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Cheesy J’s has opened on Madison Street, offering a gourmet grilled cheese menu with the slogan “It’s easy being cheesy.”

The initial developer for a planned mixed-use development on the 30-acre Vulcan site in downtown Clarksville has taken a pass, but a new developer has quickly stepped up to the plate.

During the Animal Control Committee meeting on March 27, Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Director Dave Kaske shared the local intake percentages.

In the five-day span of last week’s storm, Clarksville got two months of spring rainfall in only five days. So far this year, we’ve had almost 30 inches of rain, which is 245% of normal.

The Clarksville City Council has approved transferring the ownership of a portion of property at the Public Safety Complex at Outlaw Field to Montgomery County for construction of an Emergency Medical Service station.

In response to severe storms and heavy rains for the last five days that led to extensive flooding, Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden and Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts issued a Local State of Emergency on Monday.

With hundreds of homes damaged by floodwaters this weekend in Clarksville and Montgomery County, several organizations, principally the Red Cross, YAIPAK and the United Way, have stepped up to help.

With several roads in Clarksville and Montgomery County closed by standing water, school and office closures announcements have begun.