A New Job may be as near as Career Solutions’ Job Fair
June 13, 2011
Clarksville and Montgomery County companies are looking for Employees
Clarksville, TN – The job market may be sluggish in some areas, but many employers in Clarksville and Montgomery County are adding to their employee base. To help connect businesses with qualified job candidates, Goodwill’s Career Solutions Center in Clarksville will host a job fair on Wednesday, June 15th from 9:00am until noon.
The center is located at 1592 Fort Campbell Boulevard, next to Goodwill’s retail store. State Senator Tim Barnes is expected to drop by the event at 8:00am and County Mayor Carolyn Bowers plans to meet with employers and job candidates mid morning. [Read more]
Parks Public Input Meeting June 21st
June 6, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation will conduct a Public Input meeting regarding the future development of a public park in the Sango area on Tuesday, June 21st at 6:30pm at Sango Elementary School.
About Park Land: Approximately 15 acres of land connected to the Carmel Elementary School property will be developed as a public park. The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking citizen input to guide the development of a public park that serves the community.
Flag Day Retirement Ceremony
June 6, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization, in conjunction with Disabled American Veterans Chapter 45 and VFW Post 4895, will be conducting the annual Flag Day ceremony beginning at 10:00am, June 14th, at VFW Post 4895, 1701 Haynes Street, Clarksville.
The public is invited to attend. [Read more]
Charter Group Completes First Series of Green Workshops
June 4, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The first group of local manufacturers, businesses and government representatives completed the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) workshops in late May. The group began its endeavor in March, 2011 and worked and learned together through a series of three workshops that lasted approximately four hours each.
Pictured from left to right are: Back Row: Troy Owens, Brad Butler, Tom Caldwell, Kevin Van Aken, Tim Campbell, Joel Justice, Tim Swaw, Greg Haupt, Orville Sykes, Ron Smithfield, Front Row: Joe Woodard, Jim Hyde, Katie Gambill, Mary Jackson, Len Stolz, Jan Greene, Monika Wilford, Kim Clarkson, Lynn Stokes, Anne Stehle, Michelle Mann, Lee Castillo, and John Brooks. Not pictured: Lavon Bracey, Clint Camp, Larry Carpenter, and Charlie Foust.
Portraits of Famed Meriwether Family Donated to APSU
June 4, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In its heyday, the Woodstock Plantation, where the famed advice-columnist Dorothy Dix was born and raised, was a sprawling 5,000-acre farm that stretched from Montgomery County on up into Todd County, KY. The Meriwethers, a prominent 19th century farming family, owned the enormous estate, and their influence lingers in the area with roads and neighborhoods still bearing their name.
“They’re a very important family in this area,” Christopher Burawa, executive director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, said.
19th century portraits of Charles Nicholas Minor Meriwether and his wife Caroline Huntley Barker Meriwether, two of the founders of Woodstock, and their oldest daughter, Nancy Minor Meriwether Ferguson.
Loos to be honored with Ambassador’s Choice Award during Unity Day celebration
June 2, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University athletics director and basketball coach Dave Loos will be honored with the Ambassador’s Choice Award, Saturday, during the 2011 Celebration of Unity Day at First Assembly of God.
APSU basketball coach Dave Loos (Courtesy: Keith Dorris/Dorris Photography)
Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods offers Earth-Friendly Solutions for Home Landscapes
May 28, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods program is conducting a Home Landscape Workshop to help homeowners create attractive and healthy yards by working with Tennessee’s environment rather than against it.
A “Tennessee Yard Done Right” is beautiful, earth-friendly and saves money. [Read more]
Montgomery County Receives ARRA Grant
May 28, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Government was recently awarded an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) grant of $100,000. This grant will be used by two county departments for a total of three projects.
The Highway Department will be retrofitting seven traffic signals from incandescent light to LED lighting. This will increase the bulb replacement cycle from 12-18 months on an incandescent bulb, to seven to eight years on an LED. Replacement costs, including installation, will amount to $25,245.93 and have an estimated annual energy savings of nearly 864,000KWh and an annual estimated GHG reduction of more than 800 metric tons of carbon dioxide. [Read more]
City and County Administrators Discuss Sustainability with Specialists in Chattanooga
May 26, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – In the ongoing effort to promote environmental sustainability in Clarksville and Montgomery County, City of Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers sent administrators to meet with Chattanooga’s Sustainability Office to learn about their environmental practices.
Employees with the Chattanooga Office of Sustainability spent the day with City Chief of Staff Charlie Koon, Director of Administration Phil Harpel and Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program Manager Michelle Newell, explaining their climate action plan and how they work with the community to implement changes.
Members of the City of Chattanooga Sustainability Team met in their planning room to share their sustainability planning with the visitors from Clarksville. Pictured left to right are: Geri Spring, Sustainability Education Coordinator; Phil Harpel; Michelle Newell; Gene Hyde, City Forester; David Crockett, Director of the Office of Sustainability; Dr. Juanita Loundmonclay, resource development coordinator; Leslie Jacobs, sustainable neighborhoods coordinator and Charlie Koon.
New Information Systems Director Announced
May 25, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Mayor’s Office is pleased to announce that Kurt Bryant has been selected as director of Information Systems. Kurt most recently served as a Networking Contractor for Metro Nashville Schools, Nashville, Tennessee following a 30-year career with IBM. He brings almost 35 years of experience in the technology arena to Montgomery County Government.
Kurt is a graduate of Clarksville High School and holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee.
New Information Systems Director Kurt Bryant
