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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
1 year ago
Strong storm moving across Montgomery County

Clarksville weather: A strong thunderstorm was moving across Montgomery County Monday night.

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1 year ago
Work week weather: Slight chance of storms Monday, then sunny skies

Clarksville forecast: There’s a chance of storms on Monday, but we have beautiful weather after that, with temperatures rising to 80 by Friday.

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1 year ago
News in Clarksville: Flooding, ethics complaint, stabbing death, Vulcan and other top stories this week

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including flooding in Clarksville, an ethics complaint against Rep Aron Maberry, details in the stabbing death and a new developer for the Vulcan site.

Business
1 year ago
LG Electronics plans 2nd building, almost doubling size with $100 million investment in Clarksville

LG Electronics, the South Korea-based company that creates thousands of washing machines a day in Clarksville, plans to expand its operations with a 560,000-square-foot warehouse.

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1 year ago
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Montgomery County

We have a sunny weekend ahead, but we have to get past Thursday first. Montgomery and surrounding counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9 p.m.

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1 year ago
Highway Department says it was overwhelmed by flood basin failures, blocked drainage, 250,000 gallons per minute

Montgomery County Highway Department officials acknowledged Thursday that they pumped water into Farmington, but they were overwhelmed by additional basin failures on one end and blocked drainage on the other.

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1 year ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic signals on Madison Street taken out by crash on Golf Club Lane

A car crashed into a utility pole on Golf Club Lane today, taking out power to traffic signals on Madison Street in Clarksville.

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1 year ago
Slight chance of storms in Clarksville Thursday, with streets and homes still flooded

There’s a 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon in Clarksville, with possible damaging winds and large hail

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Business
1 year ago
Vulcan site lands new developer for housing, grocery, retail in downtown Clarksville

The initial developer for a planned mixed-use development on the 30-acre Vulcan site in downtown Clarksville has taken a pass, but a new developer has quickly stepped up to the plate.

News
1 year ago
Clarksville at 245% over normal annual rainfall, city considers ‘very expensive’ flooding solutions

In the five-day span of last week’s storm, Clarksville got two months of spring rainfall in only five days. So far this year, we’ve had almost 30 inches of rain, which is 245% of normal.