Welcome Home Veterans Celebration
September 25, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The annual Welcome Home Veterans Celebration brought a busy schedule of events over a five day period, all designed to honor and celebrate our Veterans.
Activities began on Wednesday with the arrival of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall, the Korean War Memorial and the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit at Beachaven Winery. A procession actually began at Appleton Harley Davidson and traveled through town, delivering the impressive displays to their temporary location.
Welcome Home Veterans Parade
Clarksville Summit to feature mental health experts
September 22, 2019
Clarksville, TN – An impressive lineup of speakers with deep experience in health care delivery to service members and veterans will gather in Clarksville next month for a community-focused suicide prevention summit.
Fort Campbell Hanger welcome home for Vietnam veterans
September 9, 2019
Clarksville, TN – You can be a part of the homecoming our Vietnam Veterans never received on Thursday, September 19th, 2019.
Beginning at 2:00pm in Hangar 3 on Fort Campbell Army Post, the doors will swing open and our Vietnam Veterans will march in to the sounds of the Army band and cheers they have deserved for more than 40 years.
Welcome Home Parade in Downtown Clarksville.
APSU Governor’s School students surprised by helicopter landing
June 8, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Governor’s School for Computational Physics at Austin Peay State University (APSU) surprised the 36 high school students attending with a rare treat this week – a surprise landing of one of the school’s helicopters.
On June 5th, 2019, just before 4:00pm former Special Operations pilot Charlie Weigandt eased one of Austin Peay’s Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopters onto the Dunn Center lawn.
The Governor’s School for Computational Physics students stand near one of Austin Peay State University’s helicopters. (APSU)
Fort Campbell MWR to hold Independence Day Carnival, Concert and Fireworks
June 27, 2018
Fort Campbell Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host an Independence Week Carnival July 3rd-7th, 2018. The week long celebration includes an Independence Day ceremony, July 4th.
This event is free to enter and open to the public.
The Independence Day ceremony and concert starts at 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 4th and Fireworks start at 9:30pm. (weather permitting).
Fendley & Etson nominated for National MSJDN Military Spouse Attorney Employer Award
April 30, 2018
Written by Katherine Lee Goyette
Associate Attorney, Fendley & Etson, Attorneys at Law
Clarksville, TN – Fendley & Etson is a family run law firm located downtown in the historic Poston Building. The firm handles a wide variety of legal matters, including personal injury, bankruptcy, criminal defense, social security disability, consumer law, family law and estate planning.
Fendley & Etson was recently nominated by the Military Spouse J.D. Network’s Member’s Choice Award, which is a national award recognizing employers that go the extra mile to support military spouse attorneys as they build careers in the legal profession.
Fendley & Etson, Attorneys at Law
John Rich to make local appearance at Bill’s Package Store
April 24, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Country Music Star John Rich, of the multi-platinum duo “Big and Rich”, and now whiskey purveyor, will be making an appearance at Bill’s Package Store on Thursday, April 26th, 2018 from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
101st Airborne Band Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet to perform at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on the 12th and 13th
December 8, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band will perform in the atrium of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Tuesday, December 12th from 6:00pm–7:00pm.
The show will feature several different types of musical groupings for an hour-long concert. Musical offerings will be holiday standards played both traditionally and with a jazzy flair and with vocal performances by band members.
101st Airborne Band & Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet to play holiday music at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on December 12th and 13th.
APSU honoring 9/11 anniversary with community art exhibit
September 6, 2017
Clarksville, TN – This September, Austin Peay State University will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a special community art project, Honoring 9/11 through Art and Art Therapy.
The program, conceived by Ken Shipley, APSU professor of art, and Melody Shipley, ceramic artist, is designed to support and engage individuals reflecting on the sacrifices of those who died on September 11th, 2001, and to honor those who rose in service and continue to serve as a result of that tragedy.
Family Painting
Girl Scouts donate over 37,000 packages of cookies to Fort Campbell
March 20, 2017
Nashville, TN – Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (GSMIDTN) donated 37,444 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Fort Campbell soldiers through its Gift of Caring program on March 17th. This donation amount was a 20.37% increase from last year’s gift.
Through Gift of Caring, Girl Scouts are able to show their appreciation for men and women in uniform or support those in need by giving them Girl Scout Cookies.
Girl Scouts with Fort Campbell soldiers on March 17th.
