Historian Paula Hinton to talk about Tennessee anti-lynching movement on February 24th at APSU
Clarksville, TN – In the early 20th century, Tennessee ranked sixth in the nation in lynchings, with mobs murdering some 214 people during a 40-year span.
That number would have been higher, Historian Paula K. Hinton argues, had a small group of local, progressive women not stood up to angry mobs and complacent sheriffs.
Miller-Motte Technical College to hold Third Annual Prom-O-Rama February 17th
Find Your Prom, Military Ball, or Holiday Gown at MMTC’s Third Annual Prom-O-Rama
Clarksville, TN – Third annual Prom-O-Rama is coming to Clarksville with a rainbow of color flowing through Miller-Motte Technical College’s (MMTC) campus. Hundreds of prom dresses will be collected at MMTC starting February 17th.
In an effort to keep costs down for Montgomery County high school girls attending their proms, MMTC is collecting prom dresses from ladies in the community that wish to sell dresses they will no longer wear, but would like to sell.
Miller-Motte Technical College’s Third Annual Prom-O-Rama
APSU hosting Tennessee History Day competition on February 24th
Clarksville, TN – On February 24th, 255 Middle and High School students from seven surrounding counties, along with their teachers, parents and supporters, will converge on the Austin Peay State University campus for the annual Tennessee History Day event.
The University was selected two years ago as the host site for the newly formed North Middle Tennessee district of the national competition. [Read more]
APSU offering allied healthcare training courses
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education, in partnership with ProTrain, is now offering allied healthcare training programs that will prepare students to enter the healthcare industry – the largest employment sector in the country today.
The courses, which are conveniently offered with schedules planned for busy adults, are listed below. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to offer New Boating Safety Class
Clarksville, TN – Have you recently decided in purchasing a boat, or do you want to brush up on the safety precautions of boating?
Come join Clarksville Parks and Recreation and the Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit in the new boating safety class. [Read more]
Montgomery County Volunteer Stars 2013 Recipients Announced
Montgomery County, TN – Congratulations go to Nick Cunningham and Stacy Frazier for being selected the Montgomery County recipients for the 2013 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards.
Cunningham, the Montgomery County Youth honoree, is a 19 year old with a very giving heart. Nick is a very active participant of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). He began as a participant in RYLA, then moved to a counselor-in-training and then served as a counselor.
Montgomery County Youth honoree Nick Cunningham.
APSU to offer Tutoring to the Community
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is now offering one-on-one tutoring to the general public through the University’s Academic Support Center. Sessions are $15.00 an hour and are held in the Writing Center, located on the main floor of APSU’s Woodward Library.
The tutors, who are APSU students, offer assistance in their fields of study and cover a wide variety of topics, with extensive offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Empty Bowls fundraiser coming February 25th, 2014
Over 1000 bowls are prepared for Empty Bowls 2014 Annual fundraiser!
Clarksville, TN – The bowls come in all shapes and sizes with stripes, polka dots, swirls, crosses and flowers. Last week, under the direction of Professor Ken Shipley, volunteers lined up in the APSU Trahern Ceramics Studio to glaze hundreds of bowls decorated by the community for the annual Empty Bowls Clarksville-Hope not Hunger event to be held on February 25th, 2014.
The Empty Bowls project begins each year with Professor Shipley, volunteers and students making bowls from clay which the community paint and decorate.
2014 Empty Bowls fundraiser being held February 25th.
APSU student Lance Batson and GIS Center develop inventory app
Clarksville, TN – The larger a business or government agency gets, the more equipment it acquires. Keeping track of all those computers and iPads and automobiles can be a nightmare, especially if files are misplaced or if someone’s handwriting is too messy.
Austin Peay State University student Lance Batson and the school’s Geographic Information Systems office are hoping to eliminate these problems by allowing agency’s to go paperless with a new digital asset management system. [Read more]
Montgomery County Master Gardeners 4th Annual One Day Workshop, March 8th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, March 8th, 2014 from 8:00am until 3:00pm, the Montgomery County Master Gardeners will hold their 4th Annual One Day Workshop.
This workshop will have Master Gardeners sharing their knowledge about different topics such as veggies, flowers, soil, hostas, hay bale gardening, yard art, pruning for fun and more.
