Remembering our fallen Officers – Kermit Leonard Nipple
Clarksville’s first Police Officer killed in the line of Duty
On or about February 5th, 1943, Leonard Nipple was appointed patrolman with the Clarksville Police Department under Chief John Balthrop. Officer Nipple came here from Kansas. He was considered a good officer, fearless, dependable and had the respect of the entire police force, receiving the nickname of “Cowboy”.
The morning of August 9th, 1945, a fire broke out at the Clarksville Laundry which became so intense it melted and shattered windows of a number of other businesses across 3rd Street. Officer Nipple responded with firefighters to the scene. He was standing with the firefighters in the doorway of the laundry’s boiler room when a wall collapsed and Officer Nipple and Firefighter Marshall Hodge were struck by falling brick. Officer Nipple succumbed to his injuries and died. Firefighter Hodge was taken to the hospital, treated and released. [Read more]
Parks and recreation to hold Senior Citizen Dance
Clarksville Parks and Recreation is going to start providing Senior Citizen Only Events at Kleeman Community Center. The first event is a Senior Citizens Dance to be held on Friday May 21st, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Kleeman Community Center on 166 Cunningham Lane. This event is for adults from age 50 and up. The admission cost is $2.00 per person. Come out for some refreshments, music, and socializing.
Fallen law enforcement officers to be honored
National Police Week 2010: Honoring and Remembering our Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 that set aside May 15th as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and the week in which May 15th falls as National Police Week. This year, National Police Week will run from Sunday, May 10th through Saturday, May 16th. The law was later amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1995, Public Law 103-322 signed by President Bill Clinton, directing that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff on all government buildings on May 15 each year as a tribute to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
Clarksville – Again this year, communities across the United States will come together during National Police Week, May 9th-15th, to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends and fellow officers they left behind.
This year, the names of 324 officers killed in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. These 324 officers include 116 officers who were killed during 2009, plus 208 officers who died in previous years but whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. “The 116 officers killed in the line of duty in 2009 was the lowest number of officer deaths in five decades. Still, for the families, loved ones, colleagues and communities of these fallen heroes, the loss is devastating and the sorrow is profound.”
During National Police Week we show support by wearing Mourning Bands on our badges. These bands are worn for the entirety of Police Week.
All fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered during Police Week services held at the Clarksville Police Department, 135 Commerce Street, Clarksville, TN, May 14th, 2010, at Noon. Services will be held outside, weather permitting.
If you have never been to one of these services, take a few moments out of you day and please attend.
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family. This weeks highlights include:
- Park Closures
- Pool Passes
- Kleeman Community Center
- Downtown Market
- Movies in the Park
Update on the City of Clarksville Parks
McGregor Park is closed until further notice
The City of Clarksville wants to remind citizens, for your safety and well-being, the following parks will remain closed until further notice: [Read more]
Riverside Drive Re-Opens
Rivers Side Drive re-opened at 4:45pm today making the last major traffic artery in Clarksville, TN to be closed by the Great Flood of 2010 available to the public once again. The road has been the subject of intensive attention by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the City of Clarksville’s Street Department from the moment it emerged from the receding flood waters. The road had been kept closed partially to give business owners time to remove flood debris from their businesses, and the city time to remove it from the roadside.
While the curfew in the area is no longer in effect, the Clarksville Police Department will be conducting extra Patrols along Riverside Drive to prevent looting. There were two instances of attempted looting during the flooding, one at the Rhino Mart and the other at Riverside Pro Archery.
Bill Roberts Thunder Road Marine has Temporarily relocated to 2064 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Mosquito risk increased by recent flooding
Residents Urged to Use Repellents, Other Methods to Prevent Bites
Standing water provides the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, so flooded areas in middle and west Tennessee could cause significant increases in populations of these disease-carrying pests. The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding residents working to clean up homes, businesses and other facilities in Tennessee to take steps to help prevent illnesses associated with mosquitoes.
“Prevention is the first line of defense from mosquitoes, and we have worked hard to reduce mosquito-borne illnesses in Tennessee,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN. “As families work to clean out and restore their homes in the days and weeks ahead, it’s imperative that mosquito repellants be used and other recautions be taken to protect our health.” [Read more]
APSU graduate student to receive 1st Best Thesis Award
Beginning with the Spring 2010 graduating class – and for subsequent commencements in May, August and December – the Austin Peay State University College of Graduate Studies will honor a graduate student whose thesis is judged worthy of a Best Thesis Award.
