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.
Buc-ee’s is back with its brisket and dreamcatchers! Just not in Clarksville. Also, Austin Peay State University is under fire over accusations that a new hire is connected to a hate group website. And Ryan talks about his brief life as an Ocean Pacific skate punk.
During a trip to Denver, Chris was attacked by a homeless man, and it’s changed his perspective on living on the streets. Plus, why a tiny home community would be good for Clarksville, and a county official steps in to help residents with flooded homes.
How many liquor stores is too many in Clarksville, and should the city set limits? Plus, the county deals with mushy soil at the new Animal Control and branch library site, a concrete company keeps spilling into the Red River, Harbor Freight is back, and Ryan explains why he was ready to lie to Chris about his DIY project.
A Nashville hockey team is sliding into the F&M Bank Arena, and the towering TVA chimneys are coming down. Plus, with AMC closing its theater at the mall and a new one coming in, Chris and Ryan share their mall movie memories. Also, ideas for improvement on the bearded dragon’s prosthetic leg.
After a first-grader was left asleep on the bus for an hour, CMCSS has a wake-up call on tracking students. Also, will shutting down the live traffic camera end or encourage the Rhonda 500? And Chris defends the merits of strong coffee from Ryan’s blonde-roast caffeine lies.
The new roundabout at Whitfield and Needmore has become a source of entertainment for Clarksville, from wrong-way drivers to a competition for doing laps. Also, litter troubles are getting worse, but there’s a lot you can do to stop it. And Chris and Ryan debate whether Ryan’s a lazy slouch for refusing to recycle or compost. (He is.)
The local Republican Primary for state House District 68 turned nasty as national school voucher groups poured money into getting their candidate elected. Also, who’s to blame when someone unknowingly builds a house in a neighborhood flood retention pond? And Chris misremembers the ram-headed statue being in Nashville (it’s actually at Five Points in Birmingham).
Two moms started a push for more recess that took off in Clarksville, and now CMCSS has responded, providing longer breaks for kids starting this fall. Also, the city is going to make sure your (stuff) don’t stink, we’re getting a new DMV, and, ahead of the upcoming concert, Ryan tries to name every Styx hit but runs out of breath.
A City Council member is under fire for his presentation connecting Marxism to drag queens to Satan worship, and Chris sounds off on how profane signs ruined the best photos from the Clarksville Women’s March. Plus, why the new Fort Campbell museum has “Tennessee” in its name, and Ryan says you owe someone flowers.
A Little League Tee-Ball tournament was shut down after parents went on a vulgar tirade on the field. Let’s break down all the ways it went wrong. Also, Clarksville gets its “zweiter ALDAE,” Chris calls for more input on government decisions, and Ryan shares his childhood mayonnaise trauma.