CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week. And don’t miss Your Week, Your News, our weekly podcast conversation about the top stories.
Double murder: Campbell gets two consecutive life sentences: His adopted parents were 82 and 81 years old when Roger Campbell shot them execution-style in their beds in the early morning of Jan. 28, 2010. READ MORE
CDE Lightband reports all power restored in Clarksville: At the height of the windstorm-caused outage on March 3, about 31,000 of CDE’s 79,500 customers lost power. All week and through every night, crews worked to get power restored. READ MORE
APSU fires Govs head basketball coach Nate James after only 2 seasons: Just ahead of a historic move for the basketball program from the Dunn Center to the new F&M Bank Arena, Austin Peay State University has fired its head coach. READ MORE
13-year-old boy killed in shooting in north Clarksville: A dark SUV was seen on security cameras leaving the scene, and detectives believe the individuals involved were familiar with one another. READ MORE
164 soldiers from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade welcomed home: It was a happy reunion between husbands and wives, fathers and sons, and man and his best friend at Fort Campbell, after a 9-month deployment. READ MORE
County looks to offer some criminal offenders free rides to new Day Reporting Center: The County Commission will soon vote on whether to provide free rides for criminal offenders who do not have transportation to the new center. READ MORE
Belk at Governor’s Square Mall to be replaced with ‘Belk Outlet’: The store is temporarily closed while crews make physical changes inside, with the new Belk Outlet expected to open in April. READ MORE
City postpones ‘home rule’ vote again, this time indefinitely with sponsor resigning: The City Council voted to postpone an ordinance to put “home rule” on the upcoming ballot, and its sponsor, Trisha Butler, announced she’s stepping down from the council. READ MORE
Hot Pita downtown to close this month, will move to new spot on Madison Street: Hot Pita, which has been serving customers on Franklin Street for six years, will close its doors this month. But that’s not the end of the story. READ MORE
Nothing Bundt Cakes now baking in Clarksville: The cake shop is now open on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, and their top flavors are lemon, red velvet, chocolate-chocolate chip and white chocolate raspberry. READ MORE
Chick’nCone serves up fried chicken in homemade waffle cones: The new shop makes homemade waffle cones, then filles them with fried chicken and a variety of toppings and sauces. READ MORE
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