Topic: Clarksville Tennessee

Tim Barnes’ cross-cultural campaign resonates with voters

By Terry McMoore | July 23, 2008 |

Leaders from Montgomery County gathered to hear State Senator Thelma Harper speak and give her support to Tim Barnes, Democratic Candidate for the Tennessee State Senate District 22. They left this event with a deeper understanding about what this race is really all about.

Thelma Harper has served in the Tennessee state Senate for more than 14 years; she has seen more than her share of politicians come and go. Harper addressed the audience with the kind of fire that has made her one of the most powerful senators to ever represent Tennessee. But sadness in her voice could also be heard every time she mentioned the name of the current senator Rosalind Kurita.

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Tennessee’s ‘Top Spot’ bottoms out

By Christine Anne Piesyk | May 21, 2008 |

Tennessee’s “Top Spot” hit bottom on Best Life Magazine’s “Best Place to Raise a Family” list, coming in at #257 (out of 257) based in part on the listed amount of per-child school spending. Yet even as the city and the School Department challenged that placement and the numbers it was based on, the fact remains that Clarksville has both a lot more and a lot less to offer than many comparable cities across the country.

In leading up to the list for this monthly magazine aimed at male readers [with the survey actually targeting fathers in search of family friendly communities, researcher Sara Vigneri wrote:

"...fathers face reality when they're not in prime time. They want to raise their children somewhere safe [ed. note: read "low crime"], where they can attend good schools with favorable student-teacher ratios, above-average test scores, and respectable budgets. Plenty of museums, parks, and pediatricians also contribute to a good quality of life, whereas multihour commutes, expensive houses, and divorcing friends and neighbors do not.”

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Clarksville City Council meets in executive session

By Bill Larson | December 28, 2007 |

The Clarksville, Tennessee City Council met yesterday in an executive session that was led by Mayor pro tem Barbara Johnson. The meeting covered a variety of topics ranging from flood plain issues, zoning and even touched on eminent domain while not specifically addressing the recent blight declaration controversy. Some agenda items did not generate discussion and these are not covered in this report.

To view the full agenda, please see: The City Council’s agenda page.

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Clarksville Citizens Take Their Fight to The Mayor & The Clarksville Board of Zoning Appeals

By Terry McMoore | December 31, 2006 |

At a recent community meeting the citizens of Clarksville, TN voted and confirmed that they will take their plea before the Clarksville Board of Zoning Appeals on January 3, 2007, 100 - Spring Street Clarksville TN @ 8: 30 A.M., to stop the Salvation Army from placing a homeless shelter and possible alcohol and drug rehabilitation center next to Byrns - Darden Elementary School.

The Montgomery County Parents & Teachers Organization (PTO) along with local School Board members and several County Commissioners will present evidence, petitions and signed affidavits. We all agreed that this possible shelter would not only pose a safety risk to the students of Byrns - Darden Elementary School, but would cause irreparable damage to the community as a whole. «Read the rest of this article»

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General Wesley Clark and Harold Ford, Jr Coming to Clarksville

By Terry McMoore | October 30, 2006 |

A Veterans’ Appreciation Rally will be held November 1, 2006 (Wednesday afternoon) at 2:30 pm. at Veteran’s Plaza parking lot (Pageant Lane) in Clarksville TN. Guest speakers will be General Wesley Clark and Harold Ford, Jr. For more information contact Charlie Gerber Upper Middle TN Field Director for Harold Ford, Jr.,: (901) 568-3865 or The Montgomery County Democratic Party: (931) 553-0355

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