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In the race to replace Rep. Mark Green in Congress, state Rep. Lee Reeves becomes the fifth Republican to announce, and state Rep. Aftyn Behn is the second Democrat.

In this week’s episode of Clarksville Conversations, Kevin Kennedy Jr. about support for TriStar and Ascension St. Thomas hospitals.

The Montgomery County Commission on Monday discussed a resolution to support applications for new hospitals in Clarksville.

As temperatures continue to rise this summer, the City of Clarksville’s Neighborhood and Community Services Department reminds residents that help is available for low-to-moderate-income homeowners in need of HVAC repair or replacement.

As progress on the new Montgomery County Animal Care and Control shelter nears completion, the MCACC has been notified that they have received an anonymous gift of $300,000.

A strong thunderstorm is moving across the area and should reach northwestern Montgomery County in the next hour.

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?

Montgomery County Government, in coordination with the City of Clarksville Street Department, will be closing Franklin Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets starting at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, to facilitate roof replacement on the Montgomery County Courts Center.