Join Clarksville Now Editor Chris Smith and 5 Star Operations Manager Ryan Ploeckelman as they break down the top news stories in Clarksville each week.
School officials have changed their mind about two-story buildings, despite the cost. Plus CMCSS is joined by over 30 Tennessee districts in a lawsuit against TikTok, Facebook and others. And Ryan reveals the exercise scandal that got Chris in trouble with HR.
It was a big week for school vouchers, with a city councilman going on a rant connecting opponents to an LGBTQ / Communist plot. Also, we’re about to get new barbecue and chicken finger shops, and Ryan complains about the lack of Martian contestants in the Miss Universe pageant.
The oddest thing about a Fort Campbell soldier being charged with selling military secrets may be the price: $42,000. Plus, a horrific murder in which a woman was stabbed 114 times, behind the scenes on election night, and how the hotel/motel (Holiday Inn) tax hike plan got into trouble.
A criminal’s dumb attempt to get away with killing a Walmart employee, the city’s smart moves to pay for the Performing Arts Center, and Ryan shares how his dad’s second career as a school bus driver changed his life.
Turns out that objections to a new school name are coming from the name of an adults-only campground for swingers in Wisconsin. We found out the hard way. Plus, ALDI plans a new Clarksville location, and in honor of the city’s decision to repaint downtown, Ryan sings “Paint It Black.”
Electric vehicles have grown a lot in the last 10 years, and now Clarksville has a $19 billion contract to keep ’em growing. Also, why Congressman Mark Green is retiring, Ryan’s grand ideas for a Gary the Guardrail statue, and how Chris mixed up Valentine’s Day with Ash Wednesday.
Plans are in the works for a Dave & Busters in Clarksville, Ryan explains why there were people wearing trash cans at a professional wrestling match in F&M Bank Arena, and Chris sounds off on naming schools after compass points.
If a 5-story apartment building can’t be built downtown, where can it go? Also, license plate-reading cameras arrive in Clarksville, Chris sounds off on how punk is responsible for most pop music today, and Ryan gets a rubber ducky of his own.