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News
5 months ago
Weekend weather: Sunny, hot days ahead with highs in mid-90s

Clarksville forecast: Hot and mostly dry through the weekend, with only a slight chance of showers late Sunday night.

School Board District 3 representative, Herbert Nelson, announces his resignation during the CMCSS School Board formal session, Aug. 26, 2025. (Jordan Renfro)
News
5 months ago
Applications being accepted for Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board vacancy

The County Commission is taking applications to fill the School Board, District 3, vacant seat, to fulfill the remainder of the term.

Elections
5 months ago
Early voting begins for Congress primary, with nearly 680 votes cast by Day 1

Early voting has begun for the Special Primary to select nominees to fill the vacancy left behind in Congress for U.S. House District 7.

News
5 months ago
CDE Lightband secures high-grade bond rating for system expansion

For the 13th consecutive year, CDE Lightband has received a top-tier Aa2 credit rating from Moody’s Ratings for its upcoming bond issue.

Michael Powers booking photo from July 11, 2022. (MCSO, contributed)
Crime
5 months ago
UPDATE: Suspect in murder-suicide previously convicted in 1996 Clarksville homicide

Michael Powers, who Clarksville Police say killed his parents and then took his own life, was convicted of homicide for a shooting in 1996.

Crime
5 months ago
3 people found dead in home in Wingate neighborhood in Clarksville

Police responding to a deceased person call found three people dead inside a home in the Wingate neighborhood of Clarksville Tuesday afternoon.

Elections
5 months ago
3 Democratic candidates for Congress discuss data centers, workers’ rights, immigration at Clarksville forum

Three Democratic candidates for Congress, District 7, shared their platforms with voters at a public forum at Austin Peay State University on Monday night.

The Vintage Clarksville neighborhood, planned behind Rossview High School. (RPC, contributed)
News
5 months ago
236-unit development with dog park, pool planned next to Rossview schools campus

Site plans for a 14-acre multi-family development off of Exit 8 have been submitted to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission.