Clarksville-Montgomery County Adult Literacy Council offers Free Computer Lab for Adults
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Adult Literacy Council is holding free computer lab for adults wanting to improve their computer skills.
On Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00pm until 8:00pm, Advanced computer skills with the option of certification is held.
Free Computer Lab for Adults at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Adult Literacy Council.
APSU student Paul Watkins pursues research on hybrid of math, art
Clarksville, TN – There are mathematicians and there are artists, and then there is the rare breed that find a way to merge two of the most seemingly disparate fields of study imaginable.
Austin Peay State University math major Paul Watkins does not resemble the “traditional” math student – with long hair and an even longer beard, Watkins looks more like the type who would be at home in an art studio.
APSU student Paul Watkins. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)
Clarksville Police Department hosted 5k Run/Walk for C.O.P.S. Saturday
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, May 14th, 2016, the Clarksville Police Department held a 5k Run/Walk to raise money for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors). The event was held at the Clarksville Police Department Headquarters located at 135 Commerce Street. The entry fee was $25.00.
“Today we had a 5k community participation event. I wanted the community and the police department to meet up with each other and have a nice event on a beautiful day,” said CPD Captain Scott Thornton.
Clarksville Police Department’s 2nd annual 5k Run/Walk for C.O.P.S.
Austin Peay State University professor Uffelman contributes chapter to book on rural history of America
Clarksville, TN – The vast majority of the country is comprised of large, often underdeveloped, swatches of the Great Plains, Midwest and Appalachia, While the concrete towers dotting the skylines of New York City, Los Angeles and other major metropolitan areas are more frequently associated with the United States.
Rural areas, defined as areas home to 2,500 people or less, make up 72 percent of the United States’ land mass. Despite that overwhelming mass of land, according to the 2010 Census, rural areas contain just 19.3 percent of the country’s total population.
APSU’s Dr. Minoa Uffelman
Austin Peay Service-Learning Class helps student join Tennessee Theatre Association’s Board of Directors
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University student Emily Horton was recently appointed to the Tennessee Theatre Association’s (TTA) Board of Directors as a student representative.
Horton worked with the TTA last semester as part of an APSU service-learning course.
APSU student Emily Horton
All Kids Welcome! New Playground and Splash Pad Preparing for Grand Opening
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville is proud to announce the grand opening of the city’s first all-inclusive splash pad and playground at Heritage Park, located at 1241 Peachers Mill Road.
The grand opening will take place Thursday, May 26th at 10:00am at the park.
New Splash Pad at Heritage Park.
Montgomery County to hold Public Forum on Environmental Sustainability Plan, May 24th
Montgomery County, TN – On Tuesday, May 24th, the public is invited to share their ideas on sustainability at a public forum, at William O. Beach Civic Hall, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Members of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Task Force, a subsidiary of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program, are in the process of creating a community Environmental Sustainability Plan and need public input.
William O. Beach Civic Hall
New playground and restroom facilities to be unveiled at Edith Pettus Park
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation and the Office of Housing and Community Development will unveil two additions to Edith Pettus Park, located at 345 Farris Drive, during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, May 16th at 2:00pm.
New playground at Edith Pettus Park.
Ard, Morton honored at Austin Peay State University’s Annual Scholarship Donor Dinner
Clarksville, TN – On April 26th, during Austin Peay State University’s Annual Scholarship Donor Dinner, Wayne Ard, and his late wife, Marianne, and Ron Morton were honored for their strong support of the University.
Ard, president of Ard Construction,received the 2016 Tennessee Board of Regents’ Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. Morton, owner of the largest number of H&R Block franchises in the country, was presented with the University’s 2016 Academic Advocate Award.
APSU President Alisa White, Wayne Ard and former APSU President Oscar Page. (Robert Smith | APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Austin Peay State University gives out first Warren Scholarship for Classical Studies
Clarksville, TN – If you grew up in Clarksville and studied Latin, chances are you know Kaye or Grady Warren. The couple taught Latin in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System for more than 40 years, and in that time they became one of the area’s biggest advocates for Classical Studies.
Just last summer, one of their former students—Austin Peay State University freshman Alexander Kee—earned first place in Advanced Latin Grammar at the National Junior Classical League convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Mary Winters APSU Latin instructor; Alexander Kee, APSU student; Grady Warren, Kaye Warren, Dr. Tim Winters, APSU professor of Classics, and Dr. Stephen Kershner, assistant professor of Classics, celebrate the presentation of a new scholarship.
