CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including Jason Steen’s social pages, verdicts in two murder trials and the problem with beavers.
Jason Steen’s pay-to-remove crime pages haunt victims, minors, suspects long after his death: With Steen’s death, the arrest report social media sites for Clarksville Today (formerly Scoop Clarksville), Scoop Nashville and Clarksville Arrests are unmonitored and enduring. READ MORE
‘Obsession led to murder’: Ex-boyfriend found guilty in 2021 Eagle View Drive killing: Prosecutors told jurors that obsession was behind the murder. A Montgomery County jury agreed, returning a guilty verdict. READ MORE
Beavers fill neighborhood with smelly water, chase dogs, eat fences | VIDEO: Residents near Fox Trail Court have had their properties damaged by a flooded drainage ditch for years by family of beavers. READ MORE
Jury finds Memphis man not guilty in 2019 fatal shooting on campus: More than six years after the shooting death of Serdyrin Brown near APSU apartments, the defendant has been acquitted of all charges. READ MORE
Why School Board says it’s staying quiet on investigation into teacher showing nude selfies: The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board has offered an explanation for the silence and also addressed a rumor about changes to the student harassment policy. READ MORE
City terminates Ajax Turner Senior Center’s lease, mayor says to ‘stabilize’ ongoing operations: As the City pursues a plan to move center under Parks & Recreation, documents show the city is terminating the board’s lease. READ MORE
Off-duty soldiers may soon be able to carry private firearms on Fort Campbell: With a change from the Department of War, rules around carrying private firearms on military instillations will change. READ MORE
CHA to review Development Corporation’s board amid questions, with 2 members resigning: The composition of the Clarksville Housing Authority’s Development Corporation is under review, and actions taken at their last board meeting are void because they had no quorum. READ MORE
City Council OKs first reading of Frosty Morn redevelopment for affordable senior housing: The City Council for the first time publicly discussed the new proposed plans for the Frosty Morn property. READ MORE
Indoor archery range, hunting supply store proposed on Dover Road, rezoning requested: More than 5 acres on the southern side of Dover Road have been requested for rezoning for an archery range where hunting supplies would also be sold. READ MORE
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