Third Annual Hilltop Super Market Barbecue Cook-off Is A Resounding Success
Clarksville, TN – The Third Annual Hilltop Barbecue Cook-off featured 12 teams competing in four categories for top prize of $250.00 plus a trophy. Second prize was $75.00 with a trophy and third prize was a plaque. Each judge rated the chicken, pulled pork, ribs or beef brisket for taste, appearance, and texture on a scale from one to ten.
The winner for the Pork category was Double A's; head chef Andy Alberd.
APSU Degree Compass noted as case study in new e-book
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is featured in a new e-book about how colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to reach more learners effectively and with greater impact.
The e-book, titled “Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies,” includes a case study about Degree Compass, which was launched at APSU by Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. [Read more]
Chi Omega chapter donates painting to APSU in honor of 40 years on campus
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – A new painting will soon hang in Harned Hall, on the Austin Peay State University campus. The artwork – a watercolor of the University’s quadrangle – was recently donated to the school by the artist, Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU.
The print will hang with a plaque, acknowledging it as a gift from the chapter to the University.
APSU associate professor of history Dr. Minoa Uffelman presents APSU President Tim Hall with a watercolor painting by local artist Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff).
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department issues new requirements for dogs entering Liberty Park’s off-leash Bark Park
Clarksville, TN – In an effort to reduce the risk of the spread of possible disease in canines in Montgomery County and to reduce the number of aggressive dog incidents, the City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is requiring that all dogs entering the off-leash bark park at Liberty Park have the following vetting: Rabies vaccination, parvovirus vaccination, distemper vaccination and be spayed or neutered. [Read more]
APSU Languages and Literature Department awards Scholarships to top Students
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Several Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature students were rewarded for their hard work recently when the department presented them with scholarships totaling more than $7,000 for the coming year.
Every spring, the languages and literature department awards the scholarships generously endowed by community members and alumni. Each scholarship has specific criteria for eligibility, set up by the individual who created the scholarship, and a committee within the department then combs through lists of students who meet those requirements. [Read more]
APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Last year, Maj. Paul Witkowski of the United States Army was stationed on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, trying to keep enemy combatants and supplies from passing through the region. It was a tricky assignment, given the province’s mountainous terrain and the absence of a fence or other obstruction between the two countries.
Later this summer, he’ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he’ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to kick off the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program for youth and families this Summer
Clarksville, TN – Beat the summertime blues this year! The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department along with Manna Café, L.E.A.P. Organization, Workforce Essentials, BFS Insurance and Coca-Cola® will be offering extended hours and lots of great activities at two Parks and Recreation facilities as a part of the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program. [Read more]
APSU honors students, staff, faculty and organizations at annual awards program
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Student Affairs at Austin Peay State University honored leadership and service by individual students, student organizations, faculty and staff at its Student Organization and Leader Awards Program on April 11th.
The purpose of the program is to recognize students, student organizations, faculty and staff who have made significant contributions throughout the year both on and off campus, Director for Student Affairs Programs Tammy Bryant said. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation gears up for the summer season at the pools
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation department will open their five public pools on Saturday, May 26th for the summer season. Pool pass sales are currently underway!
To accommodate the pool pass sales, passes are also available for purchase at any of the three community centers through June 1st. Get your pool pass today! [Read more]
Girl Scouts to assist Montgomery County Animal Control Saturday
Montgomery County, TN – Girl Scout Troop 736 will be hosting a Saturday Adoption Event at Montgomery County Animal Control on May 12th from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
They have made special bandanas for the animals and will assist potential adopters with animals as well as answer questions about the animals. [Read more]
