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.
Clarksville is finally in line for a second full-service hospital, bringing competition to Tennova with Ascension Saint Thomas.
Another roundabout is coming, but will this one earn its own name? Plus, a UPS driver is caught on Ring camera smashing into a pickup and driving off. What was he thinking?
Tempers flared this week over flood damage in Clarksville, but what can be done to stop it? Maybe a giant wall of sandbags?
With over 220 homes damaged by flooding, whose fault is it? The homeowners, the developers, the Clarksville/Montgomery County government, the Industrial Park? Or is anyone really to blame when we’re at 245% of normal rainfall? And what do we do about it?
Flooding complaints are weighing on the City Council, but do they have a solution for stormwater? Also, Fort Campbell ends its annual Boots Display memorial over complaints about older soldiers being left out.
A 15-year-old boy rescues his younger siblings as a tree crashes into their house. Plus, Austin Peay State University is planning a tuition increase, Ryan has advice for new Police Chief Ty Burdine, and new playgrounds are built around town. Also, as Holland premieres this weekend, Ryan reveals why a Nicole Kidman movie about Holland, Michigan, was filmed in Clarksville.
Is DEI all about lowering standards? Or is the push against it just racist hostility? Chris and Ryan do some explaining and try to find a reasonable middle ground.
What would you do if you were trapped in a swing 65 feet up for four hours? It happened in Erin, and they had to be rescued by Montgomery County volunteer firefighters.