Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held November 7th, 2019
November 6, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville.
CMCSS announces Assistant Principal Appointments
November 3, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) announces that Abby Binkley, who has been assistant principal at Glenellen Elementary School has been tapped to serve in the same capacity at Minglewood Elementary School, replacing Ashlie Perry who was named Minglewood principal.
Abby Binkley
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held October 4th, 2019
September 30, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville
Austin Peay professor Harriet McQueen’s stolen billfold found down the hall 32 years later
August 7, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Thirty-two years ago, during the 1987 fall semester, a thief snatched Dr. Harriet McQueen’s billfold from her desk drawer in the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Kimbrough Building.
Drs. Harriet and Leon McQueen look through the billfold’s contents, untouched for nearly 32 years. (APSU)
Circuit Court Judge Kathryn Olita to speak at APSU’s summer commencement
July 23, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Friday, August 9th, 2019, the Austin Peay State University summer Commencement keynote address will be given by Circuit Court Judge Kathryn Olita, 19th Judicial District, at 2:00pm in the APSU Dunn Center.
Olita, a Clarksville-native, attended Northeast High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Austin Peay Summer Commencement speaker to be Circuit Court Judge Kathryn Olita. (APSU)
CMCSS names Jessica Peppard as Principal of Northwest High School
June 19, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksvile-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has announces that Jessica Peppard, who has served as assistant principal at Northwest High School, has been named principal of her alma mater.
Principal of Northwest High School Jessica Peppard
APSU coding camp Elementary Kids learn about Coding, Program Robots
June 16, 2019
Clarksville, TN – All week at the Austin Peay State University (APSU) coding camps kindergartners through fifth-graders have been learning how to program . On Thursday, June 13th, 2019, they got class time with robots.
Bridget Cloud teaches the young coders how to program their robots at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Former Gov. Haslam, U.S. Rep. Green and State Rep. Hodges to deliver Austin Peay State University Commencement Addresses this May
April 18, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This May, three prominent Tennessee public servants will visit Austin Peay State University (APSU) to serve as commencement speakers for the University’s three commencement ceremonies.
Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Mark Green and State Representative Jason Hodges will be on campus May 3th and 4th, 2019 as Austin Peay State University, the state’s fastest-growing public University, expands its graduation celebration to two days.
(L to R) Former Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Mark Green and State Representative Jason Hodges to speak at APSU Commencement Ceremonies.
Austin Peay State University led research team names new crayfish species for 101st Airborne Division
March 6, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The stream beds on the Tennessee side of Fort Campbell harbor a rare treasure, a rusty-brown crayfish with white-tipped claws that exists nowhere else in the world. Former Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduate student Erin Bloom led the research that identified the crayfish as a new species.
The Screaming Eagle Crayfish is rare, and it’s vulnerable, found at only three streams at Fort Campbell and one stream in Clarksville. (Carl Williams)
APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Announces 2019 Ovation Award winners
March 5, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite the entire community to the 2019 Ovation Awards, a family-friendly celebration of the arts.
Billy Renkl is winner of this year’s Individual Artist Award.
