Mathews Suzuki honors our Soldiers
Clarksville, TN – Mathews Suzuki would like to honor the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division for their service and bravery, by inviting them and their families to enjoy a celebration in their honor. [Read more]
Cans for Canines and Cats, too!
Clarksville, TN – Do you have aluminum cans? The Humane Society of Clarksville – Montgomery County has a fundraising program, Cans for Canines and Cats, too!, in partnership with Heimansohn Industrial Park.
You can participate by taking your recyclable cans and other metals to: the designated dumpster behind Mann, Smith & Cummings Insurance at 1997 Madison Street, or Heimansohn at the corner of Ashland City road and Gatlin road.
Be sure to have payments placed in the Humane Society account.
APSU Allied Health Programs Appealing to Students Interested in Health Care
Clarksville, TN – Rex Ameigh, chair of the Austin Peay State University Radiologic Technology program, occasionally forgets to take off his I.D. badge when he leaves work. If that happens, he usually receives several confused looks from the people he runs into.
“I am surprised at the number of places, even at Wal-Mart, where they will say, ‘I didn’t know they had that program at Austin Peay,’” Ameigh said. “We’ve been around for just about ever, but people don’t know about us. I think our students internally a lot of times don’t know we exist.” [Read more]
APSU Extended Ed offers spring 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 spring 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 Parks & Recreation to hold Community Input Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be holding a community meeting at 6:30pm, Thursday, March 10th, at Greenhill Missionary Baptist Church, located at 311 Walker Street, Clarksville, TN 37042.
The meeting will be for residents in the neighborhood surrounding the new Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, seeking their input in reference to the activities related to the Fort Defiance opening on April 7th.
For more details on the community input meeting, contact Clarksville Parks & Recreation at 931-645-7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
LEAP preps students through Internet based scavenger hunt
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 students from the LEAP Intern program participated in a collegiate Internet trivia based scavenger hunt. “The objective of the exercise was to familiarize students with utilizing the Internet to research college majors, requirements, fun interesting facts about various schools,” says, Tamira Cole, President of the LEAP Organization Board of Directors. As an incentive for participating, the group who won the scavenger hunt received two $25.00 gift cards to stores of their choosing. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County Supports Recent Filming of Lifetime Show Coming Home
The Convention & Visitors Bureau and Lifetime Network Thanks the Community for Their Support
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau appreciates the community support received during the recent recording of Lifetime Network’s newest reality show Coming Home.
The premise of the reality show is to recognize the struggles of military families and those who serve. Military family reunions have become an online sensation, where millions of people have been inspired watching footage of loved ones reconnecting with their Service Member. Coming Home follows the lives of military families across the nation. During each segment the deployed soldier comes home to surprise his or her family in a dramatic, and emotional, reunion. The film crew had been to several other military communities including: Norfolk, VA; Camp Lejeune, NC and aboard the USS Harry S. Truman before visiting Clarksville. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks & Recreation introduces Aqua Zumba
Clarksville, TN – Enjoy the Zumba classes you love, with a splash! The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will have Aqua Zumba classes every Friday from 4:00pm to 5:00pm at the new Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane. [Read more]
AACC at APSU to hold Purses and Pleasantries fundraiser this month
Clarksville, TN – In observance of Women’s History Month, the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center at Austin Peay State University will hold the annual Purses and Pleasantries event this month.
This year, women are encouraged to donate up to five new or slightly used purses, as well as business attire, from March 7th-18th.
The purses then will be on display in the African American Cultural Center, located in the Clement Building on the main campus, for a silent auction beginning March 21st and ending March 29th. Anyone may make bids on the purses that interest them. [Read more]
APSU Student Wins Kennedy Center Fellowship for Theater Criticism
Clarksville, TN – Williams Sinclair left the conference early in order to make it home in time for class. The Austin Peay State University graduate student in English traveled to Daytona Beach, FL, in early February, at his own expense, to participate in one of the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s regional conferences. But by the event’s final day, he simply had to get home, missing the award ceremony.
The KCACTF Festival is an intense five-day conference consisting of workshops and competitions for college students interested in all forms of theater production, from acting and directing to scenic, lighting and costume design. Sinclair attended previous conferences as an actor and aspiring playwright, but for the last two years, he has decided to branch out into a new field – theater criticism. [Read more]
