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Clockwise from the top left, Woodstock flooding, state hospital hearing, Gary the Guardrail and Matt Van Epps.
News
6 months ago
Top 10 news stories of 2025 in Clarksville, from floods to hospitals to Gary the Guardrail | COMMENTARY

It’s time to click through the Clarksville Now archives for the last 12 months and try to make sense of the year that was, along with my own takes on what happened.

News
6 months ago
Cellphone blackout: CMCSS students don’t like new policy ‘even if it benefits them’

As the winter break approaches for Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools, students, educators and staff have now had their first semester with the new cellphone policy.

News
6 months ago
School recess: After changing law for elementaries, CMCSS moms target middle schools

Say Yes to Recess says they have found that only two of the eight local middle schools gave recess to meet the law of 90 minutes of physical activity a week

News
7 months ago
Kraft Street Bridge deemed safe despite cracks, full replacement scheduled | PHOTOS

Recently, passersby have noticed the Kraft Street Bridge in Clarksville has chipping concrete around rusted beams, and a crack running down one of the support pillars.

Military
8 months ago
Fort Campbell hospital employees working without pay, turned away from help

Fort Campbell’s Blanchfield Army Community Hospital staff continue to work without pay during the government shutdown, and some have been turned away from help.

News
8 months ago
Food pantries strained in Clarksville as government shutdown drives surge in demand

Clarksville organizations say demand has spiked in recent weeks, with shelves emptying faster than donations can fill them, especially as the holiday season approaches.

Water meter. (Shutterstock)
News
8 months ago
‘There’s no way we should ever receive a bill that high’: Family with leak gets water bill for $1,000

Joshua Cummings and his family were surprised when they found out they had a leak that led to a charge of $1,000 from Clarksville Gas & Water.

Crime
9 months ago
How safe is Clarksville? Crime rate and total crimes decline for 7th year in row

It isn’t just the rate that’s down in our fast-growing city: TBI statistics show that even as the population climbs, our total number of crimes in Clarksville is down as well.

Kenneth David takes a rest while at a fire support base in Vietnam, 1970. (Photo from U.S. Army.mil)
Military
10 months ago
‘If I didn’t do what I did, we wouldn’t have survived’: Vietnam War hero inducted into Fort Campbell’s Medal of Honor Rotunda

During a surprise enemy attack in Vietnam in 1970, 101st Airborne Division soldier Kenneth David jumped into combat and drew enemy fire away from injured soldiers.

News
10 months ago
Waiting for solutions: Flooded Clarksville residents frustrated by lack of action, information

More than a year after the Clarksville City Council approved studying drainage solutions for Elberta Drive and Love Street, residents are still waiting for word on what will be done.