26 APSU students selected for Who’s Who
December 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Twenty-six Austin Peay State University students were selected for Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges for the 2013-2014 academic year.
They will be officially recognized at the APSU Student Organization and Leader Awards Ceremony on April 16th, 2014. [Read more]
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is October 16th, 2013
October 11, 2013
The 115th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital.
This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “The Long Road Home: William Quarles Brigade in Hood’s Tennessee Campaign, 1864.”
Confederate General William A. Quarles
Kristy Landers Niedenfuer Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2014; Morgan Moseley Crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA
October 6, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Miss Tennessee USA was crowned Saturday night, making her Tennessee’s next hopeful in the 2014 Miss USA pageant. Kristy Landers Niedenfuer, of Nashville, accepted her new crown from the reigning Miss Tennessee USA, Brenna Mader of Nashville.
Runners-up for the Miss Tennessee USA pageant were Sarah Stonier (fourth), Devin Grissom (third), Lauren Tangard (second) and Kristen Rose (first).
Miss Tennessee USA 2014, Kristy Landers Niedenfuer, accepts her crown from Miss Tennessee USA 2013, Brenna Mader, and Miss Tennessee Tenn USA 2014, Morgan Moseley.
Clarksville to host 2014 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants this Week
October 1, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville will host nearly 100 young women competing in the upcoming 2014 Miss Tennessee USA and Teen USA pageants.
Both events will take place at the Austin Peay State University Music and Mass Communications Building on October 4th and 5th, 2013. This will be Clarksville’s fourteenth year hosting the pageants.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is August 21st, 2013
August 16, 2013
The 113th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Medical Center. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “Serving Uncle Sam in the 50th Ohio Infantry”
The Civil War Memoirs of Corporal Erastus Winters
Beachaven Vineyards & Winery wins medals at 2013 International Wine Competition
August 10, 2013
Gets Gold Medal, Silver Medal and Two Bronze Medals
Nashville, TN – Tennessee just made global news for its award winning wines.
Tennessee wineries took home 21 medals from the recent Indy International Wine Competition at Purdue University, one of the nation’s largest wine competitions.
The West Lafayette, Indiana event attracted more than 2,300 wines from 39 states and 14 countries as far away as France, Australia, Chile and Greece. The wines were judged by 44 international experts in a completely blind taste competition based on appearance, aroma, taste and aftertaste.
Beachaven Vineyards & Winery
Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial Day Candle Light Vigil
May 28, 2013
Clarksville, TN – It is a solemn occasion when a nation gathers together to honor its soldiers, those who lived to come home, but even more importantly those who did not. No remains were returned during the previous year, that leaves 30 remaining missing POW/MIA’s from the State of Tennessee. Each one was honored in a ceremony held in front of the William O. Beach Civic Center at Veterans Plaza in Clarksville Tennessee on Sunday evening.
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 396 holds this Memorial Day Vigil each year to remember the men and women who were left behind in Vietnam when American forces left that country in 1975.
Colonel (Ret) Tom Denney addressing the crowd at the 2013 Vietnam Veterans of America Candle Light Vigil in Montgomery County on Sunday
First Advantage Bank to go Private
April 24, 2013
Growing Bank Leaving NASDAQ Stock Market to Fuel Strategic Plans
Clarksville, TN – The board of directors for First Advantage Bancorp, the holding company for Clarksville-based First Advantage Bank, has approved a move to leave the NASDAQ Stock Market and take the bank private.
The organization will utilize SecondMarket, the leading alternative to the public markets, to facilitate stock transactions and shareholder communications. The company expects the move to create more shareholder value, allow the management team to focus on strategic plans for ongoing growth, and dramatically reduce its administrative costs. [Read more]
Kim Santiago and Wondrous Works Studio Students to Display at Planters Bank in April
April 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery space will feature works from local mixed media artist Kimberly Santiago, along with pieces from students at Wondrous Works Studio.
The exhibits will be on display Thursday, April 4th until Wednesday, May 1st at 1971 Madison Street during regular bank hours.
Kristi Huang Class in Studio
Heritage Bank parent company HopFed Bancorp, Inc. to acquire Tennessee-Based Sumner Bank & Trust
February 13, 2013
Hopkinsville, KY – HopFed Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HFBC) (“HopFed”), the parent company of Heritage Bank in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (“Heritage”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sumner Bank & Trust (OTC Pink: SBKT), based in Gallatin, Tennessee (“Sumner”).
HopFed has agreed to pay approximately $14.3 million in cash, or $10.04 per share, to purchase all of the common stock and common stock equivalents of Sumner, including common stock that would be issued upon the conversion of Sumner’s convertible preferred stock upon a change of control (subject to adjustments). [Read more]
