Clarksville’s Garrett Allen raises money for JDRF to help find a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Clarksville, TN – This summer, Garrett Allen’s All- Star baseball team won the 8 year old TN Little League state tournament.
It was a lot of fun and all the boys were very excited to get their championship medals. Garrett wore his every day for about two weeks. Nothing slows this kid down. Not even Type 1 Diabetes!
Garrett Allen
Saturday Story Time to be held at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library August 20th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, August 20th, 2016 the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will hold Saturday Story Time,
This week a police officer from the Clarksville Police Department will be coming to read! There will be a themed craft and the officer will give a tour of his patrol car.
Former commander of Task Force Pale Horse, author Jimmy Blackmon to speak at APSU on August 30th
Clarksville, TN – If a United States soldier flew on a helicopter during their time deployed as a part of the War in Afghanistan, there was a good chance it was flown by a member of Task Force Pale Horse.
The talented men and women of this elite force carried ground forces to the fight, removed the injured and flew countless missions with the intent of identifying – and often eliminating the enemy.
Retired Army Col. Jimmy Blackmon
APSU hosting Pokemon Go event to welcome back Students
Clarksville, TN – In early July, dozens of small, happy-looking monsters overwhelmed the Austin Peay State University campus.
A month later, the creatures continue to hover across the lawns or hide in academic buildings, but in order to see them, a person needs a cell phone, the Pokemon Go app and the ability to walk while staring at a small screen.
APSU to welcome back Students with Pokemon Go Event.
Women Who Paint Women Are Alive and Well at Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – So often we admire paintings and artworks of artists who are not accessible for questions or comments. Not so was the case Thursday night, August 11th. Customs House Museum hosted a gala affair which introduced an exhibit entitled “Women Painting Women 2016”.
Featured artists’ works included those of Denise Stewart Sanabria who created life size cutouts of people whose only identity were numbers, but whose personalities were evident in the charcoal and pastel pencil on plywood models. They reminded one of oversized paper dolls, just ready to come to life.
Women Painting Women will be on exhibit at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center through October 23rd, 2016.
Austin Peay’s Dr. Osvaldo Di Paolo Harrison publishes research book on Puerto Rican hardboiled fiction
Clarksville, TN – On the surface, hardboiled literature tells a story of street smart investigators, navigating a world filled with action, intrigue and sex. Cynical antiheroes fighting for justice in a world just as corrupt as the bad guys they are trying to collar.
At its core, the genre is a cracked door, allowing the reader an opportunity to examine the social issues of the writer’s day. Topics of race, politics, corruption and violence are sometimes uncomfortably explored by a character adhering to a moral code in a world that seems to have lost its way.
Austin Peay associate professor Dr. Osvaldo Di Paolo Harrison.
Austin Peay State University Continuing Education offers American Sign Language Class
Clarksville, TN – American Sign Language classes are being offered at Austin Peay State University by their Continuing Education program. Class will be held September 12th through October 19th, 2016.
Learn the basics of conversational-level American Sign Language through a 7 week immersion course.
Clarksville Association of Realtors 3rd Annual Handbags For Hope
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Association of Realtors (CAR) will host the third annual Handbags For Hope at Old Glory Distilling Company on Saturday, August 20th.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Urban Ministry’s SafeHouse for Women and the CAR Young Professionals Network Mike Groves Memorial Fund.
2nd annual Be More Like Wade Scholarship 5k Run/Walk/Crawl exceeds expectations
Cunningham, TN – Last Saturday, July 30th, 2016 the 2nd annual “Be More Like Wade Scholarship 5K Run/Walk/Crawl” was held at the Montgomery Central Schools in honor of Wade Morgan. The race began at 8:30am.
All proceeds go into a scholarship fund which will be given to a Montgomery Central Senior who demonstrates similar characteristics of #bemorelikewade. He exemplified the true meaning of a genuine person by being a selfless individual and always having an optimistic outlook on life.
The second annual Be More Like Wade 5k Scholarship Run/Walk/Crawl was held Saturday, July 30th, 2016.
GIS Center at APSU uses Google IoT grant to assist volunteer firefighters
Clarksville, TN – For volunteer fire departments, the risks that come with the job can often be different than those of full-time firefighting units in major cities. In many small, rural communities, volunteer firefighters battle the same blazes as their full-time counterparts, often meet at the scene rather than all coming together from a central fire station.
Because of the independent nature of volunteer units, it can be difficult for unit commanders to identify who is available to fight the blaze when they arrive on site.
Students at the Austin Peay GIS Center showcase how beacons can be used to show location on Thursday, August 4th, 2016. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
