Anonymous gift launches partnerships between APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, other organizations
November 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Two anonymous donors recently made a generous $50,000 commitment to Austin Peay State University (APSU) to expand the operations of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) into southern Tennessee and northern Georgia.
Austin Peay State University’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative. (APSU)
This February, APSU looks back at how Sidney Brown’s life intersects with history
February 20, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On a mild November evening, Sidney Brown, 87, stood along the sidelines at Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium. He wore a blue blazer, which sagged from all the medals pinned above the left pocket, and a ball cap for the 555th Parachute Infantry, the U.S. Army’s famed all-black airborne unit.
Austin Peay State University alumnus and Command Sgt. Maj. Retired Sidney Brown is honored with an endowed military and ROTC scholarship on Wednesday, August 31st, 2016. (Beth Lowary, APSU)
Premier Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Ashley Blankenship New Pediatric Physician
September 6, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Premier Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Ashley Blankenship to their Pediatric specialty practice.
Dr. Blankenship, a native of West Memphis, Arkansas, studied at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and received her doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. She completed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Dr. Ashley Blankenship
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is April 18th, 2012
April 14, 2012
The 97th Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, April 18th 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.
The meetings topic is “Civil War Arkansas 1863: The Battle for a State” [Read more]
APSU to present one-woman play, ‘Warriors Don’t Cry’
February 26, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will present a play next week about the experiences of one woman during desegregation efforts.
The one-woman play, “Warriors Don’t Cry,” will be performed at 7:00pm, Tuesday, March 1st in Clement Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
The play depicts the experiences of Melba Pattilo Beals, one of the “Little Rock Nine,” and the civil rights battle that erupted to integrate schools in Little Rock, AR. [Read more]
APSU alumna reflects on congressional fellowship
July 6, 2010
On June 8th, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., claimed victory in the Democratic primary runoff election in Little Rock, AR.
It was a race in which unions particularly have spent millions of dollars against Lincoln in a failed attempt to keep her and other incumbents from another victory.
The reason? It could be something as simple as perseverance.
“She has been counted out so many times,” said Courtney Cooper, a legislative fellow for Lincoln and an Austin Peay State University alumna. “What’s so unique to me about her is that this woman can maintain a 25-member staff, a congressional office, a re-election campaign and a family. She’s keeping it all together.”
Courtney Cooper (left), an Austin Peay State University alumna, is a legislative fellow to Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.
