Best Of The Road Visits Clarksville and Fort Campbell
Clarksville, TN – Over the weekend, Tawny Clark and Chris Staudinger visited Clarksville as part of the Rally McNally – USA Today Best of the Road contest. Clarksville had the most votes for the Most Patriotic contest and earned a visit by the judges.
Tawny and Chris spent two days in town on a mission to see if Clarksville will become the Most Patriotic city. They took lots of photos and video to take back to the panel of judges who will actually make the final decision later this month. [Read more]
New APSU Biogeography Class to Take Students to Rocky Mountains
Clarksville, TN – The base camp, consisting of a few tents and sleeping bags, will sit in a secluded valley, in the shadow of the 14,000-foot Blanca Peak in Colorado. At night, when the exhausted team of researchers returns from their 2,000-foot hike to get some rest, they’ll have to bundle up to warm themselves against the cold air blowing down the mountain.
“Even in the summer, there’s still snowpack on the mountain,” Dr. Christopher Gentry, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of geography, said. [Read more]
New Robertson Endowment to Fund Photography Scholarships at APSU
Clarksville, TN – In 2009, Dover resident Jim Robertson made an unprecedented phone call to Austin Peay State University. He wanted to know if the University’s art department was interested in taking his extensive collection of celebrated photography prints off his hands.
The prints included valuable pieces by such 20th century photography icons as André Kertész and Ruth Bernhard.
The donation, aside from stunning the APSU art faculty, gave the University one of the most impressive photography collections in the region.
APSU President Tim Hall and Jim Robertson sign paperwork establishing the Robertson Endowment at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
July Chamber of Commerce Events
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of July.
A Power Breakfast will be held at Riverview Inn, 50 College Street, on July 19th at 7:30am Major General John F. Campbell will serve as the keynote speaker for this event. [Read more]
Fort Campbell salutes America’s Soldiers on Independence Day
Fort Campbell, KY – The 4th of July festivities concluded with the Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Welcome Home Concert and Fireworks Show. The event expresses the communities gratitude for the sacrifices that the soldiers and their families at Fort Campbell makes for our country.
The day opened with an invocation, followed by a short speech by 101st Airborne Division Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell in which he dedicated the day to those both here at home, and in off in far flung war zones who are serving our country.
A member of the 101st Airborne Division Parachute Demonstration Team comes in streaming the U. S. Flag
Tennessee Business Tax Seminar set for July 26th in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – In cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Revenue, Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education will again host the annual Tennessee Business Tax seminar from 8:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday, July 26th in the Morgan University Center. [Read more]
Giant Benefit Yard Sale – Looking for Vendors
Clarksville, TN – Daymar Institute in Clarksville, TN will be hosting their Annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday July 23rd, from 7:00am to 12:00pm. Booth space is still available for vendors who would like to participate. All booth fees will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. All products sales belong to the vendor. [Read more]
Pharmacy Tech Certificate class August 15th in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education is partnering with Boston Reed College to offer a new Pharmacy Technician Certificate program to prepare students for entry-level positions in the field.
Classes will run for 11 weeks on the APSU campus and will include instruction and lab time to ready students to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam (PTCB). [Read more]
APSU Extended Ed offers Classes
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with one of the classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Independence Day Celebration Draws Huge Crowd
Well over 20,000 people jammed the banks of the Cumberland River as the City of Clarksville held their annual Independence Day Celebration last night. This celebration of patriotism is one of the most popular events each year.
The patriotism aspect of the evening was heightened with a visit by Captain and Clark the Rand McNally-USA Today Road Rally Team who is in town judging our city for the Most Patriotic category for the Best of the Road contest. Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan was presented a certificate acknowledging the city’s selection as one of the finalist for the Most Patriotic City spot. The ultimate winner will be announced on July 22nd at the Destination Marketing Associations International conference in New Orleans. Contest winners will land a permanent spot on Rand McNally’s new travel site and a place in the 2013 Rand McNally Road Atlas, as well as on USA TODAY’s Travel site. The five other finalists are Emporia, KS; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Peachtree City, GA; Rapid City, SD; and Williamsburg, VA.
The Color Guard posts the colors kicking off the City of Clarksville Tennessee's Independence Day Celebration on July 3rd
