Renovation work begins on APSU’s new College Street bookstore
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, Fellowship Construction Inc. began renovation work at the corner of College and Fourth streets to convert a former Ford car dealership into the Austin Peay State University (APSU) new campus bookstore.
Morgan Contractors Discovers B.F. Goodrich Company Engraving under Vulcan Corporation Sign during Demolition
Clarksville, TN – Morgan Contractors stumbled upon the original B.F. Goodrich sign engraved behind the current Vulcan Corporation sign (pictured below) during demolition of the factory.

B.F. Goodrich Company Engraving discovered under the Vulcan Corporation Sign by Morgan Contractors during Demolition.
APSU ROTC student puts nursing school to practice at Walter Reed internship
Clarksville, TN – Senior Michelle Demarais put what she’s learned at the Austin Peay State University (APSU) School of Nursing to practice this summer at one of the nation’s most well-known hospitals.

Austin Peay State University nursing senior Michelle Demarais, third from right, poses with fellow students at Walter Reed. (APSU)
Clarksville’s Heather Abels discusses her work on ‘Frozen II,’ life as a freelance artist
Clarksville, TN – Former Austin Peay State University (APSU) adjunct professor and Clarksville resident Heather Abels has a new movie coming out this week. You’ve probably heard of it: “Frozen II” hit theaters on Friday, November 22th.
Visit Clarksville announces Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic to be held in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee’s top 88 senior football players will once again compete in Clarksville for the Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic, scheduled to be played at Austin Peay State University on Friday, December 13th, 2019.
“We’re very excited for the players and coaches who have accepted an invitation to be a part of Tennessee’s premier all-star event,” stated Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (TACA) Executive Director Bill Marbet.

Tennessee’s East and West seniors face off at the 2018 All-Star Classic at Austin Peay State University. (David Smith)
APSU now offering degree in communication sciences and disorders
Clarksville, TN – The first time Isha Cheaye saw a speech-language pathologist working with a child, she knew that’s what she wanted to do with her life.
“To an outsider it looks like play, but it’s benefiting the child in such a positive way,” the Austin Peay State University (APSU) student said. “You don’t realize until you have the skills and the lessons and resources that this has an amazing impact on the child’s life.”
This Week at APSU: ‘Five Savory Dishes’ has world debut at Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – From Thursday, November 21st-Sunday, November. 24th, 2019, the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) will present “Five Savory Dishes” – a world premiere evening of one-act plays written Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley.
Austin Peay State University’s Woodward Library to screen “Paper Tigers” documentary for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Clarksville, TN – In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Felix G. Woodward Library is partnering this week with Loaves and Fishes, the APSU Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement and the APSU Department of Sociology to bring awareness to poverty on college campuses and identify resources that address basic needs for living, allowing students to focus on their studies.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees to host winter meeting November 21st-22nd
Clarksville, TN – On November 21st-22nd, 2019, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees will host its winter meetings on the APSU campus.
Forbes, JUST Capital name First Horizon One of America’s Most JUST Companies
Memphis, TN – First Horizon National Corp. (“First Horizon”) (NYSE: FHN) today announced that it has been named to the 2020 list of America’s Most JUST Companies.
First Horizon ranked 3rd overall among banks and 2nd in the financial services industry for how it delivers value to its shareholders as well as how it invests in its employees.