Clarksville News

The city's Parks & Recreation Department has scrapped this year's "Jammin in the Alley" summer concert series but plans to start a new monthly concert series at Liberty Park next year.

In a terse release issued Wednesday, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations, including a store in Clarksville on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.

Have you ever been driving down the road and wondered 'How do I sign up for one of these plots of land here at this intersection?' Those flower beds along the side of many Clarksville roads are known as 'Adopt-a-Plots' and there are several that are open to adopt! Any group, family, organization or individual can adopt a flower bed of their own! ... (more)

First Advantage Bank has expanded into Williamson County, opening recently its second Nashville-area business banking location in less than a year.

State Natural Area will be hold a presentation about Native American History and Artifacts of Middle Tennessee.

The City Council met for a special session Tuesday afternoon to look into purchasing energy-efficient lighting for Clarksville's streets by taking advantage of federal zero-interest bonds.

Police have charged a 30-year-old Clarksville man who allegedly restrained a 5-year-old boy in a headlock Monday evening.

Executive Legal Professionals recently held its ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Clarksville Police Department had three graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy on May 24th.

"Women have always been the strong ones of the world," says the late French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel.

On Saturday, June 15th at Hilltop Supermarket, a community fundraiser was held for Ashley Travis and Kylie Eastin from 9:00am until 2:00pm.

A Clarksville man drove a car into a Cunningham resident's home Sunday night, according to William Jackson, captain of the Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department.

The City of Clarksville is celebrating our nation's independence this year with the sixth annual Independence Day Celebration at a new location.

Clarksville, TN - If you haven't read Rheta Grimsley Johnson's books, you're missing several great reads.

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Kecia Williams moved into her grandparents house at 4682 Devers Road in 1972. She grew up in the family home, and in 1993, the single mother returned to the residence to raise three of her four children.

The City of Clarksville and Montgomery County intend to submit a joint application for the 2013 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $58,032, with the funds to be shared equally between the County and the City for law enforcement and crime prevention activities.

Leaders of groups and agencies that have listings in Fact Book should look at last year's edition to check the listing.

After all of the uproar in expanding/extending the bus routes, I have to wonder whose oversight or lack of judgment it was to place a bus stop at the pillar of the walk-over at 101st Airborne Division and Peachers Mill Road? I ask because there is no covering or protection there whatsoever.

Local animal advocacy groups teamed up with Montgomery County Animal Control to hold an event to benefit shelter dogs and cats Saturday.