Clarksville Living Magazine — November 2024
The November 2024 Clarksville Living Magazine dedicates a historical marker to “Smiley” Johnson, kicks off Leadership Clarksville, and spotlights a veteran-owned wellness center.
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The issue covered the unveiling of a Tennessee Historical Marker honoring Howard White “Smiley” Johnson on Madison Street, where dozens gathered to mark the occasion. Thomas Murff shared Johnson's story at the unveiling — orphaned at the age of ten, Johnson went on to a life worth a permanent marker.
The Leadership Clarksville Class of 2025 gathered at The Haven Pointe, April Consulo's new event venue, for a kickoff hosted by graduates of the Class of 2024 — a look at the program that develops the city's civic leaders and a new local venue at once. The Veteran Business of the Month was Clarksville's Titan T Center, opened by Staff Sergeant Trey Robertson and his wife Brandy, a board-certified family nurse practitioner — a husband-and-wife team pairing military service and medical expertise.
The recurring departments round out a November number that captures a city honoring its past while building its future — from a historical marker to a leadership class to a veteran-owned clinic.
Thomas Murff filled in the life behind the marker. Orphaned at ten, Howard White “Smiley” Johnson landed at the Odd Fellows Orphanage in Clarksville and grew into a gifted athlete — a linebacker and guard at Clarksville High School from 1933 to 1936, a University of Georgia player from 1937 to 1939, and then a walk-on free agent with the Green Bay Packers in 1940 — a life, as the unveiling made clear, worth a permanent place on Madison Street.
Table of Contents
- Steve Tyrell’s Art Studio (p. 6)
- Oak Grove Butterfly Festival (p. 8)
- Gratitude (p. 10)
- Poem: A Soldier (p. 11)
- Historical Marker Dedication (p. 12)
- Haven Pointe (p. 13)
- Veteran Business of the Month (p. 14)
- Clarksville Gearheads (p. 16)
- Alzheimer’s Walk (p. 17)
- Anime Fest (p. 18)
- BWC Toy Run (p. 20)
- Roxy Gala 42 (p. 22)
- Bacon Fest (p. 24)
- Achondroplasia (p. 26)
- Handbags for Hope (p. 28)
- Thanksgiving Fun Facts (p. 30)
- Leadership Clarksville (p. 31)
- Possumstock (p. 32)
- South of the River Art Tour (p. 34)
- 9/11 Ceremony (p. 36)
- Chaeyoung Park (p. 37)
- Pints & Paws (p. 38)
- Business After Hours (p. 40)
- Veteran Coalition Awards (p. 42)
- Cast Iron Cornbread (p. 43)
- Cranberry Honey Brie Bites (p. 43)
- Gov’s Creative Arts Festival (p. 44)
Regular Departments
- Calendar (p. 45)
