CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week.
Motorcycle rider dies after hit-and-run wreck with truck: Surveillance video shows the truck pulling in front of the motorcycle and then crossing multiple lanes of traffic to flee the scene. Warrants are out for the driver’s arrest. READ MORE
Gary the Guardrail drawing sympathy, supporters: A traffic guardrail is becoming a local celebrity, with fans leaving him get-well balloons, following a series of wrecks that have left him repeatedly damaged and repaired. READ MORE
7-year-old reels in 83-pound catfish on Cumberland River: The enormous fish, weighing just shy of the state record, was the first the boy had caught on his new rod, which he had been saving his allowance to buy. READ MORE
Homeless in Clarksville: To rent 2-bedroom apartment, you need $16.71 an hour; city, nonprofits look for solutions: While dozens of charities and ministries have banded together to help with immediate needs, what is the City of Clarksville doing to help in the long-term? READ MORE
County Commissioner Arnold Hodges dies after battle with leukemia: A lifetime resident of the Cunningham area, Hodges was first elected to serve District 6 in 2014. READ MORE
Economic Development Council fumbles CEO vote, reverses decision in ‘do-over’: Monday morning, the EDC Board voted for one CEO candidate, but on Thursday they voted again, reversing the decision. READ MORE
Clarksville High rules rival Rossview to complete baseball sweep: With this win, the Wildcats remain undefeated and are sitting in first place in the district. READ MORE
YAIPak surprised with groundbreaking for homeless outreach center: For the past several years, YAIPak has worked out of downtown warehouse space owned by a real estate company. Soon they’ll have a new home. READ MORE
City leaders present $3.36M deal for sale of part of Exit 8 property for solar farm: The plan would give Silicon Ranch an option to purchase 140.2 acres for a solar farm that would sell electricity to CDE at half the price of TVA. READ MORE
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