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Toxicology reports showed several drugs were in his system when he died.

The facilities are often chronically underfunded, understaffed and overcrowded, Baker and some county sheriffs said.

City Council members have approved a settlement offer which, if accepted, will resolve two of three lawsuits between the city and Blackhorse Pub & Brewery, bringing the years-long legal battle closer than ever to resolution.

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A 20-cent property tax increase was approved by the City Council Thursday evening, to pay for an ambitious city transportation plan. During a special called session to approve the 2021 city budget, the tax hike passed 7-3 with 1 abstention. Voting yes were Vondell Richmond, Wanda Smith, Travis Holleman, Karen Reynolds, Stacey Streetman, Ashlee Evans and Mayor Joe Pitts. Voting no were Wallace Redd, Wanda Allen and Trisha Butler. Jason Knight...

Transparency does not end at purchasing the body cameras | Attorney discusses body-worn camera effectiveness The District Attorney General said four officers were involved in the April 12 shooting at Austin-East, but only one body camera recorded the entire time. Author: Amelia Young (WBIR) Updated: 11:17 PM EDT April 26, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn — At the beginning of April, all uniformed Knoxville Police officers were equipped with body cameras. The project took m...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Clarksville’s Finance and Budget Committee discussed Monday plans to sell a portion of land at Exit 8 to solar energy provider Silicon Ranch for a 15-megawatt facility. City Mayor Joe Pitts and CDE Lightband General Manager Brian Taylor said the plan would give the Nashville-based Silicon Ranch a three-year option to purchase 140.2 acres from the city for #3,360,000 for the construction of a 15-megawatt solar farm which would sell electric...

City attorney under fire from council members, including proposed termination: Several City Council members offered strong criticism of City Attorney Lance Baker during a heated meeting this week. After one council member proposed firing Baker, she was told that’s up to the mayor, not the council. Man charged in 2017 Lincoln Homes killing over ‘eight balls’ of cocaine: Clarksville Police detectives charged William Harvey Ellis with homicide in a 2017 murder in Lincoln Homes. Ellis was th...

Clarksville NowCity of Clarksville livestreamCity Attorney Lance Baker CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Several City Council members offered strong criticism of City Attorney Lance Baker during a heated meeting that lasted late into the night Thursday. The discussion came as part of a resolution to fire Baker, submitted by Ward 11 Councilwoman Ashlee Evans. Evans’ resolution referenced a number of ethics complaints submitted by Blackhorse Pub & Brewery owner Jeff Robinson against Baker...

Clarksville NowMontgomery County Jail. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A woman in Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Clarksville, Montgomery County, and others for the suicide death of her daughter, who was incarcerated at the Montgomery County Jail. The civil lawsuit was filed on Oct. 12. According to all parties named in the lawsuit, they have yet to be served. However, according to documents obtained by Clarksville Now, the summo...

LAKELAND — The only neighbors Billy Friend has dwelling behind his house either have four legs or wings. And that’s how Friend would prefer it to stay. He and other residents of the Medulla Road area of southwest Lakeland live on lots averaging about five acres. They now see their bucolic lifestyle threatened by the proposed English Creek subdivision, which would place 85 houses on about 45 acres. The proposed development, with a planned entrance near Medulla Road and Hamilton Road, would ...