Cumberland Winds Concert Band performing today at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
April 27, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Cumberland Winds Concert Band will entertain with a variety of traditional and popular musical styles including show tunes and music from movie scores at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 27th in the atrium of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library.
This is a musical event for the entire family. [Read more]
APSU Alumni Ken and Amy Landrum presented with 2013 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
April 26, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Board of Regents recognized the generosity of two longtime Austin Peay State University supporters on April 23rd by presenting Ken and Amy Landrum with the 2013 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.
The Landrums, both 1964 graduates, moved to Florida after Amy retired from a 30-year teaching career and Ken retired from a 32-year career with the National Life and Accident Insurance Co., but their philanthropic personalities have kept them close in spirit to APSU.
APSU President Tim Hall joins Amy and Ken Landrum as Fran Marcum with the Tennessee Board of Regents presents the couple with the 2013 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU).
Robert Penn Warren Circle attracts nationally-known scholars
April 26, 2013
Robert Penn Warren
Clarksville, TN – Robert Penn Warren is the only writer to date with three Pulitzer Prizes, two in poetry and one in fiction. In 1980, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter, and in 1986, Warren was named the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Library of Congress.
His senior year was spent at Clarksville High School prior to his attending Vanderbilt University. Although he had been appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, he was unable to enter school there because during the summer, his brother had tossed either a stone or piece of coal that landed in Robert Penn’s eye; this eventually resulted in blindness and the removal of his left eye. While at Vanderbilt, Warren became a member of a writers’ group known as The Fugitives and the rest is history. [Read more]
Montgomery County Animal Control debuted their new Mobile Adoption Trailer at the Rivers and Spires Festival
April 26, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Montgomery County Animal Control and Adoption Services setup their new Mobile Adoption Trailer at this years Rivers and Spires Festival Friday and Saturday, April 19th and 20th. It was sitting near the Kid’s Zone at the corner of Hiter Street and Commerce Street.
“It has been very well received,” stated Montgomery County Animal Control director Tim Clifton. “I think this is probably one of the greatest things we’ve done at animal control.”
Austin Peay State University Alumni Relations hosting card party for community May 23rd
April 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Do you have a deck of cards in your house? Do you spend most mornings or afternoons playing a game of poker or hearts? Do you regularly read the bridge column in The Leaf-Chronicle?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, than you should stop by the Austin Peay State University Alumni and Friends Card Party from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Thursday, May 23rd, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
Author James B. Hunt to Speak at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library April 29th
April 25, 2013
Hunt to Speak About his Book “Restless Fires: John Muir’s Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf”
Clarksville, TN – Professor James B. Hunt will be talking about his recent book, “Restless Fires” at 6:00 pm on April 29th at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library.
The book is a detailed rendering of naturalist John Muir’s thousand-mile walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico.
“Restless Fires: John Muir’s Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf”
Clarksville Parks and Recreation reports restrooms at the King’s Run Bark Park temporarily closed
April 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The restrooms at the King’s Run Bark Park at Liberty Park will be temporarily closed due to mechanical repair. The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department hopes to reopen the restrooms by Monday, April 29th.
For more details on the Clarksville parks, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931.645.7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
City of Clarksville Employee Health and Wellness Center to Open Soon
April 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Next week, CareHere! will offer City of Clarksville employees the opportunity to become familiar with the new Employee Health and Wellness Center and the specific services that will be offered.
CareHere! was chosen as the company that will manage these services for the City.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center to host Civil War Photography Exhibit
April 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a photography exhibit Saturday, April 27th from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
The exhibit will include a collection of photographs dating between the 1840’s and 1860’s, with an emphasis on photography during the American Civil War.
Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographer, Department of the South, Circa 1865. Wet plate glass negative.
APSU professor Bob Shelton explores use of iPads in Chemistry Classrooms
April 24, 2013
Clarksville, TN – For more than a century, quiet students have suffered from a common phobia known as “board shyness.” They keep their eyes down and hope the teacher picks someone else to write on the board at the front of the classroom.
“You want students to come up to the board to work, to become more confident in their knowledge,” Dr. Bob Shelton, Austin Peay State University associate professor of chemistry, said. “Some suffer from board shyness. They’re scared of what they’re about to write. We can overcome that with some of the iPad apps that allow them to work from their seat. Then, through the technology that we have, they can project their answers so that the entire class can see it and learn from it.”
Austin Peay State University associate professor of chemistry Dr. Bob Shelton.
