Cougars Victorious! Region champs move on to Sectionals!

March 6, 2009 |

Clarksville Academy will host Collinwood High School in the Sectional round of the TSSAA Basketball Tournament on Monday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the Clarksville Academy gymnasium.

Clarksville Academy is allotted 530 tickets and they are being sold in the office on a first-come, first-serve basis until 3:00 p.m. today.

Remaining tickets will be sold on Monday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. We will continue selling tickets throughout the day until all are sold. Ticket price:  $6.00 per person.

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Bridgestone: Formula One Tyres part of ‘Make Cars Green’

March 6, 2009 |

TOKYO:  Bridgestone Corp. Thursday announced that as the official tire supplier of the Formula One (F1) World Championship it will supply ‘MAKE CARS GREEN TYRES’ to all teams at every race this season. Through this initiative, Bridgestone said it aims to further spread the message of the ‘MAKE CARS GREEN’ environmental campaign. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Met Live in HD continues with Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”

By Christine Anne Piesyk | March 6, 2009 |

Patricia Racette as Madame Butterfly. (Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

The Met Live in HD continues to captivate a worldwide audience, bringing live, high definition productions of the world’s greatest opera to millions of worldwide viewers. The series continues  with Puccini’s hauntingly beautiful love story, Madama Butterfly, which will be screened at several Nashville venues on Saturday, March 7 at 12 noon (CST).

Opry Mills Stadium 20 Plus IMAX, 570 Opry Mills Drive and  Green Hills Stadium 16, 3815 Greenhills Village Drive, both in Nashville, will screen the live broadcast. In addition, for those who will miss the Saturday showing, Green Hills will screen encore showings on March 18 at 7 p.m. and March 18 at 1 p.m. Running time is three hours and 21 minutes, with two intermissions. «Read the rest of this article»

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Roxy Theatre presents “MacBeth”

By Christine Anne Piesyk | March 6, 2009 |

William Shakespeare”s MacBeth steps onto the Roxy Regional Theatre stage tonight for a three week run, with performances slated for  March 6,7,11,12,13 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m.

This theatre classic depicts the  anatomy of the relationship between ambition and corruption. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most bloody and fear-filled tragedies. Often regarded as archetypal, the play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends. Based loosely on the historical account of King Macbeth of Scotland many superstitions are centered on the  belief the play is  “cursed,” referring to it instead as “The Scottish play”. «Read the rest of this article»

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House bond bill facilitates Hemlock, Volkswagon moves to Tennessee

March 6, 2009 |

Legislative Wrap-Up: Companies expected to bring thousands of jobs to state over the next decade

Rep. Joe Pitts

On Monday, the House voted to bring thousands of new jobs to Tennessee with the passage of a bill that guarantees incentive grants for Volkswagen and Hemlock, two companies scheduled to build new manufacturing facilities in Chattanooga and Clarksville.

“As many states in our nation struggle to survive this current financial crisis, we in Tennessee continue to lure new job opportunities to our state and provide a light at the end of this dark economic tunnel,” said State Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville). «Read the rest of this article»

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GOP Week in Review

March 6, 2009 |

Senate State and Local Government Committee approves election integrity bill and legislation honoring Republican Majority on State Election Commission

NASHVILLE, TN:  Legislation protecting the integrity of elections in Tennessee overcame its first hurdle towards passage this week with approval by the Senate State and Local Government Committee.   The bill requires voters to provide photo identification to guard against fraud and assure only U.S. citizens vote.

“Unfortunately, we know that voter fraud exists and that there are people who try to be dishonest in an election,” said Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro), Chairman of the Committee and sponsor of the bill.  “This bill aims to curtail such abuse by making sure those persons voting are who they say they are.” «Read the rest of this article»

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