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News
4 months ago
Performing Arts Center plan updated to demolish 80-year-old Roxy building, re-create ‘yellow box’ front

An update on the Clarksville Performing Arts Center was presented to the Common Design Review Board recently, and it included details of the history of the project, its latest design concept, and the project’s early discoveries.

News
4 months ago
UPDATE: 2 injured in 2-vehicle crash on Purple Heart Parkway

Multiple people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Purple Heart Parkway in Clarksville Wednesday morning.

News
4 months ago
Recess in schools: Gov. Bill Lee signs bill by CMCSS moms for 40-minute elementary recess

After two years of pushing for change, a group of Clarksville-Montgomery County School System moms have seen their efforts produce results: Elementary school students will now have 40 minutes of unstructured, screen-free recess daily.

News
4 months ago
House heavily damaged by fire in Pollard Road neighborhood of Clarksville

A home off Pollard Road was heavily damaged in a fire on Memorial Day.

news
4 months ago
Work week weather: Rainy start to the week, clearing on Wednesday

Clarksville forecast: The week will start out rainy, but things should clear off Wednesday evening.

The CMCSS School Board convenes for their monthly formal session, Jan. 21, 2025. (Jordan Renfro)
News
4 months ago
Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board to add first student member this fall

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board will be growing in number this fall with the addition of a new, non-voting student board member.

News
4 months ago
News in Clarksville: School cellphone ban, creek drowning, new theater opens and other top stories this week

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including the upcoming school cellphone ban, a child drowning in Big West Fork Creek and the opening of the new Phoenix Theatres.

A burglar shown on camera at a THCA shop in May 2025. (CPD, contributed)
Crime
4 months ago
Wanted in Clarksville: Man seen breaking into CBD shops, stealing merchandise

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating two commercial burglaries that occurred on May 2 and May 23.