Rivers and Spires Festival Road Closures
April 14, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The 13th Annual Rivers and Spires Festival, April 16th-18th in downtown Clarksville, is free and open to the public. The Festival features five stages of music and entertainment, arts and crafts, marketplace, food vendors and activities for all ages.
Road closures for this week have been announced for the Rivers and Spires Festival in downtown Clarksville.
Clarksville Gas and Water Department Transitions to New Online Utility Bill Payment Processing Service
April 2, 2015
Online and automated payment by phone service will be temporarily unavailable
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Gas and Water is pleased to announce the transition to a new online customer payment processing service. The new service will include the same secure online payment services as before, but will feature a new convenient One Time Payment option for monthly utility bill payment.
Customers will be able to select the new One Time Payment button on the Gas and Water home page, www.clarksvillegw.com , then choose Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit card payment or E-Check payment without establishing an “Access My Account” login and password.
Planters Bank to show Pen and Ink Drawings “Simple Tennessee Pleasures” by Janet Felts
March 30, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery will feature “Pen & Ink Drawings” showing simple pleasures in Tennessee by native Clarksvillian Janet Jones Felts from Thursday, April 2nd – Wednesday, May 6th.
Felts’ realistic reflections on life are revealed in the exhibit’s 12 black and white drawings. The display features three large drawings that reflect a youth’s investigations on the farm. Her drawings invite you to rediscover wooden scenes and country roads, along with other forgotten adventures.
Altra Federal Credit Union hosts Teens and Money Seminar on April 11th, 2015
March 21, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union will host a free Teens and Money Seminar for high school students on Saturday, April 11th from 10:00am – 12:00pm at their Madison St. branch located at 1600 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37043.
“This is a great way to learn valuable financial skills for the future,” said Cheryl Dutton, Vice President of Marketing for Altra Federal Credit Union. [Read more]
Battle of the Bulge seminar continues in Clarksville, March 17th
March 14, 2015
Battle of the Bulge seminar at Clarksville Train Station on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015, at 4:00pm
Clarksville, TN – On December 16th, 1944, the German Army launched a desperate offensive designed to split the Allied armies in two and capture the strategic supply port of Antwerp, Belgium. This offensive has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge.
We are now in the midst of the 70th Anniversary of that offensive and historians from the Clarksville area including history faculty from Austin Peay State University will take part in presenting a series of programs that will educate, inform and enlighten the public as to the importance of this offensive. A highlight of one seminar will be actual World War 2 veterans that served in the Bulge fighting.

101st Airborne Division personnel retrieve an A-4 Aerial Delivery Container containing medical supplies. Photo taken in the Bastogne area. Resupply missions took place between 23-27 December 1944.
Peggy Bonnington Shows ‘Unity in Diversity’ at Planters Bank in March
March 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery will feature “Unity in Diversity” by local artist Peggy Bonnington from Monday, March 9th-Wednesday, April 1st.
A native of Chattanooga, Bonnington has lived in Clarksville since 1987. Although without formal art training, she has been interested and involved with art since early childhood and has studied a variety of different media in small group or individual sessions with many prominent artists, including painting, pottery, drawing, printmaking and bookmaking.
Manna Café Ministries “Manna Madness” is going on now
March 4, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries announces Manna Madness, a 31-day event to raise awareness about and take action against hunger in the Clarksville area. The past few weeks have caused many Montgomery County workplaces to close, and, as a result, people have less money to put food on the table.
For the entire month of March, Manna Café will be collecting food and monetary donations to ensure we have enough food on our shelves to meet the needs in our community.
Altra Federal Credit Union becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
March 3, 2015
Montgomery County, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union is the latest business to become Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified.
City of Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and Chamber of Commerce Director Melinda Shepard joined Altra team members for their green ribbon cutting.
Altra Federal Credit Union will host Home Buying After Hours Mixer on March 10th, 2015
March 3, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union will host a free Home Buying After Hours Mixer on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at The Belle Hollow located within Miss Lucille’s Marketplace at 2231 Madison Street – Clarksville, TN.
“If you are planning to buy your first home and are unsure of where to begin, or experienced in home buying looking for new information and financing options, this is the perfect event for you to attend,” said Dennis Herricks, Vice President of Real Estate Lending for Altra Federal Credit Union. [Read more]
Altra Federal Credit Union to host Home Buying After Hours Mixer on March 10th, 2015
February 2, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union will host a free Home Buying After Hours Mixer on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at The Belle Hollow located within Miss Lucille’s Marketplace at 2231 Madison Street – Clarksville, TN.
“If you are planning to buy your first home and are unsure of where to begin, or experienced in home buying looking for new information and financing options, this is the perfect event for you to attend,” said Dennis Herricks, Vice President of Real Estate Lending for Altra Federal Credit Union. [Read more]