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Contributed commentary by Congressman Matt Van Epps on National Police Week.
Contributed commentary by Victoria Barber-Emery on how Clarksville is pricing families out of being able to buy and keep a home.
A Clarksville man has been recording himself taunting Black people with racial slurs. This week, a confrontation ended in gunfire. Here’s what led up to it and what happens next.
The redistricting of Tennessee carves out the northwest corner of Montgomery County and puts it in the same District 5 as Memphis. What do you think?
Contributed commentary by Rita Allsop, Director of Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center.
Mayor Joe Pitts dropped some bombshells in the last week. What’s going on, why the surprises, and why isn’t the city collaborating with other government agencies?
Open letter from Clarksville-Montgomery County elected officials on this week’s Tennessee gerrymandering effort.
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.
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.
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.