CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including the Housing Authority ending a long vacancy, a sentence in the Maddox case, and TVA keeping the coal plant.
Clarksville Housing Authority hires new director, takes steps to look into contract with interim: The CHA named former City Council member Wanda Allen as the new director, while also taking steps to look into payments that led the interim to make over $300,000 a year. READ MORE
Mom sentenced in death, abuse of disabled 13-year-old son: Cheyenne Dawn Maddox will serve 17 years in prison for the 2022 death of her son. The judge had some choice words about DCS’s role in the matter. READ MORE
TVA to keep coal-fired plant running alongside new gas plant: The Tennessee Valley Authority board voted Wednesday to reverse course and keep the old coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant up and running. READ MORE
Coming this spring to CMCSS classrooms: Gun safety classes: Students in Clarksville-Montgomery County schools will soon receive annual firearm safety instructions under a new Tennessee law. READ MORE
Teacher suspended, sent home over notes calling students ‘stupid,’ Twitch video: A Rossview High School teacher has been suspended and placed on an alternate worksite after district officials found she used derogatory language about students. READ MORE
City Council postpones appointment of Ward 2 councilperson following voting stalemate: After two hours of deliberation, the council voted to postpone the appointment process due to a voting stalemate between two candidates. READ MORE
Tennessee Wings of Liberty Museum to open during Week of the Eagles in May: The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell announced the new national-level museum will open May 15. READ MORE
Highway 374, Greenway, Rossview widening: Updates on 4 big Montgomery County projects: Here are four capital project updates from the Montgomery County Government. READ MORE
APSU alum Jordan Harmon named Governors’ 15th director of athletics: Jordan Harmon, who has been serving in recent months as Austin Peay State University’s interim athletics director, has been tapped to take over the role. READ MORE
This year’s Beaver 100.3 Camp Rainbow Radiothon raises $93,210 | VIDEO: The final tally is in, and for this year’s radiothon, over $93,000 was raised to send kids with medical needs to summer camp. READ MORE
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