CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week, including a double murder-suicide in Wingate, the loss of Gary the Guardrail, and an APSU professor fired over a Charlie Kirk post.
Suspect in murder-suicide previously convicted in 1996 homicide: Michael Powers, who police say killed his parents and then took his own life this week, was convicted of homicide for a shooting in 1996. READ MORE
Gary the Guardrail going away with road widening at Trenton, Tylertown Roads: The turn is tight and challenging for tractor-trailers, which have repeatedly run over the guardrail, earning sympathy from residents. READ MORE
Man sentenced to 7 years in prison, $100 in fines for fatal speeding crash: Palikna Tosie was sentenced for the 2021 reckless homicide of Kimberly Randolph in a car crash on Fort Campbell Boulevard. READ MORE
APSU fires professor over ‘insensitive’ social media post following shooting: Austin Peay State University has fired a professor over a post he shared on social media apparently in response to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk. READ MORE
How mattress shredder helps Bi-County tackle waste, reduce ‘leachate’ liquid at landfill | PHOTOS: Bi-County Solid Waste Management has been using a shredder and $10 disposal fee to reduce the impact of thousands of mattresses that end up in the landfill every year. READ MORE
Former Rep. Mark Green on his new company Prosimos: ‘We’re in a battle right now for future world order’: While at an event endorsing Matt Van Epps to replace him in Congress, Green provided constituents more information on why he resigned. READ MORE
3 Democratic candidates for Congress discuss data centers, workers’ rights, immigration at Clarksville forum: Three Democratic candidates for Congress, District 7, shared their platforms with voters at a public forum at Austin Peay State University on Monday night. READ MORE
236-unit development with dog park, pool planned next to Rossview schools campus: Site plans for a 14-acre multi-family development off of Exit 8 have been submitted to the Regional Planning Commission. READ MORE
North Branch Library, new Animal Services shelter welcome first visitors in grand opening | PHOTOS: The new branch of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library and the new Montgomery County Animal Services building opened on Jordan Road. READ MORE
George Plaster Show to launch on ESPN Clarksville with sports talk, call-ins: Plaster said to expect his team to talk sports, take calls and do sports radio the way it ought to be done. READ MORE
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