CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week.
Airboat cuts Blueway, Red River response time from hours to minutes for Clarksville Fire Rescue | VIDEO: The Blueway runs along Big West Fork Creek with a multi-hour float or kayak trip, and if something happens along the way, the creek is too shallow for a motorboat’s propeller. READ MORE
Ambulance rape trial: Former EMT found not guilty, all charges dismissed: After three days of testimony and a little over two hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. READ MORE
Microvast issues layoffs, needs another $150 million to open EV battery plant: Three years after announcing it would bring an EV battery plant with almost 300 jobs, Microvast this week terminated several employees as part of a reduction in force. READ MORE
324-unit Villas at Old Mill planned off of Fort Campbell Boulevard: Site plans show the apartment complex will have 15 “villas” placed on 25.61 acres, with an emphasis on green space. READ MORE
House fire near Exit 1 causes damage to roof, homes on both sides: The fire caused heavy fire damage to the roof and heat damage to the siding of houses on both sides in the closely built neighborhood. READ MORE
2 more charged in double slaying, bringing total to 4: This week, an Oak Grove, Kentucky, juvenile and a Hopkinsville, Kentucky, man were also charged in the shooting deaths. READ MORE
Freedom Elementary chosen for name of new Clarksville-Montgomery County school: After several rounds of debate, Clarksville’s newest elementary school finally has a name: Freedom. READ MORE
Montgomery County Democrats host Blue South Banquet, hearing from candidates for local, state offices: Those attending the annual Blue South Banquet heard from U.S Senate candidates Marquita Bradshaw, Gloria Johnson and Civil Miller Watkins, and several others. READ MORE
Sherwin Clift, ‘Voice of the Govs,’ golf coach, Realtor, Tennessee Blue Book editor, dies at 85: Sherwin Clift was probably most widely known as a sportscaster, “The Voice of the Govs” from 1971 to 1982, broadcasting 386 football and basketball games. READ MORE
Montgomery Central claims county flag football championship over West Creek | PHOTOS: The rematch of the county championship went to MCHS this time, and it ended with a game-sealing interception. READ MORE
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