5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash
Organizational Meeting
Clarksville, TN – It’s baaa-ack! Our 5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash fundraiser has raised nearly $70,000 for the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County over the last several years. Its success has even received from front page coverage in The Leaf Chronicle and Nashville’s The Tennessean, too!
This year’s event will be held on Saturday October 29th from 7:00pm-Midnight at The Riverview Inn ballroom (mark your calendars now!)! [Read more]
APSU Extended Ed announces American Sign Language classes starting in September
Clarksville, TN – The Center for Extended and Distance Education at Austin Peay State University will offer American Sign Language (ASL) this fall.
Under the instruction of a deaf instructor, the ASL classes offered at APSU will include the art of finger spelling, ASL grammar and vocabulary, as well as an exploration of deaf culture. Classes will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Tuesdays. Part I will meet September 13th–October 18th and Part II will meet October 25th–November 29th. [Read more]
Win Titans Tickets
Clarksville, TN – 1400 WJZM and Wyatt-Johnson are giving away two Titans tickets for the Saturday, August 13th’s preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings. To register, simply go to their website, www.wjzm.com, click on the “Enter to Win Titans Tickets” banner.
WJZM and Wyatt-Johnson will be giving away tickets to each of the Titans home games this year. Just go to their website a week before the game and register to win.
For more information on the Titans game, see: Titans open Preseason against Vikings at LP Field.
Registration open for Contestants to participate in the 2012 Miss Tennessee USA and Teen USA Pageants
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville will host the 2012 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants at the Austin Peay State University Music and Mass Communications Building Concert Hall on October 7th through 8th, 2011.
Pageant officials have announced that applications are being accepted from young women throughout the state who would like to compete in this year’s Miss Tennessee USA and Teen USA Pageants. Applications for the pageant can be found on www.misstennesseeusa.com under the “Apply Now” section.
Miss Tennessee Teen USA Kaitlin White receives her crown from former Miss Tennessee USA Kristen Rose in the 2010 Pageant.
APSU creates new Mobile Technology Center for App Development
Clarksville, TN – Since fall of 2010, Austin Peay State University has made strides in mobile technology development.
Last August, APSU released its iPhone app for faculty and students. Months later, that app was reincarnated for the Android. Then in the Spring 2011 semester, the University’s Department of Computer Science and Information Technology was one of the first computer departments in Tennessee to offer a mobile software development class.
On top of those developments, the APSU Geographic Information System (GIS) Center began creating the Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Kit (DMARK) to enable emergency responders to record damage assessments on their cell phones. [Read more]
Swan Lake City Golf Course to Reopen August 24th
Clarksville, TN – Swan Lake Golf Course will reopen to the public on August 24th, following the replacement of the course’s greens.
The municipal golf course closed on June 20th, and a Texas company began installing Championship Bermuda grass on the greens. The new grass is more heat tolerant and is widely used across the southern U.S. [Read more]
APSU launches new Facebook page for News and Information
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University today officially launched a new Facebook page designed to provide complete news and information.
The new page, titled “Austin Peay State University: News and Information,” is open and public, and can be accessed at www.facebook.com/apsunews. Facebook account users can receive instant news updates about APSU by clicking the “Like” button at the top of the page. [Read more]
America’s favorite park will win $100,000
Vote for Heritage Park
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is asking park-goers to vote for their favorite parks. Heritage Park is in the running for a $100,000 prize, but it needs votes, lots of votes!
Parks that receive the most votes will receive grants as part of Coca-Cola’s “America Is Your Park” national campaign to restore, rebuild or enhance our parks. [Read more]
APSU using program to help military personnel succeed on college entrance exam
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is helping active duty military personnel to succeed on the college entrance examination through a program called Keys to Entrance Exam Preparation (KEEP).
The program is an APSU initiative that primarily targets military applicants who need help in meeting the University’s admission standards for the COMPASS exam. It features a Web-based educational platform and an open learning lab for individualized tutoring. It is a free service to applicants. [Read more]
St. Bethlehem Principal Announced
Clarksville, TN – Tracy Hodges has been named principal at St. Bethlehem Elementary School, replacing Gina Biter who was appointed principal of Northeast Elementary School.
Hodges most recently served as assistant principal at Kenwood Elementary School. Prior to her administrative experience, she served as a middle school literacy coach in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. [Read more]
