Following Second Death, Parents Remove Children from Chad Youth Enhancement Center

By Terry McMoore | June 10, 2007 |

“I find it very strange that two healthy teens suddenly drop dead upon being restrained for unruliness by staff members at this facility. Something does not sound right about these deaths and we intend to do a full investigation to not only get to the bottom of the truth but to make sure that the current youths housed at this facility are not being subjected to physical or life threatening abuse at the hands of staff members.” Comments from Urban Resource Center Director Terry McMoore to the media following the death of 17 year old Omega Leach. «Read the rest of this article»

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Local officials announce 21-point strategy plan

By David W. Shelton | June 10, 2007 |

After a weekend retreat at Land Between the Lakes, City and County officials brought forth a 21-point plan to improve the Clarksville-Montgomery County area. But will it be enough?

Eleven of the twelve Clarksville City Council leaders have just gotten back from a weekend retreat to strategize on how to improve the Clarksville-Montgomery area. The retreat also included several other City and County officials including City Mayor Johnny Piper, County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, as well as several department heads [editor's note: County officials were not involved in this summit].

The retreat, organized by Brett Sciotto, who was at one time Mayor Piper’s chief of staff, had the goal of clarifying the vision of city and county government. The result was a lot of great discussion, and was reportedly a success. Attendees compiled a 21-point list of the “top” areas of focus for the next few years.  After reading all of the 21 points, it was clear that it needed further commentary and analysis: «Read the rest of this article»

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