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News
3 years ago
City looks to swap land to widen, improve south end of Clarksville Greenway

The City Council approved an ordinance allowing Mayor Joe Pitts to enter into an agreement to acquire more land for the Clarksville Greenway.

Podcasts
3 years ago
The Clarksville Rundown: How to sell military secrets for a fully loaded Toyota Camry, plus election night and a teen murder | PODCAST

The oddest thing about a Fort Campbell soldier being charged with selling military secrets may be the price: $42,000. Plus, a horrific murder in which a woman was stabbed 114 times, behind the scenes on election night, and how the hotel/motel (Holiday Inn) tax hike plan got into trouble.

News
3 years ago
Eric Bittner nominated to become next City Attorney

Eric Bittner is being nominated by Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts for appointment by the City Council as the next City Attorney for the City of Clarksville.

Business
3 years ago
City Council postpones ordinance increasing total hotel-motel tax rate

The day after the Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) highlighted the negative effects the proposed hotel-motel tax rate would have throughout the local community, the City Council has voted to defer the ordinance until their next regular session meeting.

Congressman Mark Green on the Clarksville's Conversation podcast in March 2023. (Chris Smith)
News
3 years ago
Rep. Mark Green says phone call from Donald Trump changed his mind about leaving Congress | PODCAST

Congressman Mark Green recently spoke on Clarksville Conversations about reversing his decision to not run again, saying a phone call from former President Donald Trump persuaded him.

Crime
3 years ago
Fort Campbell soldier, intelligence analyst, arrested on charges of selling military secrets, bribery

A Fort Campbell soldier was arrested today on charges that he engaged in a conspiracy to sell military secrets.

News
3 years ago
Weekend weather: Thunderstorms coming, but with sunny skies by Sunday

Clarksville forecast: More rain this weekend with showers and thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, clearing to sunny skies on Sunday.

News
3 years ago
Proposed hotel tax hike would make Clarksville’s highest in nation, second vote likely to be postponed

During the meeting, both organizations came to the conclusion that the tax rate would negatively impact the local community in various different ways, including Clarksville being projected to have the highest total hotel-motel tax rate out of the nation’s 150 largest cities.

Elections
3 years ago
3 takeaways from Election Day in Montgomery County: Record low turnout, Republicans own ballot | COMMENTARY

On Tuesday night, Montgomery County held its presidential and county primary, with races on the ballot from president to property assessor to School Board seats. Here are three takeaways from the election and its results.

Elections
3 years ago
Hester wins re-election as Property Assessor: ‘I’ve had such a peace about this race the last couple of weeks’

Election results: Caitlin Castle-Swaffer and Erinne Hester compete for the Montgomery County Property Assessor Republican nomination.