Clarksville Community Concert Association preents the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
March 23, 2012
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet offers rare treat
Clarksville, TN – The 51st Mid-South Jazz Festival features the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet Saturday, March 31st at 7:30pm on the campus of Austin Peay State University in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall.
This culminates the 2011-12 Clarksville Community Concert Association (CCCA) season and promises to be an exceptional evening of music for Clarksville audiences and jazz lovers.
Clarksville 50+ Olympics to kick off May 8th
March 21, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Adults at least 50-years-old can register now until April 30 for the 2012 Clarksville 50-Plus Olympics.
This year’s events will be held May 8th-12th at various locations around Clarksville, including The Pinnacle Bowling Center, The Swan Lake Sports Complex and Golf Course, The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence and The Kleeman Community Center.
Competitors will face off for bragging rights, as well as medals in more than 20 challenging events, which include shuffleboard, tennis, track, golf, bowling, basketball free throw, pickle ball and indoor swimming events. [Read more]
34th Annual Queen City Road Race registration underway
March 15, 2012
Clarksville, TN – It’s that time of year again to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for the 34th Annual Queen City Road Race scheduled for Sunday, May 6th.
The Queen City Road Race event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages. The 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, beginning and ending at Austin Peay State University’s Governors Stadium, while the One Mile Movement takes you on an exciting tour of a portion of the APSU campus.
2011 Queen City Road Race, Clarksville TN.
18th Annual Governors Bass Tournament set for May 12th
March 14, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The 18th Annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just around the corner.
This year’s edition will be held Saturday, May 12th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing State Park near Paris, TN. Last season’s tourney was postponed one week from May 22nd, due to high waters and flooding that enveloped the area. Despite the delay, the tourney still drew 243 boats.
Boats heading out at the start of last years Governors Bass Tournament.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department announces winners of the Queen City Road Race Art Contest
March 13, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is happy to announce the winners of the Queen City Road Race Art Contest. Two finalists were selected from each of the participating elementary schools.
The overall winning artwork is featured on the official race T-shirt and event poster. Along with that honor, the top finalist has been awarded $100.00 for their art class. The top three finalists each won a Chick-fil-a party for their art class. Each finalist received a certificate and art kit which were presented at their schools.
The 2012 Queen City Road Race Art Contest winner Akanee Angel from Clarksville Academy.
Austin Peay State University Spring Salon Series to discuss “Faces of Valor” book honoring county’s armed services veterans March 12th
March 8, 2012
Clarksville, TN – In early 2003, Gerald Gilman, Randy Rubel and a committee undertook a monumental task. They put out a call for veterans and their families in Montgomery County to bring in pictures and service details for a collection to be titled “Faces of Valor.”
Those items are now displayed in the restored Montgomery County Courthouse, and a guidebook was printed, featuring 255 entries of soldiers serving from numerous eras. [Read more]
City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department lines up activities for annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 7, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The annual Spring Eggstravanganza has been scheduled for April 7th, 2012 at Heritage Park Baseball Fields.
The fun begins at 2:00pm with kids from four different age groups, ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-9, and 10-12, hunting over 20,000 candy and prize-filled eggs.
Kids scoop up Easter Eggs at the City of Clarksvile's Spring Eggstravaganza
Austin Peay State University’s Shemberger to discuss journalism and sunshine laws at March 14th Library Athenaeum
February 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Where would the journalist, or a democratic society for that matter, be without sunshine laws? Created in the 1970s, the laws require that governments provide public access to meetings and records.
“These tools are necessary for journalists, who often gather public information to write their stories, either by attending open public meetings or by filing open records requests,” Dr. Melony Shemberger, an award-winning journalist and assistant director of communication at Austin Peay State University, said. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Foundation selects new members to serve for 2012
January 9, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Foundation has selected 14 new members for 2012.
The APSU Foundation provides the structure through which the University can work directly with special volunteers and community leaders to enhance the financial well being of the University. The Foundation’s purpose is to financially support the University.
The Foundation is a separate entity and is chartered by the state, with the authority to receive private gifts in support of the University. Through its executive committee, the Foundation makes its own policy decisions. The University provides administrative support to the Foundation. [Read more]
Wade Neely joins Clarksville Sports Network
December 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Wade Neely has joined Wjzm radio to join the Clarksville Sports Network in 2012. Neely comes to WJZM after 21 months as the Sports Director of WKSR AM-FM in Pulaski, Tennessee. Neely was hired, after a nationwide search, to join former Leaf Chronicle sports writer, James Horne, in launching a new sports show on 1400 Wjzm, “From the Sidelines,” weekday afternoons, 3:00pm-6:00pm. Neely will also be a staff writer for Clarksvillesportsnetwork.com, expected to be online in 2012.
Hank Bonecutter, President of Cumberland Radio Partners Inc., owners of Wjzm radio, is excited about the new venture. “We saw an opportunity to provide the Clarksville area with a more complete package of sports reporting, focusing on local sports, and the people who are involved in them. We will host more sports on radio than any other radio station in Clarksville, and fill our website with more stories, photos and features than is available anywhere in the Clarksville area.”
Wade Neely joins WJZM radio and the Clarksville Sports Network.
