Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Youth Recreation Leagues to kick off with Opening Ceremony this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department’s Youth Recreation Leagues will kick off the season with an opening ceremony at 10:00am June 2nd at Heritage Park.
The ceremony will feature Autumn Ferrier singing the National Anthem and the Clarksville Police Department Honor Guard, will present the colors. [Read more]
APSU employees report various achievements
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University announce their recent professional and scholarly activities.
Dr. Victoria McCarthy and Dr. Robyn Hulsart, both associate professors of professional studies, won best conference paper at the May 2012 conference of The Academic Forum. The title of their paper was “A Crisis Management Plan for Ethical Misconduct and Financial Fraud.” [Read more]
The Vietnam Veterans of America remember those who have yet to return home
Annual Candle Light Vigil honors those still missing in action from Vietnam
Clarksville, TN – It is a solemn occasion when a nation gathers together to honor its soldiers as we do each year on Memorial Day. It is important not only to honor those who lived to come home, but even more importantly to remember those who did not.
This was a solemn year as there remains of two soldiers who had been missing in action had been returned, that leaves 30 from the State of Tennessee who have yet to return home. Each one was honored in a ceremony held in front of the William O. Beach Civic Center at Veterans Plaza in Clarksville Tennessee on Sunday evening.
A Vietnam Veterans of American member carries forward the chair of one of the POW/MIA soldiers
APSU gets International Recognition for Student Success Initiative
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is harnessing “the Netflix effect” to new heights.
More than a year ago, APSU launched Degree Compass, a course recommendation system to help students stay on track toward graduation by. It was dubbed “the Netflix effect” because it provides students with personalized recommendations based on their academic transcript, similar to the way Netflix makes movie suggestions to customers. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Summer Youth Program to begin June 4th
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Summer Youth Program will begin June 4th with the opening of program sites and will end July 13th.
Parents of Summer Youth Program participants are encouraged to speak with the site director upon registration for a brief orientation of the program. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Movies in the Park to have Free Screening of “Tangled”
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at Heritage Park Soccer fields for this month’s Movies in the Park event, featuring the computer animated musical fantasy- “Tangled”- rated PG.
"Tangled" at the next Movies in the Park.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation celebrates National Trails Day with Greenway clean-up
Clarksville, TN – Saturday, June 2nd is National Trails Day! The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and “Friends of the Clarksville Greenway” are celebrating with a clean-up from 8:00am to 10:00am at the Clarksville Greenway, located at 1101 Pollard Road.
National Trails Day, organized by the American Hiking Society, is celebrated across the country as a way to inspire the public to discover and learn about our nation’s trail system. Those interested in volunteering can contact Melissa Adkins at 931.645.7476
For more details on the Greenway clean-up, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931.645.7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
Austin Peay State University Public Relations wins 5 awards at 2012 TCPRA
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Public Relations and Marketing at Austin Peay State University won five awards during the Tennessee College Public Relations Association spring conference and awards contest held May 17th-18th at Middle Tennessee State University.
TCPRA – an alliance of communicators across the state representing public and private colleges and universities, technical schools, technology centers and community colleges – awarded gold, silver and bronze distinctions in various writing, design, publication and photography categories. More than 150 entries were received for the contest period between April 1st, 2011, and March 31st, 2012. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County Memorial Day Ceremony May 28th
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization is hosting its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00am, May 28th, at Veterans Memorial Park, Clarksville.
City and county officials, as well as MCVSO staff will speak, with the keynote address by Colonel William B. Hickman, Deputy Commander of Operations, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). [Read more]
Clarksville Career Center to hold Young Adult Job Fair
Clarksville, TN – On Friday, June 1st 2012, the Clarksville Career Center- Resource Center will hold a Young Adult Job Fair for ages 16-21. The fair will start at 1:00pm and go until 4:00pm
School is out. Summer is coming. Don’t get bored come get employed!
The Clarksville Career Center- Resource Center is located at 350 Pageant Lane Clarksville, TN.
For more information call 931.648.5530.
