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NAACP Springfield reactivation underway
April 21, 2008 | 
Clarksville Branch officials support neighboring branch efforts
The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Springfield Branch is currently undergoing a reactivation and reorganization effort. The branch had lapsed into an inactive status. However, citizens recently have expressed their desire to see the branch once again active and engaged in local affairs as an advocate and watchdog for their civil rights.
Rev. Gardner with Terry McMoore and Jimmie M. Garland Sr. of Clarksville Branch NAACP.
Rev. James Gardner, president of the Springfield Branch, conducted the meeting. The reactivation meeting was attended by more than sixty citizens. He thanked those attending. He stated that the main objective at this point is to increase the membership level to the critical threshold for activation as a viable branch. Due to recent constitution changes, branches are now required to have a minimum of 100 members for activation.
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Street lights: The whole dim truth
November 9, 2007 |
In the last few years, sidewalks have been the heralded luxury for Clarksville subdivisions. Perhaps we should consider that street lights are also needed for our neighborhoods. At least two subdivisions are so badly lit at night that danger beckons.
Arbor Greene and Arbor Greene North, two subdivisions near the intersections of Trenton Road and Tylertown Road, are poorly lit—if there are any lights at all. Granted, I can’t say that there aren’t enough lights in the Arbor Greene subdivision since there are thirteen light poles in the neighborhood. Arbor Greene North, however, isn’t quite so lucky. That subdivision has less than one light per twelve houses.
However, if these lights were the typical mercury vapor lamps that are installed throughout the Arbor Greene South subdivision and several other “underground utility” neighborhoods, then it wouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, the lights in these two areas are best described as “ornamental” lights with a globe perched on an 8- or 10-foot pole. And what kind of light bulb do these glorified candles take? If you guessed anything but a standard 100-watt bulb, you’d be mistaken. «Read the rest of this article»
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