Queen City Road Race T-shirt contest for kids
Clarksville, TN – Calling all budding artists in grades 1st through 5th: Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Queen City Road Race T-shirt design contest is back and the best drawing will be featured on the official 2016 event t-shirt!
First place: $100.00 for you, an official Queen City Road Race T-shirt featuring your design, framed poster of your drawing, $100.00 and a Subway party for your art class, art supplies and certificate.
Queen City Road Race .
Austin Peay State University’s The All State, editor recognized at national conference
Clarksville, TN – The All State, the student newspaper of Austin Peay State University, recently earned national awards at the annual National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas.
For the first time in the publication’s 85-year history, it was recognized at the national conference for Best in Show. The All State was ranked No. 10 for its special section on the 2015 Homecoming celebration at APSU.
Austin Peay State University’s Morgan University Center. (APSU)
APSU student newspaper The All State turns 85
Clarksville, TN – On November 26th, 1930, a small, four-page newspaper appeared on the Austin Peay Normal School campus. The All State, as it was known, arrived that fall to present all of the school’s news and “gossip,” and by the spring of 1931, most students eagerly awaited its weekly publication.
85th anniversary of the Austin Peay student newspaper The All State
56th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade entry deadline is Thursday, December 3rd
Clarksville, TN – Sign up and become a part of a Clarksville tradition by participating in this year’s annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government.
This night-time, lighted Christmas parade, is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th beginning at 5:00pm in Downtown Clarksville.
APSU hosting December 3rd info session for Spring Phlebotomy Tech course
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education is offering healthcare training programs that will prepare students to enter the healthcare industry – the largest employment sector in the country today.
The Phlebotomy Technician Training program is planned with busy adults in mind.
APSU Sundquist Science Complex
Clarksville Community Centers to host ‘Drop and Shop’ holiday events
Clarksville, TN – New this holiday season, Clarksville Parks and Recreation community centers will be providing a valuable service for parents and an afternoon of fun for children in December during the holiday season.
The City’s Crow community center, Kleeman community center, and Burt-Cobb community center will be holding their first-ever “Drop and Shop” events for children ages 6 and up.
Tilted Kilt to hold Contest November 30th to benefit Men’s Cancer Charities “For No Shave November”
Clarksville, TN – To wrap up the national “No Shave November” movement raising awareness for men’s cancers, Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery in Clarksville will host a “Sweet Beard Contest” on Monday, November 30th
The contest will be held during halftime of Monday Night Football at the pub.
Sponsored by Love, Blood, Ink Tattoo and RubADub Tubbs Beard Oil, the Kilt Girls will select their top three favorite beards and prizes will be awarded.
Clarksville Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery.
APSU to remove Hemlock Semiconductor name
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University officials are moving forward with plans to remove the name from the University’s Hemlock Semiconductor Building.
The decision comes several months after the company offered this option, along with offering its assistance in repurposing the building.
Austin Peay State University Hemlock Semiconductor Building. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University fraternity registers more than 500 students to vote
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Tau Phi Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity participated in the organization’s national program, “A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People,” in September.
During the event, the chapter registered 505 APSU students to vote in local, state and national elections.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
APSU honors founding members of faculty senate
Clarksville, TN – When the first Austin Peay State University Faculty Senate met in October of 1975, then-senate president Solie Fott made two motions to the University administration.
“Things are a little foggy now, but when I think back on my term as president, I think of two motions we made,” Fott said. “The first motion was asking the administration to lower the speed bumps that were all over campus, and especially around the administration building. The administration told us no.
Dr. Solie Fott and other former members of faculty senate are honered for the 40th anniversary of the founding of faculty senate on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at Austin Peay State University. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
