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News
5 days ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Rollover crash on Peachers Mill Road

The Clarksville Police Department responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Peachers Mill Road near Allen Griffey Road.

News
5 days ago
Weekend weather: Showers coming Saturday and Sunday to wash off salt

Clarksville forecast: Rain returns over the weekend to wash off all that salt, with widespread showers expected from Saturday night through Sunday.

News
6 days ago
Coming this spring to CMCSS classrooms: Gun safety classes, required by new state law

Students in Clarksville-Montgomery County schools will soon receive annual firearm safety instructions under a new Tennessee law requiring age-appropriate training for K-12.

Remaining candidates for City of Clarksville City Council Ward 2. On the left, Eric Claunch, on the right, AC Lopez. (Contributed by Eric Claunch)
News
6 days ago
City Council postpones appointment of Ward 2 councilperson following voting stalemate

After two hours of deliberation, the Clarksville City Council has voted to postpone the appointment process for the selection of a Ward 2 councilperson due to a voting stalemate between two candidates.

News
7 days ago
Clarksville Street Department plans winter storm debris cleanup

The Clarksville Street Department will be conducting an abbreviated clean-up effort after the recent winter storm.

Coal, ready to be turned into electrical energy at the TVA Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City, Tennessee on July 16, 2025. (Lee Erwin)
News
7 days ago
TVA decides to keep coal-fired plant running alongside new gas plant near Clarksville

The Tennessee Valley Authority board voted Wednesday to reverse course and keep the old coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant up and running.

News
7 days ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Wreck ties up Interstate 24 traffic in Clarksville

A wreck near Exit 1 on Interstate 24 has traffic tied up in Clarksville.

Cheyanne Maddox is sentenced on Feb. 11, 2026. (WKRN, contributed)
Crime
7 days ago
UPDATE: Mom sentenced to 20 years in death, abuse of disabled 13-year-old son

Cheyenne Dawn Maddox will serve 17 years in prison for the 2022 death of her 13-year-old disabled son, Kadaris Maddox.