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Howard Winn (Contributed)
News
3 months ago
Dr. Howard Winn, historian, professor, Customs House Museum founder, dies at 85

Dr. Thomas Howard Winn, a noted Clarksville Historian and Professor Emeritus of History at Austin Peay State University, died Sunday at the age of 85.

News
3 months ago
UPDATE: Clarksville Fire Rescue warns of ice dangers, big melt starts this weekend

It’s finally about to melt: A steady warming trend is coming up, with highs climbing into the 60s by Monday.

A home on Lylewood Drive was damaged in a fire on Feb. 4, 2026. (Montgomery County Fire Department, contributed)
News
3 months ago
Family of 5 loses home to fire in west Montgomery County

A house was damaged and a garage destroyed in a car fire Wednesday in west Montgomery County, displacing a family of five.

News
3 months ago
Montgomery County mayor pulls proposed social media policy from agenda after objections

One day after Montgomery County Government proposed a social media policy for both the community and county employees, it has been pulled from this month’s agenda to ensure the policy doesn’t infringe on First Amendment rights.

Ice-covered parking lots at Pisgah Elementary School on Feb. 4, 2026. (CMCSS, contributed)
News
3 months ago
CMCSS to stay closed Thursday, Friday, for 2nd full week of no classes

Creating a full two weeks of closures, Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools will remain closed Thursday and Friday due to remaining ice from the winter storm.

Crime
3 months ago
Clarksville Police warn of phone scam with fake warrants, jury duty claims

The Clarksville Police Department has taken several recent reports of Fraud/False Pretenses involving phone scams.

The Montgomery County Trustee's Office at Veterans Plaza.
News
3 months ago
Montgomery County Trustee’s Office extends service hours to open on Saturdays in February 

The Montgomery County Trustee’s Office in Clarksville will offer extended hours in February.

News
3 months ago
UPDATE: Bypass back open after head-on collision

Multiple people were injured in a head-on crash on the Bypass in Clarksville Wednesday morning.

Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies respond to a shooting on Dover Road on Feb. 4, 2026. (Dash 10 Media)
Crime
3 months ago
UPDATE: 1 killed in shooting at Dover Road apartments, suspect identified

A man was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex on Dover Road just west of Clarksville in Montgomery County.

An iced-over CMCSS road on Feb. 2, 2026. (CMCSS, contributed)
News
3 months ago
CMCSS to stay closed Wednesday, ice covered 87 paved acres, 22 miles of sidewalks

Continuing into a second week of closures, Clarksville-Montgomery County schools will remain closed through Wednesday due to remaining ice from the winter storm.