Thursday, June 29th, 2017, Austin Peay State University’s GovNow Dual Enrollment program will host an open house for home school students and their parents in the Morgan University Center, Room 307.
GovNow allows high school juniors and seniors from across Tennessee to get a jumpstart on their college careers, and potentially save more than $7,000 on tuition toward a two-year or four-year degree.
