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Commissioner Rashidah Leverett, right, congratulates new Commissioner Ted Denny as elected Montgomery County officials are sworn in at the Historic Courthouse on August 31, 2026 (Wesley Irvin)
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2 months ago
Sheriff Oliver, Mayor Golden, new Montgomery County Commission sworn in | PHOTOS

The new County Commission was sworn in Monday, along with our new sheriff, School Board members and other county officials.

Plans for the new Crucible Metals smelter in Montgomery County. The former Nyrstar facility, at left, has been renamed "Crucible Zinc." (Contributed via CMC EDC)
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2 months ago
6 things to know about plan for Crucible Metals: Jobs, bridge, not just zinc | ANALYSIS

What you need to know about Crucible Metals, the $6.6 billion global-scale smelter coming replace the Zinc Plant in Montgomery County.

A motorcycle crashed on Memorial Drive on Aug. 30, 2026. (Ronin Aerials LLC, contributed)
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2 months ago
Motorcyclist injured in wreck on Memorial Drive in Clarksville

A motorcycle crashed on Memorial Drive in Clarksville Sunday night.

Drinking water on hot day
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2 months ago
Work week weather: Temps in upper 90s this week, expect 105 heat index Monday

Clarksville forecast: Hot and sunny weather will dominate the area, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s by Wednesday and Thursday.

Vape liquids in a smoke shop. (Unsplash)
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2 months ago
City Council debates new distance limits for smoke shops in Clarksville

A proposed ordinance to restrict future smoke shops and their distances from schools, churches and parks, came before the City Council on Thursday.

Clockwise from the top left, murder mistrial, Zinc Plant, Ajax Turner Senior Center, nuclear microreactor.
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2 months ago
News in Clarksville: Crucible Metals, murder mistrial, nuclear microreactor and other top stories this week

The top local news stories in Clarksville this week, including the deal to get Crucible Metals, a nuclear microreactor at Fort Campbell and a murder mistrial.

Crime
2 months ago
Clarksville man gets probation for 5-vehicle crash that killed 1 driver in 2023

The defendant was convicted of vehicular homicide in a 2023 head-on collision on the 41A Bypass in Clarksville that involved five vehicles.

Crews work on a city sidewalk project in northwest Clarksville in 2022. (City of Clarksville, contributed)
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2 months ago
$800,000 awarded to City of Clarksville for sidewalk project on tight deadline

After being awarded a grant of $800,000, the City of Clarksville announced Thursday they can continue work on the Jordan Road sidewalk project.

Several cars wrecked on the 101st Airborne Division Parkway on Aug. 27, 2026. (Enrique Hernandez, Dash 10 Media)
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2 months ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: 101st Airborne lanes closed by wreck in Clarksville

A wreck with injuries has shut down the westbound lanes of the 101st Airborne Division Parkway near Peachers Mill Road in Clarksville.

The Clarksville Transit Station in 2019. (Clarksville Now archives)
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2 months ago
12-year-old with IEP missing for hours after CMCSS staff put him on city bus

A Greenwood Alternative School student with an IEP was missing for five hours after a staff member put him on a public bus, his mother said.