Clarksville City News

The Clarksville City Council heard the howls of protest from dog owners and responded with a reasonable compromise regarding the matter of walking dogs in the city's parks.

Expressing concern about a new policy that requires council members to route certain requests through the mayor's office, Ward 5 Councilwoman Candy Johnson is calling for changes to the city charter to enable members to take research requests directly to department heads, as was the case in the past.

This morning I'm headed to Clarksville, Red River County, on a grave mission. At 1 p.m. in historic Clarksville City Cemetery, four East Texas pioneers from long, long ago will be honored for their service to our country ... and to Texas.

City Council members will have a special session following Thursday's non-voting executive session to vote on three items involving swapping, acquiring and purchasing property.

A story on Page A1 Friday should have said Democratic 7th Congressional District candidate Greg Rabidoux was born and raised in a rural farming area of Connecticut.

A request to buy about 20 acres for a sewage pumping station off the Bypass should come before the Clarksville City Council next month.

In a lengthy meeting tonight, Clarksville City Council approved new powers for the CDE Lightband Power Board and defeated a motion to institute runoff elections for council and mayoral races.

Additional cost a key issue in debate Two years after a previous effort failed, the Clarksville City Council will again consider implementing runoff elections for city office.

The Roaring Twenties sounded more like the hum of a cotton gin in Longview, though there are enticing hints that bathtub gin added a tawdry harmony.

Clarksville City Council voted Thursday to put CDE Lightband on a shorter leash, but they are leaving that leash in the hands of the Power Board.

Clarksville City Council voted Thursday to put CDE Lightband on a shorter leash, but they are leaving that leash in the hands of the Power Board.

Clarksville City Council voted Thursday to put CDE Lightband on a shorter leash, but they are leaving that leash in the hands of the Power Board.

Clarksville City Council voted Thursday to put CDE Lightband on a shorter leash, but they are leaving that leash in the hands of the Power Board.

County commissioners this evening reduced the amount of money earmarked in the 2009-2010 budget for the Salvation Army and Red Cross, and increased the amount for the Airport Authority.

The Clark County Red Cross will open a Disaster Relief Shelter at the First Southern Baptist Church in Clarksville.

Clarksville City Council is ready to reload. City Council will revisit its position on guns in parks and government property, one month after voting to prohibit firearms in such places.

A proposal to ease restrictions on Sunday beer sales will not be discussed at today's nonvoting Clarksville City Council session.

A Clarksville City Councilwoman is proposing a relaxation of the city's current law regarding Sunday beer sales.

Good or bad, history has a way of occasionally repeating itself. Brian Balthrop made history earlier this summer when he tied the course record at Swan Lake, shooting a 9-under-par 62.

Clarksville City Am Friday's first round scores Clarksville Country Club Jamie Schacht 68 Rob Clouser 72 Justin Burney 73 Jim Cherry 74 Todd Greene 74 Mike Taylor 74 Chip Turner 74 Brian Balthrop 75 Todd Morris 75 Greg Guinn 76 Tommy Shearon 76 Graham Sleigh 76 The opinions expressed in the comments below are not necessarily those of The ...