Clarksville’s Welcome Home Veterans Parade honors those that served
September 22, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Hundreds gathered around the streets of Downtown Clarksville Saturday for the 7th Annual Welcome Home Veterans Parade. The parade is part of the Welcome Home Veterans Celebration. Veterans from all around attended and took part in the parade.
The parade began at 10:00am.
“I am so glad to see so many people come out to the Welcome Home Veterans Parade to honor our veterans today. We have a lot of units this year,” said Theresa Harrington, Executive Director of Visit Clarksville. “We are just glad our veterans are home and we like to welcome them to Clarksville.”
7th Annual Welcome Home Veterans Parade was held Saturday, September 17th in Downtown Clarksville. (Mark Haynes, Clarksville Online)
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held March 4th, 2021
March 2, 2021
Clarksville, TN – A new year brings a new First Thursday ArtWalk back to Downtown Clarksville.
Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events, and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
The First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
Several downtown establishments to feature local artists for Clarksville’s March First Thursday Art Walk.
Northwest High School Celebrates Semicentennial Anniversary
September 30, 2019
Clarksville, TN – This year marks the 50th year of Northwest High School (NWHS) in Clarksville, Tennessee. Built in 1970 with its first graduating class in 1971, the school hosted tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students with a capacity of 1,200 students. The first principal was Peter Kyriakos.
A 1980’s aerial view of Northwest High School (NWHS), in which a gym and classrooms as well as the “400” or “vo-tech” building had been added from the original structure. In 2014, a $17 million renovation was completed which added an auxiliary gym, a theatre, administrative wing, kitchen and indoor corridor to connect the 400 Building. (CMCSS Operations)
APSU hosts area high schools for JROTC Raider Challenge competition, Saturday
September 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) Governors Guard ROTC cadets this weekend will host about 90 cadets from high schools from throughout the area in the Raider Challenge competition. The competition is this Saturday, September 21st, 2019 from 7:00am until 4:00pm at the APSU Clarksville campus.
Austin Peay cadets performing pushups, one of the tasks in the upcoming competition. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University announces recipients of the 36th Annual Candlelight Ball Awards
August 31, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 6:00pm, Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host the 36th Annual Candlelight Ball at the Omni Nashville Hotel, and in anticipation of this event, the University has announced the three winners of the 2020 Candlelight Ball Awards.
APSU Candlelight Ball Awards recipients. (L to R) Sammy Stuard, Kevin Kennedy and Rhonda Kennedy.
CMCSS names Jessica Peppard as Principal of Northwest High School
June 19, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksvile-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has announces that Jessica Peppard, who has served as assistant principal at Northwest High School, has been named principal of her alma mater.
Principal of Northwest High School Jessica Peppard
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announces Administrative Appointments
May 25, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has named four assistant principal positions and the Finance Director and the principal for the Middle College High School at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Administrative Appointments (Top L to R) Mandy Frost, Beth Dycus, Dale Land, and Jessica Hernandez.(Bot L to R) Nikki Lavigne and Dr. Theresa Muckleroy.
APSU’s education doctorate experiences strong first year
April 10, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Michael Johnson, a Northwest High School music teacher, can’t stop thinking about leadership strategies. For the last seven or eight months, he’s fixated on the topic, causing him to scrutinize his conversations with students and colleagues.
Michael Johnson hopes to one day work as an assistant principal.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards
February 24, 2019
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted its Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards, sponsored by James Corlew Chevrolet. Other event sponsors included Elliott’s Jewelers and County Commissioner Charles Keene.
Congratulating the District Teachers of the Year are from left: O’Bee O’Bryant, Executive Director of the CMC Education Foundation; James Corlew of James Corlew Chevrolet; teachers Abraham Wolfe (9-12), Lindsay Karas (5-8), Deborah Chancellor (PreK-4); Director of Schools Millard House; and Education Foundation Chairman Lori Smith.
Austin Peay CECA sponsors arts experiences, including a trip to see ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ for local schoolchildren
February 6, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Anticipation rippled through the Barkers Mill Elementary third, fourth and fifth graders as they witnessed Fern pondering what to name her piglet.
Some students giggled and leaned toward each other’s ears, whispering. Other students shifted forward in their seats at the Roxy Regional Theatre and whispered – a bit more loudly – at the stage.
APSU CECA sponsors trip to see “Charlotte’s Web” at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
