Clarksville YMCA to hold Journey to Freedom June 13th – August 8th
Clarksville, TN – Anxious? Want change? Need help? Journey to Freedom is a group for adults of any age who want to self-examine and work toward making healthy changes that will promote joy, hope and peace in their life.
Journey to Freedom is an 8 week process of reading, evaluating, and group discussion that will help you get to the heart of what is no longer working in your life, and where you are in the process of change. You will look at the role that fear, self-esteem, and grief play in your decisions. [Read more]
Clarksville Students at the Academy for Academic Excellence Turn the Tables on the Staff
Joe Pitts
Clarksville, TN – We all know how teachers and staff are constantly helping our students every day.
The students at the Academy for Academic Excellence, however, are turning the tables on a staff member.
These elementary students have created six paintings, like those shown below, to sell.
The proceeds go to help a staff member who has been diagnosed with cancer and the students want to help the family pay for transportation costs to the doctor, radiation and chemo visits, and other expenses.
Clarksville Elementary School Students have created these paintings to raise money for a staff member’s medical expenses.
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County to host Dog Behavior Seminar May 18th
Registration Going On Now
Clarksville, TN – The Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County will be hosting a Dog Behavior Seminar on Saturday, May 18th. The event will be held at the Humane Society Conference Room.
The popular Nashville-based dog trainer and consultant, Nikki Ivey, will be there for a daylong seminar that will help both dog owners and rescue volunteers and fosters to better understand dog language and communication.
Dog Behavior Seminar May 18th
APSU biology student Eva Grebe presents research in Washington, D.C.
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this spring, a bidding war erupted on the Austin Peay State University campus. Specifically, several different departments were fighting over the honor to pay for biology student Eva Grebe to attend the annual Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Convention in Washington, D.C.
Only 60 out of 800 applicants nationwide are accepted to attend the convention. Grebe was the only Tennessee college student to be invited.
APSU student Eva Grebe is interviewed about her research during the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Convention in Washington, D.C.
Doggie Palooza- A Celebration of all things Dog
A Celebration of all things Dog
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited for the upcoming 6th Annual Doggie Palooza.
This free event will take place June 1st from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, at the Heritage Park Bark Park. Bring your 4-legged family members for a day full of demonstrations, contests, prizes and much more!
1st Student in APSU history to receive Sigma Delta Pi National Grant
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University student will be the first in the school’s history to receive the Sigma Delta Pi National Hispanic Honor Society Undergraduate Study Abroad Award.
Nancy G. Diaz, a double major in nursing and foreign languages with a concentration in Spanish, is the recipient of the national grant for 2013. She is the first APSU student to receive this grant, said Dr. Miguel Ruiz-Aviles, adviser of the Hispanic honor society at APSU and professor of Spanish.
Diaz will use the award to return to Spain, where she studied last summer. [Read more]
Clarksville Police Department now accepting Applications for Teen Citizen Police Academy
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department will start taking application for the Teen Citizen Police Academy. It will be held July 22nd thru July 26th from 9:00am thru 3:00pm each day.
In the week long class, teenagers will see the many facets of city and county law enforcement operations.
Teen Citizen Police Academy. (Photo by CPD-Jim Knoll)
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Summer Program Guides are now available
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited to announce that Summer Program Guides are here!
Want to find out how to register your for our youth and adult leagues or how to reserve a park pavilion for your child’s birthday party?
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Program Guide – Summer 2013
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for May 5th, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:
- Summer Program Guide now available!
- Movies in the Park to Show “Wreck It Ralph” this Saturday
- 50 Plus Olympics
- Sleep Under the Stars Campout
- Clarksville Downtown Market to Open May 18th
Wreck-It Ralph at Movies in the Park Saturday, May 11th
Austin Peay State University presents Walker Award to Cadet Nathan Brewer
Clarksville, TN – The recipient of the 2013 Command Sgt. Maj. Darol Walker Award at Austin Peay State University is one of the nation’s top ROTC cadets.
Cadet Nathan Brewer with APSU’s Governors Guard Battalion of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) was presented the award during a breakfast ceremony held Thursday, May 2nd at APSU. He already has prior military service, having been assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group and 82nd Airborne Division.
ROTC Cadet Nathan Brewer (center) was named the recipient of the 2013 Command Sgt. Maj. Walker Award during a breakfast ceremony May 2 at Austin Peay State University. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Darol Walker (right, for whom the award is named) and local businessman Jack Turner (who created the award) also are shown. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
