As three health care groups are suddenly jockeying for the right to build a new hospital here, many longtime Clarksville residents have been spurring their memory: How did we end up in our current situation – with only one hospital that’s been widely criticized (fairly or not) despite decades of efforts to improve its quality and reputation?
Woodstock rezoning was approved in 1995 by the County Commission, then it was annexed into the city with variances approved to build near the flood plain. Since then, Woodstock has been plagued with flooding. Here’s how it happened and why big solutions were never implemented.
The history of journalism in Clarksville is marked by both competition to see who would be the voice of our community and collaboration to ensure that the best interests of the community come first, particularly in times of disaster.
In honor of Veteran’s Day, we visited with a Clarksville member of the Greatest Generation who served his country in World War II.
On Nov. 7, 1922, a Clarksville lawyer named Austin Peay was elected Tennessee’s next governor. The legacy of service established on that November night has continued to thrive a century later in the school named in his honor – Austin Peay State University.
Here’s a snapshot of historical moments that are defining of Clarksville’s legacy in the fight for LGBTQ equality.
A look back at the devastation caused by the May 2010 flood in Clarksville.