Heritage Bank completes Clarksville Montgomery County Green Certification
Clarksville Montgomery County Green Certification
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) held the second green ribbon cutting of the week on September 25th, 2018 to celebrate Heritage Bank’s completion of the Certification Program.
The ceremony was attended by Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Melinda Shepard of the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce, David Graham Director of Bi-County Solid Waste, CMCGCP Steering Committee member Rose Melton (Altra Federal Credit Union), CMCGCP Steering Committee member Doug Jones (Montgomery County), and CMCGCP Manager Carlye Sommers.
Clarksville Montgomery County Green Ribbon Cutting for Heritage Bank. (L to R) Melinda Shepard, Rose Melton, Barbara Clifton, David Graham, Amber Empson, Kasey Bright, Mayor Kim McMillan, Doug Jones, Chase Clark, Scott Sandridge.
APSU freshman’s nonprofit feeding children in Uganda
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On a warm afternoon in the African nation of Uganda, two young boys named Elvis and Kalvin took turns writing the words “Be the change” on a piece of paper.
That paper eventually made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to Clarksville, Tennessee, where 18-year-old Austin Peay State University freshman Mallory Fundora took it to a tattoo artist and had the mantra permanently written across her forearm.
Mallory Fundora visits children in Uganda.
Clarksville hosts Boys and Girls Cross Country Middle School State Championships, October 6th
Visit Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Visit Clarksville says close to 2,200 athletes, coaches, and spectators will visit Clarksville on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 for the Class A and AA Boys and Girls Cross Country Middle School State Championships.
Armed with tents, coolers and plenty of water, family members will cheer runners along the two-mile course beside the Hilldale Baptist Church Family Life Center, 250 Old Farmers Road.
Class A and AA Boys and Girls Cross Country Middle School State Championships to be held in Clarksville at the Hilldale Baptist Church Family Life Center on Saturday, October 6th.
APSU Drone Club to launch inaugural racing season on Friday
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – We’re going to level with you. The Austin Peay State University Drone Club’s racing drones are too fast for we at Public Relations to catch on video. When they really get rocking, they travel around 100 mph, and we can’t keep up with them.
They’re just a blur.
The Drone Club at APSU has three drone racers who will vie this week to qualify for the national championship next spring. The drones can travel up to 100 mph. Bigger racing drones can go faster. (APSU student Denzil Wyatt)
City of Clarksville, TSSA agree to step up talks
City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee State Soccer Association has accepted the City of Clarksville’s invitation to begin negotiating a potential management and use agreement for a state soccer park as part of a new Clarksville Athletic Complex.
TSSA said Tuesday in a letter to Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan that it “wishes to enter the next phase of negotiations” and that its board will vote on December 1st to select a site for its statewide soccer complex.
City of Clarksville Sports Complex Preliminary Site Plan
High schoolers experience campus life during Austin Peay’s AP Day on October 6th
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When Lynzie Averitt started looking at colleges last fall, she thought she’d end up at the University of Tennessee at Martin. But then, in October of 2017, the Houston County High School senior decided to visit Austin Peay State University for AP Day.
“That made the decision for me,” Averitt said. “I came to AP Day, and that’s the day I decided to come to Austin Peay. I just loved the atmosphere and all the stuff the University offered. For me, the major deciding factor was AP Day.”
Current and prospective Austin Peay State University students meet and mingle during AP Day.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation continues to grow Red River Trail
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation will hold a public meeting from 1:00pm-3:00pm Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 on the Red River Trail with a three-fold purpose.
The meeting will begin with a ribbon cutting for Phase 1 of the Red River Trail, the newest section of trail beginning at the North Extension of the Riverwalk at McGregor Park to the Providence Boulevard overpass, adding approximately a quarter-mile of trail.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Event will Celebrate Completion of Phase 1, break ground on Phase 2 of Red River Trail.
Miró Quartet to perform Friday at APSU
Austin Peay State University Public Relations and Marketing
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Community Concert Association and the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts invite the community to enjoy a beautiful evening of chamber music 7:30pm Friday, September 28th, 2018 as APSU welcomes the Miró Quartet to the stage of the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
Miró Quartet
APSU’s new mechatronics system key to meeting industry needs
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Madalyn Mercer, Ushma Patel, Joshua Schlensker and Grayson Phillips recently took control of a $300,000 mechatronics training system unpackaged and set up this summer at Austin Peay State University.
Austin Peay State University is on track to be the second university in North America to award a bachelor’s-level Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program, and the University hopes to launch the program as early as fall 2019.
APSU to offer Siemens-backed mechatronics bachelor’s degree
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is on track to be the second university in North America to award a bachelor’s-level Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program, and the University hopes to launch the program as early as fall 2019.
“It’s a highly coveted program that allows students to be Siemens-certified at three levels,” Matthew Anderson, interim chair of the APSU Department of Engineering Technology, said. “First is a certificate, second is an associate degree, third is a bachelor’s degree.”
Austin Peay State University junior Ushma Patel of Clarksville works with the new $300,000 mechatronics system.
