Chris Smith

Chris Smith is editor-in-chief of Clarksville Now. He has been a trusted professional journalist for over 30 years, with the last 25 years here in Clarksville, TN. You can reach him by email at csmith@clarksvillenow.com or call 931-648-7720.

news
7 months ago
Work week weather: Strong chance of rain every day through Thursday

Clarksville forecast: We have a strong chance of rain pretty much every day this week until Friday.

Local music legends of the 60's and 70's perform Rocking Clarksville at the Customs House Museum on June 14, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Around Town Clarksville
7 months ago
Local music legends of ’60s and ’70s return to stage for Rockin’ Clarksville | PHOTOS

Over two dozen local music legends of the ’60s and ’70s reunited onstage at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on Saturday for Rockin’ Clarksville, this year’s annual Jammin’ in June fundraiser.

News
7 months ago
UPDATE: Warfield Boulevard back open after rollover crash

A rollover crash tied up traffic on Warfield Boulevard in Clarksville Saturday afternoon.

Clockwise from the top left, Rep. Mark Green, new DMV in Clarksville, Camp Rainbow and firefighter pay rally.
News
7 months ago
News in Clarksville: Green resigning, parking garage to open, firefighter pay and other top stories this week

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including Rep. Mark Green resigning, a new parking garage to open, and a debate over firefighter pay.

A man who stabbed someone at a bowling center then fled the scene crashed his car on Rossview Road on June 13, 2015. (Dash 10 Media)
Crime
7 months ago
Police: Man chased out of bowling center after stabbing 2 people, crashes car

A man who stabbed someone at a bowling center then fled the scene crashed his car and was arrested Friday night in Clarksville.

News
7 months ago
UPDATE: Wreck with injuries backs up Interstate 24 through Clarksville

A crash had traffic backed up for miles on Interstate 24 in Clarksville Friday evening.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright (Contributed)
Military
8 months ago
101st Airborne Division identifies pilot killed in Apache helicopter accident at Fort Campbell

The 101st Airborne Division has identified the soldier who died in an AH-64 Apache helicopter training accident at Fort Campbell on Wednesday.

Flooding in the Woodstock neighborhood in North Clarksville has left many residents without a home as a result of the early April stormfront, April 9, 2025. (Jordan Renfro)
News
8 months ago
The Clarksville Rundown: How Woodstock flooding started, and why we need 3 hospitals | PODCAST

Documents show local leaders knew back in the mid-90s that Woodstock flooding would be a problem, and they never fixed it in the 2010s. Also, with three new hospitals proposed for Clarksville, the ideal choice is “all of the above.”