The Pups and Trucks Chowdown Event in Clarksville was held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Northeast High School.
Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including the Red River Pedestrian Bridge, and who’s trashing Clarksville.
The Maplewood High Panthers visited exit one for a showdown with the Northeast Eagles in the second week of high school football scrimmages. While the Eagles started out slow, their offense caught fire and showcased their prowess with only two weeks till week one of the regular season.
The Kenwood High Knights made a trip across the river to Montgomery Central High School to face the Indians in the second week of football preseason scrimmages. The game was physical in the trenches, and both teams impressed with only fourteen days until week one of the 2024-25 season.
Following Rhonda the Roundabout’s official debut on Tuesday, there were a few missteps that took social media by storm, including some motorists who decided to take dozens of laps around the first roundabout in Clarksville.
Janiya Johnson, a sophomore wrestler at Kirkwood High School, who just recently won the 155lb national championship this year, has been invited to the Who’s Number One (WNO) wrestling event in Pennsylvania.
The Clarksville Police Department is currently investigating the burglary of a business that occurred last month, and is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect or their vehicle.
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.)