First all-female color guard team presents colors at Austin Peay State University game
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University ROTC Color Guard teams are a common sight at the University’s athletic events, with the well-disciplined cadets presenting the American and Tennessee State flags before the games.
But during an APSU women’s basketball game on November 14th, fans noticed something different—all four cadets on the team were women.
APSU Female Color guard team
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has Grinch in custody, to serve community service at Christmas Parade
Montgomery County, TN – It has been nearly a year since the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office booked the notorious Christmas thief, Mr. Grinch, into Montgomery County Jail, and now the green menace is facing the worst possible punishment for his crimes.
“Working closely with our District Attorney’s Office and our judges, we’ve found a suitable punishment for Mr. Grinch that I’m sure will work out to everyone’s advantage,” said Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson.
A terrified Clarksville resident last year, just before Mr. Grinch took off with a few gifts. The items were later returned.
Austin Peay State University named a 2015 Top Military Friendly School
Clarksville, TN – Military Advanced Education has named Austin Peay State University a top school in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities. The Guide, which measures best practices in military and veteran education, is available online at www.mae-kmi.com
The 2015 Guide features the results of a questionnaire on the military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 colleges and universities. The purpose of the Guide is to provide students with information about institutions that go out of their way to support veterans and men and women in uniform.
Acuff Circle awards first fine arts scholarship
Clarksville, TN – Michael Mason, an Austin Peay State University theatre major, was recently awarded the first Acuff Circle of Excellence endowed scholarship in the fine arts at APSU.
The Acuff Circle of Excellence, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Austin Peay Foundation, serves as a patron society of the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. Its purpose is to advance the importance of arts and culture at Austin Peay and in the community.
Manna Café needs your vote in Walmart’s Makeover Grant campaign
Clarksville, TN – Manna Café is pleased to announce its participation in Walmart’s Food Pantry Holiday Makeover campaign. An award of $20 thousand will be given to the 75 food pantries within the US that garner the most votes.
Manna Café is requesting that you visit www.walmart.com/holidaymakeover and cast one vote per day from now until December 12th at midnight. [Read more]
Clarksville Academy gets Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy is proud to announce that it has earned the Go Green Certification from the city of Clarksville. School officials have been awarded the certification after many hours of team training and successful plan implementation.
Clarksville Academy Green Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
Austin Peay State University “Bridge Over College Street” project explores relationship between APSU, City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Students at Austin Peay State University are putting the final touches on a project that explores the relationship between the University and the city in which it calls home.
Titled “Bridge Across College Street,” the project will feature artwork from APSU students exploring the University’s relationship with the City of Clarksville through interviews with members of both communities. From 10:00am-3:00pm Tuesday, members of APSU’s President’s Emerging Leaders Program (PELP) will be displaying their work on College Street near the APSU campus. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University College of Education to unveil new technology classroom today, December 2nd
Clarksville, TN – Last year, education students at Austin Peay State University took technology classes in an out-dated computer lab filled with rows of long, gray tables and black desktop computers.
They entered this dreary space every week to learn how to incorporate technology into their future classrooms, but the lab’s antiquated design didn’t give them an accurate view of what they’d encounter as teachers in 21st century schools. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Wins Award for its Clarksville Sports Festival
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department received a Four Star Award at the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (TRPA) at this year’s state convention held in Nashville, Tennessee.
Founded in 1952, the TRPA is a professional society of more than 1,200 individual and agency members interested in the recreation and parks movement in Tennessee.
(L to R) Mark Tummons- Director, Tina Boysha- Athletics Director, Kevin Cowling- Manager – Operations and Planning. (Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department)
2nd Annual Stuff the Reda Bus with Movement Mortgage set for December 2nd and 3rd
Clarksville TN – As you are out shopping for your families please pick up a few extra items for those who may be less fortunate this year.
Maybe a Mom or Dad lost their job. Maybe an unexpected bill came in and there’s just not as much money to provide this year.
So many of us have been single parents and know what it feels like to do without to provide for our kids. And let’s not forget all the discussions this year about downsizing at Fort Campbell and in Clarksville, we never know what the future holds for any of us.
