Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is November 16th, 2016
The 151st Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “Days of Darkness: Nashville’s Postwar Crime Wave of 1865”
“Days of Darkness: Nashville’s Postwar Crime Wave of 1865” is the topic for the next Clarksville Civil War Roundtable meeting.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation hosts Handmade Holidays November 12th & 13th
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited to host the 5th annual holiday shopping event, Handmade Holidays from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Saturday, November 12th and from noon to 4:00pm Sunday, November 13th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center at Liberty Park, 1188 Cumberland Drive.
Admission is free.
LEAP Annual Scholarship Essay Contest
Clarksville, TN – The LEAP Annual 7 Points Scholarship Essay Contest is open to Clarksville Montgomery County School System and Fort Campbell High School seniors. Each year, the theme highlights one of our 7 principles of Leadership, Enlightenment, Achievement, Perseverance, Outreach, Responsibility, and Growth.
The LEAP Organization recognizes the importance of encouraging youth to be productive and responsible citizens, and is honored to provide resources to assist youth in their quest to pursue higher learning opportunities.
Church Hosts Spur Trail Clean Up Day
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department would like to thank the youth group from First Baptist Church St. Bethlehem for recently conducting a cleanup day at the Spur Line Trailhead Park.
This group spent the day trimming shrubs, mulching, cleaning out flower beds and planting new flowers.
First Baptist Church St. Bethlehem Youth Group.
APSU’s Zeta Phi Beta chapter leads state in service
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University undergraduate chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., an international non-profit community service sorority, was recognized last month as being the number one collegiate chapter in Tennessee for community service activities. The designation came during the sorority’s Tennessee Leadership Conference, held in Nashville on October 28th and 29th.
“I am very proud of this wonderful group of young ladies, and their work to support the community in a variety of ways really speaks to who we are as Zeta women, and what we were founded on as an organization,” Sheila Bryant, on-campus adviser for the chapter, said.
Alumni and undergraduate chapters from all over the state met in Nashville last month for the conference, where they participated in workshops and service activities related to the charge of the sorority. The APSU chapter, Gamma Nu, was recognized for its service work during the annual service awards luncheon.
“These young ladies diligently seek ways to help others, not only in the APSU community, but Clarksville as well,” Allyson Johnson, the chapter’s graduate chapter advisor, said. “They truly exemplify our founding principles.”
Five co-ed students at Howard University, who envisioned a sorority that would promote the highest standard of scholastic achievement and finer womanhood,founded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on January 16th, 1920. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has a diverse membership of more than 120,000 college-educated women with more than 1,000 chapters in North America, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East.
For more information, please visit www.zphib1920.org or contact Kianna Marshall, president of APSU’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., at greeks@apsu.edu.
Additional information on the local undergraduate chapter is available at www.apsu.edu/greek-life/zeta-phi-beta-sorority-inc
Retired APSU professor Scott publishes update to landmark guide of Land Between the Lakes reptile, amphibian life
Clarksville, TN – In the mid-1960s, Austin Peay State University professor of biology Dr. David Snyder began work on a monumental task.
Commissioned by the Tennessee Valley Authority to conduct an inventory of the herpetofauna, or reptiles and amphibians, of the newly established Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Snyder and a small team of researchers and students set about cataloguing the various species contained within the 170,000-acre plot of land crossing the Tennessee and Kentucky border.
Retired Austin Peay professor Dr. Floyd Scott with the book “Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes.”
Kenwood High School’s JROTC Cadets Focus on Domestic Violence Awareness
Clarksville, TN – When school started in August 2016, Kenwood High School’s JROTC cadets began their learning project which focused on Domestic Violence Awareness Advocacy.
(From left to Right) Montgomery County Sheriff Deputy Peggy Macias, SafeHouse representative Diane Herndon, JROTC Cadet Lt. Col. Kelsey Thornton (Battalion Commander), JROTC Cadet Major Aaron Rice (Executive Officer) and JROTC instructor Edward Coleman (CW3 Retired).
APSU communication students’ films recognized during TCA annual conference
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University Department of Communication students were recently honored for their work at the 2016 Tennessee Communication Association Student Film Showcase, held during the TCA’s annual conference in Dickson, in September.
APSU Music / Mass Communication building
APSU hosting Military Appreciation Day during November 5th football game
Clarksville, TN – This Saturday, November 5th, 2016, the Austin Peay State University athletics department will honor local veterans and military-affiliated individuals with a special Military Appreciation Day during APSU’s 4:00pm football game at Fortera Stadium.
All veterans, active-duty personnel and their families will receive free admission to the game with a current military I.D., and several military vehicles will be on display in tailgate alley and inside the stadium.
Military Appreciation Day to be held during APSU Football game vs. Tennessee State at Fortera Stadium Saturday, November 5th.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announces Two Principal Appointments
Montgomery County, TN – Two Principal appointments has been announced by the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS).
Jessica Harris, who has served as principal at Hazelwood Elementary School for three years, has been appointed to the Byrns Darden principalship, replacing Andy Lyons who has accepted another position overseas.
(L) Jessica Harris and (R) Cynthia Rogers
