Topic: Thanksgiving

Marsha Blackburn: A Thanksgiving Message

November 26, 2020 |

Washington, D.C. – Wherever you may be this Thanksgiving, let us give thanks for the many blessings we enjoy and the freedoms we cherish as Americans. 

I’ve been listening to Tennessean mom and pop shops, restaurants, and our live entertainment industry, all desperately trying to keep their businesses alive. Tennesseans’ lives and livelihoods are being affected.

People are looking for solutions. Congress needs to do its job. 

Senator Marsha Blackburn.

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Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts: As we give Thanks, let’s keep our Celebrations Safe

November 26, 2020 |

Joe Pitts, Mayor of Clarksville

Clarksville, TN – Like nearly everything in 2020, Thanksgiving will be affected by the challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, my advice to everyone is, let’s take the necessary precautions to keep our celebrations safe and healthy, but let’s not forget to be grateful for all the blessings we have been given.

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts

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President Donald Trump’s Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2020

November 26, 2020 |

Washington, D.C. – On Thanksgiving Day, we thank God for the abundant blessings in our lives.  As we gather with family and friends to celebrate this season of generosity, hope, and gratitude, we commemorate America’s founding traditions of faith, family, and friendship, and give thanks for the principles of freedom, liberty, and democracy that make our country exceptional in the history of the world.

This November marks 400 years since the Mayflower and its passengers faced the unknown and set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. 

U.S. President Donald J. Trump

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Happy Thanksgiving from Clarksville Online

November 26, 2020 |

Clarksville, TN – We pause and take a moment to be grateful for all our blessings: the freedom which this great country provides, the opportunity for growth and achievement, good health and the confidence and trust you have given to us on this day of Thanksgiving.

Clarksville Online would not be where we are without you, our readers.

Our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving and it’s History

November 26, 2020 |

Clarksville, TN – People have had many reasons to give thanks throughout history. Thanks is given often in joyful celebration and sometimes in solemn, even prayerful, ceremony.

The United States has observed a national holiday for giving thanks for hundreds of years.

It is a time to celebrate family and friends, the arrival of crisp fall weather, the turning of the leaves, football, turkey, cornbread dressing and pumpkin pie.

1621 was the year of the First Thanksgiving

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Montgomery County Government Offices to close for Thanksgiving Holiday

November 25, 2020 |

Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Government offices will be closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. All Montgomery County offices will reopen on Monday, November 30th during normal operating hours.

Many of the services provided by Montgomery County Government are also conveniently available anytime online at mcgtn.org.

AAA reports Gas Prices fall heading into Thanksgiving Holiday

November 25, 2020 |

Washington, D.C. – At $2.10, this Thanksgiving’s national gas price average is shaping up to be the lowest since 2015. The holiday weekend average that year was a nickel cheaper at $2.05.

“Typically, cheaper gas prices are an incentive for people to travel during a holiday weekend, but that is just not the case this year,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson.

Gas prices continue to decline at the pump. (AAA)

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City of Clarksville offices will close for Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020 |

Clarksville, TN – All City of Clarksville administrative offices will close Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th, 2020 to observe Thanksgiving. Most City Departments, with the exception of CDE Lightband, will close at noon Wednesday, November 25th.

Clarksville City Hall

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NASA Helps Keep Thanksgiving Food Safe to Eat

November 25, 2020 |

Washington, D.C. – As many Americans prepare for a socially distanced Thanksgiving meal, some may be aware that NASA helped develop the tiny, highly efficient video cameras in the devices that will allow virtual family dinners, and a few may know it was the space agency that first modernized conference calling. 

But there’s an even more important contribution from NASA on the table: food that’s safe to eat.

Today, outbreaks of illness from packaged food are exceedingly rare, in part because the industry has almost universally adopted a system created for astronaut food in the early days of the Apollo program.

From Capsules to Cranberries, an important contribution from NASA keeps our Thanksgiving Food Safe to Eat. (NASA)

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AAA reports Tennessee Gas Prices drops 2 Cents ahead of Thanksgiving

November 24, 2020 |

Clarksville-Montgomery County has the 3rd Cheapest Gas Prices in Tennessee

Nashville, TN – Tennessee gas prices, on average, are nearly two cents cheaper heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $1.85 which is nearly seven cents less than one month ago and nearly 46 cents less than one year ago. 

“Typically, cheaper gas prices are an incentive for people to travel during a holiday weekend, but that is just not the case this year,” said Megan Cooper, spokeswoman, AAA – The Auto Club Group.

Tennessee moves to the 7th least expensive gas market in United States. (AAA)

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