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Kenneth David takes a rest while at a fire support base in Vietnam, 1970. (Photo from U.S. Army.mil)
Military
1 year 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
1 year 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.

Housing Needs Assessment event held at Wilma Rudolph Event Center on July 29, 2025. (Christian Brown)
Business
1 year ago
‘We’re growing 5,000 to 6,000 people a year’: Study shows Clarksville needs more housing, and quickly

A housing needs assessment was shared with the Clarksville-Montgomery County community, detailing the need for additional housing.

Drivers zoom through a stop sign at Jordan Road and Andrew Drive in June 2025. (Mike Ross, contributed)
Crime
1 year ago
Drivers caught on video running stop signs in Clarksville: What can be done? | VIDEO

Residents of Hermitage Estates in north Clarksville have documented a number of drivers running the stop sign. Here’s what can be done about traffic problems.

Ascension Saint Thomas President and CEO Fahad Tahir speaks at the Aspire Clarksville Healthcare Forum on planned hospitals on June 17, 2025. (Chris Smith)
Business
1 year ago
Do we need more hospitals? State records show arguments surrounding TriStar, Ascension Saint Thomas proposals

Documents filed with the state give some insight into arguments surrounding proposals for two new hospitals in Clarksville. Among them: that the patient outmigration from Montgomery County is almost 50%, yet we are the second-worst in the state for population per hospital.

The old Gateway Medical Center on Madison Street in June 2010, after hospital operations relocated to Dunlop Lane. (Clarksville Now archives)
News
1 year ago
How we got to Tennova: Clarksville’s hospital ownership history | ANALYSIS

As three health care groups are suddenly jockeying for the right to build a new hospital here, many longtime Clarksville residents have been spurring their memory: How did we end up in our current situation – with only one hospital that’s been widely criticized (fairly or not) despite decades of efforts to improve its quality and reputation?

History
1 year ago
Woodstock flooding: How this all started and why big solution was never implemented

Woodstock rezoning was approved in 1995 by the County Commission, then it was annexed into the city with variances approved to build near the flood plain. Since then, Woodstock has been plagued with flooding. Here’s how it happened and why big solutions were never implemented.

News
2 years ago
‘Here we go again’: Homeowners say they were told Woodstock flooding was fixed | PHOTOS

Nearly five years ago, Sharon and Roger Pearson decided to yank up their roots from Indiana and move to Clarksville. That move ended up coming with a flood of regret.

News
2 years ago
Farmington faces more than flooding: Sewage backup and massive sinkhole plague neighborhood | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Following record breaking rainfall, for some residents located at Veronica Court in the Farmington subdivision, they don’t only have to deal with stormwater, but with raw sewage in their front yards and the expansion of a sinkhole at the rear of the properties.

News
2 years ago
‘There ain’t any money left’: Military couple depletes retirement to recover from Woodstock flooding

When they retired out of Fort Campbell, they looked forward to golden years in a cozy home in Woodstock in north Clarksville. Neither anticipated the financial drain their home would become.

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