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Clarksville City Council Meeting on March 6, 2025. (Wesley Irvin)
News
2 months ago
City of Clarksville proposes 31-cent property tax increase, pullback of portion of sales tax shared to schools

The City of Clarksville has released a proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget, and it includes a 31-cent property tax increase and a recapture of a portion of sales tax shared with CMCSS.

News
2 months ago
Work week weather: Storms coming back Tuesday and Wednesday

Clarksville forecast: Warm, breezy conditions will start the week before a round of showers and thunderstorms moves in Tuesday and lingers through Wednesday.

Clockwise from the top left, fentanyl homicide trial, Frosty Morn plans, sheriff candidates and Rossview at Old Dunbar Cave Road.
News
2 months ago
News in Clarksville: Senior Center says no, sheriff’s debate, stabbing death and other top stories this week

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including a debate over control of the Senior Center, a forum for sheriff candidates and a fatal stabbing

A vehicle is stopped on Fort Campbell Boulevard after a high-speed chase on May 2, 2026. (Enrique Hernandez, Dash 10 Media)
Crime
2 months ago
THP chase at 148 mph on Interstate 24 ends with spike strip stop in Clarksville

A Tennessee Highway Patrol chase on Interstate 24 ended in Clarksville with a spike strip stop on Fort Campbell Boulevard.

A flyover of 101st helicopters at the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell Change of Command Ceremony on July 20, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Military
2 months ago
Loud booms, more helicopters overhead in upcoming training near Fort Campbell

A post-wide full-scale exercise coming up at Fort Campbell may increase air traffic and noises on post.

Close-up portrait of a man with short hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt with blue stripes, looking at the camera.
News
2 months ago
UPDATE: 38-year-old vulnerable adult missing from group home located, safe

The Clarksville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 38-year-old vulnerable adult.

Montgomery County Election Commission on February 14, 2024. (Wesley Irvin)
Elections
2 months ago
Early voting wraps up with 4,638 ballots cast so far in Montgomery County primary

Early and absentee voting wrapped up Thursday for the Montgomery County Primary Election, and it drew 4,638 voters.

Nighttime collage of people around a damaged building with exposed framing and debris; a person in a blue hoodie stands on the right.
Crime
2 months ago
Wanted in Clarksville: 3 vandals cause thousands in damage at Orgain Ready Mix | VIDEO

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating a burglary and felony vandalism that occurred on April 6, at Orgain Ready Mix.

Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center on Clark Street. (Chris Smith)
News
2 months ago
UPDATE: Ajax Turner Senior Center plans to relocate rather than fall under city management

Lawyers retained by the Ajax Turner Senior Center announced during the City Council’s meeting Thursday that they plan to relocate from their current Clark Street facility.

Three people sit at a wood-paneled conference table in a courtroom, with papers and coffee cups in front of them.
Crime
2 months ago
Jury finds man not guilty of murder in 2022 fentanyl overdose in Clarksville

A Montgomery County jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges Thursday, acquitting Dominic Enrique Rios in the 2022 death of Matthew Ashburn.