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.
Recapping the events of the Dec. 9 tornado in Clarksville, including a volunteer response so strong that officials had to hold them back. Plus, an illegal event center is finally shut down after months of operation, even after power was shut off.
Hankook Tire is doubling in size, Holiday Inn is doubling its properties, and Gas and Water is doubling its fees. Also, a raging debate over reclining chairs in movie theaters, and Ryan offers truly bad ideas to fix everyone’s problems.
A developer is suing the city to demolish a historic home, but whose job is it to save these houses anyway? Also, stabbing suspects were caught in Clarksville thanks to license plate readers that no one knew about. And Chris goes off on Ryan for making him play flag football.
Four administrators lost their positions at a middle school over drinks before a basketball game, how APSU football is taking off, and the problem with having a live Christmas tree. Plus, Ryan goes off on why we should eat roadkill instead of turkey at Thanksgiving.
It’s time for another school rezoning, this time for Kirkwood, and some parents aren’t happy. Also, with a new name for the podcast, Chris and Ryan reveal the names they didn’t pick. Plus, do husbands REALLY want to be in the delivery room?
Clarksville lands on another growth ranking, business leaders push to widen Interstate 24, Ryan’s hot take of vaping, and the boys break down what’s really going on with the Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville.”
Hockey is big in Clarksville and about to get bigger with a new hockey team. Plus, the story of Susan Lund, whose death remains a mystery 30 years later. Ryan gives life hacks on how to “shape” a beret, and Chris reveals the secret of his New Year’s bean soup.
Several Fort Campbell families have been shocked to find liens on their homes from water softener sales. Plus, we have another 100 six-figure jobs coming to Clarksville, and Chris breaks down why celebrating Halloween won’t damn you to Hell.