Topic: Drane Street

Austin Peay State University to celebrate Women in Athletics April 5th-6th with focus on Title IX

March 13, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – It’s time to laud all current and former female athletes at Austin Peay State University.

The second Women in Athletics celebration, scheduled for April 5th-6th, will spotlight the 40th anniversary of Title IX, monumental federal legislation first enacted in 1972 that requires gender equity in sports and other key educational programs receiving federal funding.

The law states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” «Read the rest of this article»

Clarksville Department of Electricity Power Outage

February 19, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Department of Electricity has lost power to 3 substations: Primary which services 3200 customers, Ladd which services 5300 customers, and East which services 3000 customers.

Total of approximately 10,500 customers. «Read the rest of this article»

Austin Peay State University receives $1.78M grant to build safe rooms in Student Residence Halls

February 8, 2012 |

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has received a grant of more than $1.78 million to build safe rooms in the basements of the new residence halls now under construction on Drane Street.

Of the total funds awarded, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contributed more than $1.5 million, supported with an additional $250,000 from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). APSU matched an additional $250,000 toward the $2 million project. «Read the rest of this article»

Phase II construction of Austin Peay student housing now under way

November 17, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – For the last few weeks, the Austin Peay State University community has watched the demolition of three student residence halls that have been a mainstay on the campus for more than three decades.

Now, another historical milestone will unfold, months after the new Castle Heights residence hall opened on campus. Construction for the second phase of the student housing complex is under way on Drane Street – and it has the potential to change the layout of the campus.

A drawing of Phase II construction of three new residence halls and Austin Peay's first residential mall.

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Section of College Street to be Closed

October 29, 2011 |

Sunday, October 30th, 2011 – 6:00am

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Gas and Water construction crews will close all lanes of College Street from Drane Street to North Seventh Street at 6:00am Sunday morning for water main maintenance. University Avenue will also be closed from Main Street to College Street. Both streets will be closed to traffic and will be reopened by 4:00pm when work is expected to be complete. 

Motorists will be detoured to Seventh and Main streets.

Farris Drive Water Outage

September 7, 2011 |

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Clarksville, TN – Gas and Water construction crews will turn off water service on Thursday from 8:00am to 2:00pm on Farris Drive from Robb Avenue to Summer Street, on Drane Street from Farris to Marion Street and on Parham Drive from Farris to Kraft Street. Crews will replace two water valves at the intersection of Farris Drive and Drane Street closing sections of both roads to traffic during the work.

Motorists will be redirected.

Section of Farris Drive Closed

May 31, 2011 |

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Clarksville, TN – A Gas and Water construction crew has closed both lanes of Farris Drive from Robb Avenue to Drane Street for sewer service line repair. Traffic will be detoured to Robb Avenue and Summer Street.

Work is expected to be complete and the road reopened at 1:00pm this afternoon.

Queen City Road Race Road Closures

April 26, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – Downtown Clarksville and Austin Peay State University’s campus will be subject to traffic control on race day — May 1st from 12:15pm until approximately 2:30pm for the event.

The following streets on the campus will be affected for the 5K Races: Marion Street, Drane Street, Farris Drive, Robb Avenue, 8th Street, Henry Street and Hannum Street. In downtown, the following streets will be affected: North 2nd Street, Main Street, Public Square, Franklin Street, 1st Street from Franklin to Commerce Street, Commerce Street from 1st to 3rd Streets, 3rd Street to Franklin Street, University Avenue from Franklin Street to College Street, and College Street to 8th Street.  «Read the rest of this article»

Lady Govs softball to host Murray State during Celebrate Women in Athletics weekend

April 8, 2011 |

APSU Women’s Softball

Clarksville, TN - Austin Peay State University’s softball team will host Murray State this weekend for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series, beginning with a 1:00pm, Saturday doubleheader, followed by the 1:00pm, Sunday series finale.

Saturday’s game also will serve as the cornerstone event to the APSU Celebrate Women in Athletics weekend that, along with celebrating the first 25 years of Lady Govs softball, will see the home facility be renamed Cheryl Holt Field in a pregame ceremony to honor of the university’s first softball head coach and current woman’s senior administrator.

APSU Women's Softball.

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APSU to have 1st Run@Work Day September 17th for faculty/staff

September 14, 2010 |

A total of 85 faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University will put on their walking and running shoes later this week to take part in the University’s first Run@Work Day.

The inaugural Run@Work Day at APSU, sponsored by University Recreation, will be from noon-12:30pm, Friday, September 17th outside the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. The event is open to faculty and staff at APSU.

The local event coincides with the National Run@Work Day, held the third Friday of every September and sponsored by the Road Runners Club of America. The event, which started nationally five years ago, encourages people to incorporate at least 30 minutes of walking or running into their daily lives. «Read the rest of this article»

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