City of Clarksville announces Work to begin on next section of Riverwalk
January 28, 2019
City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Construction on the Red River Trail East – Phase I section of the Cumberland Riverwalk will begin next week.
Construction vehicles will enter and exit on the east side of 868 Kraft Street (Action Air of Clarksville) beginning February 4th and continuing through August 2nd.
Clarksville Riverwalk Red River Trail East construction to begin February 4th.
Austin Peay State University hosting Spring Graduation Gala February 26th-27th
January 28, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This February, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Registrar’s Office will host the Spring 2019 Graduation Gala, and all APSU students participating in the Spring commencement ceremony are encouraged to attend this important, celebratory event from 2:00pm-5:30pm on February 26th, or from 10:00am-2:00pm on February 27th in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
APSU Spring Graduation Gala set for February 26th-27th.
APSU GIS Center’s virtual reality drone lab immerses students in real-world experience
January 27, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Kevin Lyons and Connar Bielinski are learning as they go. The Austin Peay State University (APSU) computer science students are helping establish a virtual reality drone laboratory at the APSU GIS Center on campus, and they’re having to learn new coding and technology along the way.
Austin Peay State University Computer science students Connar Bielinski and Kevin Lyons work on their simulations.
Austin Peay State University students volunteer during winter break
January 27, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Over winter break, two groups of Austin Peay State University (APSU) students set off for a week of travel, volunteer work and fun, all participating in the APSU Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement’s Alternative Break Trips.
Austin Peay State University Students in New Orleans, Louisiana, working with the Audubon Nature Institute.
Clarksville Downtown Market seeks vendors
January 25, 2019
Clarksville Downtown Market
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Downtown Market is accepting vendor applications for its 2019 season. Since opening in 2009, the Downtown Market each year has been voted the American Farmland Trust’s “People’s Choice” winner as the best farmers’ market in Tennessee.
The 2019 market season will be 8:00am to 1:00pm Saturdays from May 25th to October 12th in downtown Clarksville on Public Square.
The fee for a full-time vendor, selling at all 20 market days, is $225.00 or $700.00 for food trucks. The fee for part-time vendors, selling at 10 market days, is $175.00. Fill-in vendors pay $25.00 per market day or $45.00 for food trucks. All vendor spaces include one white 10-by-10 feet tent, one table, one chair and access to electricity.
Award-winning Saturday event, Clarksville Downtown Market, to open season May 25th, 2019.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation Awards Nearly $16,000 in Great Idea Grants to CMCSS Educators
January 24, 2019
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation
Clarksville, TN – For the past 9 years, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation has offered Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) educators the opportunity to compete for funds that support innovation in their classrooms and special educational projects in a non-traditional way.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation offers CMCSS Educators Great Idea Grants.
APSU’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative hosting Volunteer Day at Dunbar Cave
January 23, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This Sunday, January 27th, 2019 Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) will host its inaugural Volunteer Day, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Dunbar Cave State Park.
Dr. Dwayne Estes, SGI director, gives a tour of local grasslands in 2017. (APSU)
Acclaimed poet Marcus Wicker to speak at APSU
January 23, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Critically acclaimed poet Marcus Wicker will visit Austin Peay State University as part of the Zone 3 Reading Series, reading from his works at 8:00pm February 7th.
Wicker has won several recognitions, including a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation and a Pushcart Prize.
Poet Marcus Wicker will read from his works as part of the Zone 3 Reading Series at Austin Peay State University, February 7th.
Altra Federal Credit Union Promotes Steve Koenen to President, Chief Executive Officer
January 23, 2019
Altra Federal Credit Union
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Steve Koenen from Executive Vice President of Retail Operations to President and Chief Executive Officer. Koenen has worked for Altra Federal Credit Union for over twenty two years. He will be succeeding Jack Peplinski, who is retiring in April.
“Steve has been a key factor in Altra’s success through his various roles in retail operations, lending, membership growth, innovation, and strategic planning, said Terri Brennan, Altra’s Board of Directors Chair. “He understands Altra’s culture, members, and staff thereby making him ideally qualified to successfully
lead Altra into the future.”
Steve Koenen
Austin Peay State University takes a look back 20 years at the1999 Tornado
January 21, 2019
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Twenty years ago, on January 22nd, 1999, a powerful E3 tornado ripped its way across the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus, causing millions of dollars in damages that, according to the Tennessean, resulted in “The largest single property loss in state history.”
Downed trees littered the APSU campus following the 1999 tornado.
