Topic: Clarksville Tennessee

Clarksville Parks and Recreation to hold their second annual Spring Eggstravaganza

March 4, 2010 |

Hop on over to the Heritage Park Soccer Complex for the 2010 Spring Eggstravaganza presented by The City of Clarksville’s Parks & Recreation Department and Grace Community Church!

Join them Sunday, March 28^th from 2-5p.m. for games, The Clarksville Family Magazine Petting Zoo, a three-legged-race, an egg-on-a-spoon-race and the hunting of over 20,000 eggs. Kids can even pay a visit to the Easter Bunny himself!

Clarksville Online  covered the easter egg hunt last year.  «Read the rest of this article»

We are the world video remake to help Haiti

By Terry McMoore | February 13, 2010 |

More than 25 years ago musicians, actors and entertainers gathered together to record the “We Are The World” song to help raise over 60 million dollars for the USA for Africa project. Grammy award winning artists and composers Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie decided to do a remake of the hit single to help raise money this time for the island of Haiti that was hit an earthquake in January that left more than 100,000 people dead and millions displaced.

More than 70 members from the entertainment industry come together to support this new project, song and video titled “We Are the World – 25 for Haiti”.

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City Charter Video – A Follow Up

By Blayne Clements | February 6, 2010 |

Based on the emails I have received, I feel that a follow up is needed to address some the issues raised about the video I posted in my last article.

First, I found the video clip while researching an article I am working on highlighting current bills before the legislature.  Like many of you, I was shocked after viewing the video and I thought it should be shared.  However, I did not want to revisit every twist and turn that has occurred in the multiple year  journey of the charter revisions.  I simply did not have the time, and the local paper has published numerous articles on the topic.  My first thought was to merely post the video without commentary.  But since local elections occur this year, I decided to loosely tie the video into a quick pitch for citizen’s to get educated on local issues and cast an informed vote.

Not reporting all the exhaustive details of the charter’s legislative  journey has led a city council person to accuse me of “duping” readers using Michael Moore sound bite type tactics, failing to tell “the rest of the story.”  To those readers, I say I cannot fail at what I did not attempt.   I clearly state in the article and in my subsequent comments, that the article is not addressing the charter’s legality.  To imply that I conscientiously left out information because I wanted to paint the local administration is just poorly constructed political spin. «Read the rest of this article»

Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Announced

December 29, 2009 |

Montgomery County Tennessee announced the winners of this year’s Christmas Lighting Contest.  The contest is a joint project of the Montgomery County Tennessee, and the City of Clarksville.  The award is presented to the merchants who’s creativity, use of light, and festive spirit excelled in making the community especially beautiful this time of the year.  The winners were presented their prize by County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, and City of Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper.

F&M Bank won the overall category,  Rogate’s Boutique for the most creative use of lights, and Betty’s Antiques for the best window and door display.

The “Best Overall” award was presented to F&M Bank. (Pictured from left to Right are: City of Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper, F&M Bank Employees Khandra Smalley, Cindy Clements, Shela Williams and Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers. Photo Elizabeth Black)

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Clarksville Post Offices to remain open thanks to lawmakers

By Terry McMoore | December 24, 2009 |

Clarksville Montgomery County should be thankful to have great lawmakers in Nashville like Senator Tim Barnes and Representative Joe Pitts who both fought very hard from the onset to stop our local post offices from being shutdown. Once it was announced that these post offices were on the list considered for closure they went right to work to insure that the ever growing population of Clarksville – Montgomery County and Fort Campbell would not be inconvenienced or left hanging in the least bit.

Anyone that has gone to the post office recently knows how it feels to stand on already long lines, and closing even a single post office in this growing city would have been a catastrophe.

Clarksville TN – Help make it a better place if you can

By Tim Cash | December 18, 2009 |

What can YOU do to make Clarksville TN a better place to live? That was the thread title on a local forum that I visit from time to time. It started back in May of 2008 and had over 31 pages of responses – my immediate thought was WOW this is great! I made it to page 12 and skipped to the end. A bunch of complaining was basically what it turned out to be. One page of quality ideas and 30 pages of pure nonsense which the moderators apparently allowed.

Anyhow, I believe the question has merit and can easily be applied to any town or city in the U.S.A. If people would sincerely ask themselves this question: What can YOU do to make (Insert City Name Here) a better place to live? Speaking of Clarksville Tennessee, I can answer that, and practice what I preach. It is easy to simply sit here and “say” what I “would” do – it is entirely different to back it up. While I am simply ONE in a city of over one hundred thousand – if I  get out there and “DO” then someone will notice and join me, thus a chain reaction. Sounds too easy right? Never going to happen right? «Read the rest of this article»

BusinessWeek singles out Clarksville TN as best city in Tennessee to raise kids

November 18, 2009 |

Tennessee’s Top Spot has taken another top honor in the state. Today, BusinessWeek Magazine named Clarksville the best city in Tennessee to raise your kids.

BusinessWeek’s fourth annual survey calculated information from several categories. Affordability, safety*, and school test scores were given the greatest weight.

“It makes sense. We have beautiful parks, Greenways and a Riverwalk. Families can afford to buy a home in safe neighborhoods. They have easy access to jobs, with more on the way through HSC. Clarksville really is Tennessee’s Top Spot” said Mayor Johnny Piper.

Parents pushing their children on the swings at one of Clarksville TN's may Parks

Clarksville NAACP 54th Freedom Fund Banquet: “Bold Dreams – Big Victories”

By Terry McMoore | October 6, 2009 |

Celebrating 100 years of Bold Dreams & Civil Right's Victories!

The Clarksville Branch of the NAACP will host its 54th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on October 23, 2009 at First Baptist Church of Clarksville, 435 Madison Street Clarksville TN. starting at 7:00 p.m.

The National NAACP organization is celebrating “100 years of the NAACP and fighting for freedom, civil and equal rights”.

The theme for this year’s banquet is, “Bold Dreams…. Big Victories”. There will be a special presentation honoring former Presidents of the Clarksville Branch of the NAACP.  The guest speaker will be National NAACP Board Member and President of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, Gloria J. Sweet-Love.

Cost of tickets for the event will be $50.00 per person.  For information on how to obtain tickets contact the Jimmie Garland at 931-216-6745 or O.D. Watson at 931-216-0290. Deadline for purchase of tickets is October 16, 2009.

Reserve a table for your business, church or organization today!

30th Annual Mayor’s Golf Classic

August 10, 2009 |

The 30th Annual Mayor’s Golf Classic is set to take place this September 19-20 at Swan Lake Golf Course. This popular golf tournament is a favorite among local golfers and features one of the largest fields of amateur players in the area. The Mayor’s Golf Classic is also the last tournament of the year that offers points for the Local Tournament of Champions.

Registration begins August 10. The deadline to enter the tournament is noon on Thursday, September 17. The tournament is limited to 124 players. The entry fee of $110 includes one practice round at Swan Lake Golf Course on either September 14 through 18 (Practice round must be scheduled at Swan Lake and does not include a golf cart), lunch on both days of the tournament, use of a golf cart, commemorative gifts and the opportunity to win prizes. There will also be a chance to win the hole-in-one prize, a brand new vehicle from Mathews Nissan Suzuki. «Read the rest of this article»

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. «Read the rest of this article»

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