Montgomery Central High School Football Fall Festival draws larger than expected crowd
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, September 14th, the Montgomery Central High School Football Boosters held their 1st annual Fall Festival at Hilltop Supermarket.
The festival was held to raise money for the MCHS Football team. The money will be used for equipment, jerseys, and other team needs.
“The event was amazing. The turn out was phenomenal. I was really not expecting this many people and this many kids,” stated Indians Football head coach Jeff Tomlinson. “I thought it was a great turn out.”
Montgomery Central High School Fall Football Festival
Miss Tennessee USA Pageant Tickets on Sale Now
Clarksville, TN – Mark your calendars, because the Queens will be back in Clarksville for the 15th year in a row. Brought to you by Greenwood Productions, the 2015 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageant will be held on October 3rd and 4th at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall in Austin Peay State University Music and Mass Communications Building.
The preliminary show will take place on Friday, October 3rd at 6:30pm. The finals will be broken down into two shows, with the Teens competing at 3:00pm and the Miss contestants competing at 7:30pm. Both the Miss and Teen winners will represent the State of Tenneessee at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants in 2015.
The Crowning of Miss Tennessee at the 2013 Miss Tennessee USA Pageant (Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Austin Peay State University to Open New Dewald Pavilion at APSU Farm on September 23rd
Clarksville, TN – On a mild December afternoon in 2012, a crowd of local farmers, agri-businessmen and dignitaries gathered around an old hay barn to contemplate the future of the Austin Peay State University Department of Agriculture.
Student enrollment in that program had increased an astounding 82 percent in recent years, but some of the facilities at the APSU Farm and Environmental Education Center, known simply as the farm, didn’t reflect this growth.
The Sept. 23 event will begin with a dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by a ribbon cutting at 6:15 p.m. and a special bull auction. The auction will feature the sale of APSU’s finest bull stock, “Big John,” named in memory of John Bartee Sr., former founding member of the APSU agriculture advisory committee. Proceeds from the sale will go to the University farm.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces winners of the Riverfest volunteer prize
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is happy to announce the winners of the Riverfest volunteer prize.
The ROTC program at Austin Peay State University will be awarded the $500.00 cash prize for providing the highest number of volunteer hours served at the 2014 Riverfest celebration held September 5th and 6th at McGregor Park.
Riverfest Volunteer winners announced.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to provide free child car seat safety checks
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) will be conducting free child car seat safety checks from 10:00am to 2:00pm Saturday at Kohl’s, 2840 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.
Deputies will be checking to make sure your child car seat is properly installed, and as such, your child must be present for the check. Each check will take about 20 minutes.
Deputy Jason Pike helps check a child seat. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting free child car seat safety checks from 10:00am to 2:00pm Saturday at Kohl’s, 2840 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.
APSU Center for Extended and Distance Education offers more classes, easier registration
Clarksville, TN – This fall, the Center for Distance and Extended Education at Austin Peay State University is looking to transform lives throughout the community with its expanded course offerings and its new, easy to use online registration system, signmeup.apsu.edu.
The new system lets individuals view the hundreds of courses and programs offered by the Center, select a course that interests them and then enroll immediately, using the easy online registration system. They’ll have plenty to check out, with the Center offering courses in just about everything – from business and professional development classes to healthcare training to learning the basics of social media. [Read more]
Movies in the Park to show double feature Saturday
Clarksville, TN – Movies in the Park, the City of Clarksville’s free, outdoor movie series, continues Saturday, September 13th, at Liberty Park, located at 1190 Cumberland Drive.
‘Planes,’ rated PG, and brought to you by The Leaf-Chronicle will be shown at approximately 7:15pm (dependent on sunset).
Clarksville Riverfest went Wild for Nashville Zoo’s Wildlife on Wheels
Clarksville, TN – The Nashville Zoo’s “Wildlife on Wheels” was at Clarksville’s Riverfest Festival on Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at the Adventure Zone. The show is a regular at Riverfest at each year and a hit with kids and adults alike.
“We love coming to Riverfest. At the Nashville Zoo, we just love being able to come out to events like this to educate young children and get them passionate about the animals,” stated BHD Keeper Anna Currie with the Nashville Zoo.
Nashville Zoo’s Anna Currie talks to the audience about “Archimedes” the Eagle Owl at Clarksville’s Riverfest.
Montgomery Central High School Football Fall Festival this Saturday at Hilltop Supermarket
Cunningham, TN – Montgomery Central High School Football’s Fall Festival is this Saturday, September 13th from 3:00pm-7:00pm at Hilltop Supermarket.
There will be food, live music, games, prizes, bounce houses, a cake walk, face painting, and more!
Additional concessions will be available. Come out and support Montgomery Central Sports. Thank you for your support! [Read more]
Austin Peay State University continues to climb U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges list
Clarksville, TN – The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2015 rankings were released Tuesday, September 9th, and Austin Peay State University ranked 27th in the Top Public Schools, Regional Universities (South) category.
APSU placed 62nd overall in the Regional Universities (South) category, up seven spots from last year.
