CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW.COM) As Clarksville residents joined fans around the world in mourning the passing of Prince, a local couple submitted a photo Thursday night showing the RJ Corman Railroad Bridge, over the Cumberland River, bathed in purple lights.
“We go by what citizens ask for and if we’re able to accommodate them, we certainly do,” said Montgomery County Communications Director Elizabeth Black, who is in charge of changing the colored lights that line the bridge. “I received three requests yesterday afternoon and there was not a specific color that it was supposed to be last night, so we made it purple for those requests and it seemed to be well received.”
The photo, submitted by Dev and Rob Avrigian-Jones was posted to the ClarksvilleNow.com Facebook page and by Friday morning had reached more than 170,000 people, thousands of shares and over 350 comments.
ClarksvilleNow staff visited several retails shops on Thursday, where fans were buying Prince CDs.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, though the results will likely take several days.