Public Library accepting Food Donations for F.U.E.L.
Donations Accepted Through September 11th as Part of Hands-On Clarksville’s Serve to Remember Volunteering Project
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be accepting food donations of single packaged items suitable for use in the F.U.E.L. program, which serves 1,700 children in Montgomery County.
These children’s only source of food may be that served during the school lunch program. Items will be placed in children’s backpacks at school each Friday to help feed them over the weekend. [Read more]
Riverside Drive Lane Closures for Riverfest & Park Information
Clarksville, TN – Lanes of Riverside Drive will be closed at various times for Riverfest, beginning September 8th and continuing through September 10th.
Traffic flow will be slower than usual during this time, so we recommend drivers plan alternate routes or give themselves plenty of time to travel to their destination. [Read more]
H&R Block and Goodwill’s Career Solutions teaming for career fair
Clarksville, TN – H&R Block is hiring in Clarksville and Goodwill’s Career Solutions is helping the country’s largest tax preparation firm find qualified preparers, office managers and client service professionals for the upcoming tax season. When all hiring is complete, H&R Block may add as many as 170 new positions in the Clarksville area.
The two companies have teamed for a job fair to be held September 7th from 10:00am until 7:00pm at Goodwill’s Career Solutions Center next to the Goodwill store at 1592 Fort Campbell Boulevard in the North Park Shopping Center and at the H&R Block office, which is located next to Goodwill. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks & Recreation offers programs for toddlers and parents alike this fall
Clarksville, TN – Calling all parents and children! The City of Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department is offering programming for our youngest citizens, as well as their parents.
The Toddlers in Action program at the Kleeman Community Center has restarted for the fall. The program, which is from 10:00am to 11:00am each Thursday, consists of activities that stimulate learning and encourages interaction with other toddlers. [Read more]
APSU professor’s novel to be on display at Library of Congress
Clarksville, TN – If you’re in Washington, D.C., later this fall and you happen to stop by the Library of Congress to get a look at an early draft of the Declaration of Independence or an original Gutenberg Bible, be sure to keep your eyes out for a copy of “The Baker’s Boy,” a novel by Austin Peay State University professor Barry Kitterman.
The book will be on display inside the world’s largest library, with more than 22 million catalogued books, as part of the newly established Peace Corps Writers Collection.
Austin Peay State University professor Barry Kitterman
APSU History Honor Society Wins Best Chapter in Nation for Third Year in a Row
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Minoa Uffelman, associate professor of history at Austin Peay State University, kept checking her email earlier this week, hoping to hear something from the National Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) History Honor Society.
She knew that every year, around this time, the national organization announced the winners of the “Best Chapter” awards, and she was hoping APSU’s Theta Delta Chapter would take home the honor for an unprecedented third year in a row.
But by Tuesday morning, her email inbox was empty, and she began to get worried.
APSU’s Theta Delta Chapter
Liberty Park boat ramps open on Labor Day
Clarksville, TN – The boat ramps and docks at Liberty Park will be open during the Labor Day Weekend, which will include Monday, September 5th.
After closing August 26th through August 28th to complete paving at the park, the new four-lane boat ramp and two boat docks in the marina basin will continue to be open on the regular weekend schedule, in addition to Labor Day.
Brian Nelson putting his boat in at the Liberty Park Boat Ramps.
APSU Child Learning Center holds Scholastic Book Fair
Clarksville, TN – The Child Learning Center at Austin Peay State University will hold a Scholastic Book Fair from 8:00am-5:00pm, beginning Thursday, September 1st and continuing through September 9th at the center.
The APSU Child Learning Center is located in the Sexton Building at 637 North Eighth Street.
Funds raised will help purchase books for the classroom libraries and the children. The public is invited to attend this reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers. [Read more]
APSU has new ad campaign, ‘Opportunities,’ beginning later this week
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is “more than lecture.” In fact, it’s all about “opportunities.”
That is the message many will hear and see when APSU unveils a new advertising campaign beginning Thursday, September 1st. [Read more]
APSU student First to study in new study-abroad program
Clarksville, TN – Twice in her lifetime, Kaydee Hankes (pronounced han-kas) has been to South Korea with her family, once when she was 9 years old and the second time at 14.
This month, the Austin Peay State University student is in another country to study art – but this time, she’s doing it solo.
Hankes, who is seeking a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration, is the first APSU student to study abroad under a new program that APSU has joined to expand its opportunities for students.
Kaydee Hankes
