Montgomery County Animal Control receives Grant from Banfield Foundation
November 10, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Animal Care and Control is pleased to have been chosen for a grant from Banfield Foundation.
This grant, called the Banfield Foundation Flea and Tick Grant, will provide approximately 800 doses of flea/tick prevention medicine valued at approximately $3,000 for small, medium and large dogs, as well as cats and kittens, in the care of Animal Control.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control receives Banfield Foundation Flea and Tick Grant.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett Recognizes Military Veterans
November 10, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, for the third consecutive year, took the opportunity to recognize the military veterans in each department who work for Montgomery County Government.
Never one to miss an opportunity to thank our military and our veterans, Mayor Durrett began recognizing Montgomery County Government’s military veterans his first year in office and has turned it into an annual practice.
Montgomery County Government veteran employees recognized by Mayor Jim Durrett.
APSU receives $1.3 million federal grant to open Veterans Upward Bound office on campus
November 9, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Military veterans looking to attend college will now have a strong advocate at Austin Peay State University thanks to the recent awarding of a five-year, $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education TRiO grant.
The new grant will allow the University to open a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) office on campus to serve 125 veterans from Fort Campbell and Houston County, Montgomery County, Robertson County and Stewart County.
APSU receives grant to open Veterans Upward Bound office on campus.
Clarksville County Club becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
October 26, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) held a green ribbon cutting on Tuesday to celebrate Clarksville County Club (CCC) as the newest green organization.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, City of Clarksville Chief of Staff Heather Fleming, Chamber of Commerce Director Melinda Shepard, Bi-County Solid Waste Management Director David Graham, Montgomery County Public Information Officer Michelle Newell and CMCGCP Manager Carlye Sommers attended the celebration.
Clarksville Country Club Green Certification ribbon cutting. (L to R) David Graham, Heather Fleming, Melinda Shepard, Ben Jones, Mayor Jim Durrett and Carlye Sommers.
CMCSS Exceeds State in All TNReady Proficiency Measures
October 21, 2017
8 CMCSS Schools Labeled ‘Reward’ Schools
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County School System continues to see academic success for its students. The State Department of Education today recognized nine CMCSS schools as “Reward Schools” for exceptional gains made in academic growth or achievement.
The state currently is labeling the system’s designation as “pending” while it reverifies CMCSS data. The designation likely will be made in December. CMCSS is one of five school districts in the state that the Department is reverifying.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade set for November 11th
October 19, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 11th, 2017 with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9:00am in front of the historic courthouse (south side) on Third Street in downtown Clarksville.
Keynote speaker is Army retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Clement, who currently serves as the Field Representative for Congressman Marsha Blackburn representing the 7th Congressional district of Tennessee.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System to hold 8th Grade Career Exploration Day November 15th and 16th
October 18, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – On November 15th and 16th, 2017, you have the power to influence Clarksville-Montgomery County’s future workforce!
Join over 2,400 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) eighth graders as they look ahead and begin to identify career interests and set their sights on planning for high school coursework during the 8th Annual Career Exploration Day.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan congratulates Hankook Tire
October 18, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan congratulated Hankook Tire on its gleaming new $800 million Clarksville manufacturing plant during a grand opening celebration Tuesday.
“I’m just so proud and happy that Hankook Tire put its faith and trust in our community and decided to build its first North American production plant right here. That says so much about the quality and character of our community,” Mayor McMillan said.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan thanks Hankook Tire for putting “faith, trust” in Clarksville.
F&M Tops Montgomery and Stewart County Market Share Rankings Again
October 10, 2017
Clarksville, TN – During a 12-month period when Montgomery County’s total bank deposits jumped by $175.8 million, F&M Bank remained in the top position among FDIC-insured banks with a 19.01% market share. It is the 14th consecutive year that F&M has maintained its market-leading ranking.
The fact that seven of the 11 Montgomery County banks have 10% or more of deposit market share underscores the extraordinary competitiveness within the market.
The updated market share reports – recently posted on the FDIC website – are based on federally insured deposits of banks and thrifts through June 30th, 2017.
Sammy Stuard, F&M Bank President and CEO.
Kiwanis Club of Clarksville Awards and Officer Installation
September 29, 2017
Clarksville, TN – At the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 annual awards were presented and new officers were installed by the TN-KY District Division 14 Lt. Governor C. David Elliot.
2017-18 Board Officers – (L to R) Daniel Binkley, Immediate Past President; Dan Black, President; Price Hopson, 2nd Vice President; Brandon Bridges, Secretary; Jeff Henley, Treasurer.
