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Opinion
10 hours ago
Local elected officials, candidates sign letter opposing gerrymandering effort | OPINION

Open letter from Clarksville-Montgomery County elected officials on this week’s Tennessee gerrymandering effort.

Opinion
1 day ago
Should Montgomery County Jail booking log be brought back? | POLL

One of the biggest public debates surrounding the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office election has been over the possible restoration of the jail booking log.

Interior of a timber-frame house under construction with exposed roof trusses and scattered wooden planks on the floor.
The Clarksville Rundown
2 weeks ago
The Clarksville Rundown: Can housing be both affordable and safe? Sprinkler proposal draws fire | PODCAST

Seems simple enough: Require sprinklers in “stacked duplexes.” But Clarksville developers say the costs will make this option for low-cost housing too expensive to build.

Opinion
2 weeks ago
Johnson: Change to physician fees puts health of Tennessee seniors at risk | OPINION

Contributed commentary by Curtis Johnson, former Deputy Speaker in the Tennessee House, on a change to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2026 Physician Fee Schedule.

Service members stand at a doorway as Afghan evacuees prepare to board an aircraft, Aug. 22, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (Airman 1st Class Kylie Barrow/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)
Opinion
2 weeks ago
Letter: We cannot betray Afghan families who helped US forces against Taliban | OPINION

An open letter to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Bill Hagerty and Rep. Matt Van Epps on administration plans to send Afghanis who helped US forces to a third country.

Opinion
3 weeks ago
Vallejos: Increasing access to credit keeps Tennessee’s economy moving forward | OPINION

Contributed commentary by Tommy Vallejos, Latinos for Tennessee and former Montgomery County commissioner, on the proposed credit card interest rate cap.

The 101st Airborne Division's MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual conference in Nashville, TN, on April 15, 2026. (Christian Brown)
The Clarksville Rundown
3 weeks ago
The Clarksville Rundown: Why Army is replacing Black Hawk helicopter with ‘Cheyenne’ tiltrotor | PODCAST

In a couple of years, the 101st Airborne Division will begin flying the newly named “Cheyenne” tiltrotor instead of the Black Hawk helicopter. It’s a critical change for important reasons, and no, this isn’t an Osprey.

Opinion
3 weeks ago
What you need to know before Tax Day arrives April 15 | COMMENTARY

Contributed commentary by Maria Brockmeyer with Legal Aid Society on changes that will affect IRS tax filing this year.

The Clarksville Rundown
4 weeks ago
The Clarksville Rundown: What can be done about Jason Steen’s extortion Facebook, Instagram pages? | PODCAST

Jason Steen’s extortion-based Scoop Nashville / Clarksville Today social media pages are still haunting thousands of people across Middle Tennessee, but no one seems willing or able to do anything about it.

The Spring Creek Parkway bridge under construction, looking southeast toward Wilma Rudolph Boulevard. (City of Clarksville, Contributed)
The Clarksville Rundown
4 weeks ago
The Clarksville Rundown: How Spring Creek Parkway will grow with new VA Clinic | PODCAST

The under-construction Spring Creek Parkway has its first planned development, and it’s Clarksville’s massive new 4-story VA Clinic.

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