Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers to be on Clarksville in Review this Saturday
September 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Tune in to 1400am, WJZM as County Mayor Carolyn Bowers will be on Clarksville in Review with Hank Bonecutter Saturday morning at 8:00am. Gabe Segovia will be on the show at 9:00am. They will be discussing the latest topics concerning Clarksville citizens.
If you miss the show, you can listen to the podcast on www.wjzm.com
A New Job may be as near as Career Solutions’ Job Fair
June 13, 2011
Clarksville and Montgomery County companies are looking for Employees
Clarksville, TN – The job market may be sluggish in some areas, but many employers in Clarksville and Montgomery County are adding to their employee base. To help connect businesses with qualified job candidates, Goodwill’s Career Solutions Center in Clarksville will host a job fair on Wednesday, June 15th from 9:00am until noon.
The center is located at 1592 Fort Campbell Boulevard, next to Goodwill’s retail store. State Senator Tim Barnes is expected to drop by the event at 8:00am and County Mayor Carolyn Bowers plans to meet with employers and job candidates mid morning. [Read more]
Charter Group Completes First Series of Green Workshops
June 4, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The first group of local manufacturers, businesses and government representatives completed the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) workshops in late May. The group began its endeavor in March, 2011 and worked and learned together through a series of three workshops that lasted approximately four hours each.
Pictured from left to right are: Back Row: Troy Owens, Brad Butler, Tom Caldwell, Kevin Van Aken, Tim Campbell, Joel Justice, Tim Swaw, Greg Haupt, Orville Sykes, Ron Smithfield, Front Row: Joe Woodard, Jim Hyde, Katie Gambill, Mary Jackson, Len Stolz, Jan Greene, Monika Wilford, Kim Clarkson, Lynn Stokes, Anne Stehle, Michelle Mann, Lee Castillo, and John Brooks. Not pictured: Lavon Bracey, Clint Camp, Larry Carpenter, and Charlie Foust.
City and County Administrators Discuss Sustainability with Specialists in Chattanooga
May 26, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – In the ongoing effort to promote environmental sustainability in Clarksville and Montgomery County, City of Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers sent administrators to meet with Chattanooga’s Sustainability Office to learn about their environmental practices.
Employees with the Chattanooga Office of Sustainability spent the day with City Chief of Staff Charlie Koon, Director of Administration Phil Harpel and Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program Manager Michelle Newell, explaining their climate action plan and how they work with the community to implement changes.
Members of the City of Chattanooga Sustainability Team met in their planning room to share their sustainability planning with the visitors from Clarksville. Pictured left to right are: Geri Spring, Sustainability Education Coordinator; Phil Harpel; Michelle Newell; Gene Hyde, City Forester; David Crockett, Director of the Office of Sustainability; Dr. Juanita Loundmonclay, resource development coordinator; Leslie Jacobs, sustainable neighborhoods coordinator and Charlie Koon.
State of the Art Facility Being Created by Jostens, Bringing Additional Jobs to Clarksville
April 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Minneapolis-based memory book and scholastic products corporation, Jostens, announced today that it will be establishing a new state of the art memory book facility in Clarksville-Montgomery County, TN. The announcement means an enhanced facility will be based at a new location in Clarksville-Montgomery County with the current facilities located on Highway 48 transitioning into this new location after the completion of the 2011 school year.
David Smith, Chairman of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council stated, “This announcement is a great example of the value the Economic Development Council, its partners, the Aspire Foundation and our two mayors place on constantly understanding the needs of existing industry and creating an incentives model that favors those who are already here and have a demonstrated commitment to this community.” [Read more]
Health Department Expansion
April 19, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The landscape of Madison Street will soon be receiving a new look. The building located at 1300 Madison Street, formally housing the United Way office, will be torn down in the coming days to make way for a Health Department expansion.
The new construction has been designed specifically to compliment the architectural style of the Madison Street Corridor. [Read more]
Montgomery County Dedication Event at Veterans Plaza
February 18, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – County Mayor Carolyn Bowers dedicated the Robert E. Thompson Memorial Garden and re-dedicated the William O. Beach Civic Hall, at Veterans Plaza, Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 at 2:30pm.
Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson’s Clarksville Extension Campus to Expand
October 9, 2010
Dickson, TN– The long-expected expansion of the Clarksville campus of the Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson is going to become a reality.
State officials gathered at the Clarksville campus (3789 Guthrie Highway) yesterday to announce approval of the $16 million, 60,000 square foot expansion.
Governor Phil Bredesen made the official announcement. He was accompanied by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan and members of the Montgomery County legislative delegation, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, and other community leaders. The Tennessee Board of Regents approved the expansion project as a “high priority” in its meeting September 24th, the State Building Commission will consider the project at its October meeting.
Governor Phil Bredesen gets a walk through of a miniature production line from Industrial Maintenance Instructor Steve Hawkins
Norman Smith School kicks off drive to improve students reading ability
September 3, 2010
Norman Smith School has had some issues over the last few years. Located in a high poverty area reading scores at the school have had some room for improvement. So School leaders in conjunction with the teachers and concerned parents decided that they would do something about it. It started over the summer when with the help of volunteers, the school was given a face-lift.
At the same time the teachers were getting prepared for a new strategy. A new program designed to encourage the kids to learn to enjoy reading. “We set out to build a school wide culture of literacy. We want to make reading fun and cool for our kids.” said Beth Unfried the Principle of the Norman Smith School.
Excited Students at Norman Smith School
PGM Properties with City & County Leaders break-ground on site of planned Publix Grocery Store
August 5, 2010
It’s been a challenging effort, but PGM Properties has officially broken ground on what will soon come to be known as Madison Commons, the new home of the Publix Supermarket chain in Clarksville, TN. The Publix brand has been on the lips of area residents long before the news was officially released that the chain was looking at the City of Clarksville for a possible home, and the residents are more than ready to welcome them into our community.
City and County Leaders break ground on the new location for Publix in Clarksville, TN