The first recipient is Claire Cain Teter, who will receive a Master of Arts in English during Spring Commencement on May 7th. Shortly before graduation rehearsal at 4:30 pm, Thursday, May 6th, she will receive a certificate and medal to wear at commencement.
Theses are based on qualitative or quantitative research methods. Teter’s thesis, titled “Living Room,” contains a series of brief descriptive pieces, a first-person narrative and fictional work. Her work was described by a committee member from the Graduate Research Council as “engaging and beautifully written.”
Teter’s thesis committee included adviser and chair Barry Kitterman, Dr. Amy Wright and Dr. Jill Eichhorn, all faculty members in the APSU Department of Languages and Literature.
For a graduate student to qualify, the thesis must be submitted by the standard two-week, prior-to-graduation submission deadline. A committee from the Graduate Research Council automatically judges any thesis submitted by the deadline.
“Honoring any student with a Best Thesis Award seems appropriate as the University continues to make research more of a focus for faculty and students,” said Dr. Dixie Dennis, dean of the College of Graduate Studies and associate provost of Grants and Sponsored Programs.
The Tennessee Titans pay a visit Fort Campbell
The Tennessee Titans closed out their thirteenth Titan’s Caravan yesterday with a visit to the Fort Campbell Kentucky Army Base. The caravan made 5 stops on base, including the Fort Campbell High School Football team, visiting with wounded soldiers at the base hospital, a visit to the 160th SOAR (Nightstalkers), and a stop at the Fort Campbell PX. “We always save the best for last, and Fort Campbell is our final date” said Bob Hyde the Vice President of Community Relations for the Tennessee Titans.
The Tennessee Titans visit with soldiers at the Fort Campbell PX.
Unlike most of the Caravan stops which generally feature only one Titans player, for the Fort Campbell visit five Titans players were on hand, Jared Cook, Jacob Ford, Ahamard Hall, Donnie Nickey and Craig Stevens. In addition to the players there were 4 Titans cheerleaders: Briane B., Chocez H., Jena L., and Jessi P. Last and certainly not least, who could forget the ever flamboyant T-RAC!
The Titan’s take very seriously this opportunity to come and say thank you to the Soldiers and their families at Fort Campbell, as Bob Hyde said, “When we go through and the guys find out that it’s recruiting day to see who’s goes to Fort Campbell, we have more volunteers than we can handle. I sheepishly go though and get a couple of guys and then go because they are all going to be mad at me because they don’t get to come.”
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.Photo Gallery
You can view a gallery of images from the Titans visit on our Photo Gallery at:
http://www.discoverclarksville.com/photogallery/events/2010/tennesseetitansvisittofortcampbell/
Corrected: Homes for Our Troops to build new house for disabled Clarksville vet
The Homes for Our Troops Build Brigade for Army SSG Heath Calhoun will begin tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM Friday, April 23rd – Sunday April 25th. Not the 30th as originally reported!
Homes for Our Troops will hold a three-day Build Brigade starting Friday April 23rd – Sunday April 25th to provide Army Sergeant Heath Calhoun with a specially adapted barrier free home. The Build Brigade will take place at 1890 Walter Road in Clarksville, TN
Homes for Our Troops Construction Manager Larry Archer along with General Contractor Jimmy Miller from Jimmy Miller Construction will raise the first wall at 8:30 AM on Friday April 30. Mayor Johnny Piper will welcome everyone at that time during the official ceremony.
SSG Heath Calhoun served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He was severely injured when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee on November 7, 2003, resulting in the amputation of both his legs above the knee.
The Titans Caravan paid a visit to Clarksville
The Tennessee Titans Caravan stopped in Clarksville, TN yesterday at the Shoe Carnival on Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Each day a different player headlines the Titans Caravan, on this day it was #71 Michael Roos, one of the NFL’s top linemen and a building block of the Titans’ future. He was joined by Titans mascot T-Rac, the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, Titans Radio Gameday Host Larry Stone and other Titans staff members. The vast majority of Caravan visits are presented by one of the nearly 70 affiliates of the Titans Radio Network, the exclusive radio home of the Titans, in this case it was local Radio Station WJZM, which was represented by its owner Hank Bonecutter and other station staff.
The Titans Caravan XIII tour bus stops in front of the Clarksville, TN Shoe Ca
