Memories of Mickey – Remembering Mickey Fisher Part 2
July 3, 2012
Part 2 of a 5 Part Series
Clarksville, TN – Mickey Fisher came out of Clarksville High School as one of the best basketball players Clarksville had ever seen. We had come to expect that he would play college ball somewhere, and with the history his family had with Austin Peay State University, the assumption was that he would play in Clarksville. According to his mother, Myra, he had been offered a scholarship to Jacksonville, but chose to stay in Clarksville and play for the Governors.
It was a delicate situation with his father, George Fisher, still coaching at APSU, and his mother working there as well. Myra Fisher told me, “We hoped it was alright, and that people didn’t see it as a problem, but Mickey knew that he wasn’t going to get any favors, and would have to work hard and earn his spot on the team.”
Clarksville’s Independence Day Celebration tomorrow night at McGregor Park
July 2, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Come out tomorrow night to McGregor Park as the City of Clarksville and Aetna Insurance celebrate our nation’s independence this year with the fifth annual Independence Day Celebration.
The event will be filled with food, fun and entertainment for the entire family. Activities begin at 6:00pm. [Read more]
Memories of Mickey – Remembering Mickey Fisher
July 2, 2012
Part 1 of a 5 Part Series
Clarksville, TN – My memories of Mickey Fisher began when I returned to Clarksville Tennessee in 1971. There were only three high schools in Clarksville at the time. Clarksville High School, Northwest High School and Montgomery Central High School.
I started dating a cheerleader at Northwest, and since I didn’t go to high school here, I immediately hated Clarksville High School, (my girlfriend told me to).
When Northwest and CHS played each other, the entire city shut down, and everybody went to the game. I saw Mickey play a few games, but only when they played Northwest.
APSU Center for Extended and Distance Education offers Classes
July 1, 2012
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 upcoming 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.
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APSU TRiO Tri-County Upward Bound receives $1.25 million federal grant over 5-year period
June 30, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University TRiO Tri-County Upward Bound (TCUB) has been awarded $1.25 million in federal grant funding over five years that will enable the program to provide academic enrichment and college enrollment services to low-income and potential first-generation high school students residing in Cheatham, Houston and Stewart counties. [Read more]
Famed young adult author Nnedi Okorafor to read at APSU on July 20th
June 28, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The author Nnedi Okorafor doesn’t write stories that feel tired or predictable. Her books, which mash up literary genres from African literature to science fiction and fantasy, stand out for their originality and their abilities to take young readers on unexpected journeys.
“There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics,” the celebrated author Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in a recent review. [Read more]
Renowned flutist William Bennett to perform at Austin Peay State University on June 28th
June 27, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – In 1995, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth presented flutist William Bennett with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his distinguished services to music.
He has been called the “greatest living flute player in the world,” and musicians across the globe dream of someday studying under his guidance. [Read more]
Clarksville Jaycees Foundation to give $73,000 for Gary Groves Memorial Athletic Scholarship
June 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – A long-running project of the Clarksville Jaycees, the Clarksville Jaycees Gary Groves Memorial Athletic Scholarship at Austin Peay State University will receive a significant financial boost this week.
After a 67-year history in the community, the local Jaycees organization is dissolving. As a result, the club’s foundation will present $73,000 to endow fully the athletic scholarship during a brief presentation at 5:30pm, Thursday, June 28th at F&M Bank on Franklin Street. [Read more]
APSU College of Business plans two Graduate Management Admission Test prep workshops
June 22, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business announces two workshops planned for students who need to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for graduate admission.
The GMAT measures verbal, mathematical and analytical and writing skills. Two workshops, one in math and the other in language skills and writing, will be available to help prepare test-takers succeed in these areas. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University’s Highland Crest Campus names Kristen Brewer new coordinator
June 21, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Individuals looking to finish their college careers by enrolling at Austin Peay State University’s Highland Crest campus in Robertson County will now have a friendly face to help guide them through the process – new extended campus coordinator Kristen Brewer.
Brewer is now working at the Springfield campus, which houses both APSU and Volunteer State Community College programs, to help students interested in completing a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice, a Bachelor of Professional Studies, a Master of Arts in Teaching or a Master of Arts in Education with a reading specialist licensure.
Kristen Brewer
