During this weekend’s ice storm, the all-volunteer Clarksville Jeep Crew assisted over 170 vehicles, including one police car and two ambulances.
A layer of frozen sleet and snow 3 inches thick is blanketing Clarksville, and with high temperatures staying below freezing for the week ahead, it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
An Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for Clarksville by the NWS from 6 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday. Wind chills as low as 10 below zero are expected.
Austin Peay State University is mourning the loss of President Emeritus Dr. Sherry Hoppe, the university’s first female president.
The severe ice storm knocked out power to about 6,000 Clarksville homes, along with tens of thousands of CEMC households across their five-county area.
At about 8 p.m. Saturday, Clarksville Police found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds.
Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including the big snow, a fentanyl murder trial verdict and the Wings of Liberty Museum nears opening.
The snow forecast has diminished a bit for Montgomery County while the risk of severe ice has increased.
