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Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, TN – Mayor Joe Pitts has formed a committee of City Council members to work on a city legislative agenda to present to state lawmakers who represent Clarksville and Montgomery County. Ward 10 Councilperson Stacey Streetman will chair the committee, which will include Ward 5 Councilperson Jason Knight, Ward 6 Councilperson Wanda Smith, Ward 7 Councilperson Travis Holleman and Ward 11 Councilperson Ashlee Evans. The committee will seek input from City Council membe...

The battlefield of rezoning Powell Road comes to an end, at least for another year. The Clarksville City Council voted against the measure.

1 of 2 SHSU CommunicationsWanda Smith is surrounded by her family during a ceremony on National Teachers Day earlier this week.  SHSU CommunicationsThe Sam Houston State College of Education is led by Jannah Nerren, associate dean; Stacey Edmonson, dean; Sandra Stewart, associate dean and Kathleen Rice, associate dean. Brian Blalock Sam Houston State University President, Alisa White, helped NBC’s TODAY show, along with reporter Jenna Bush Hager, honor a fellow B...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A resolution to change the name of “Mammy Lane” to “Hattie Lane” was approved by the Clarksville City Council Thursday in a heated meeting that lasted over five hours. Mammy Lane is part of Plantation Estates, a north Clarksville subdivision where the streets are named for characters and locales from the film “Gone With the Wind.” Hattie McDaniel plays a tune as she portrays the title role of “Beulah” in the CBS Radio Network...

Clarksville utility rate increases OKd, bond issue coming for new water plant View Comments In June, the Clarksville City Council will be confronted with a major bond issue resolution to build a new water treatment plant after approving water and sewer rate increases. The first reading council vote on Thursday night was 9-4 in favor of the rate increases. Voting "yes" were Mayor Joe Pitts and council members Richard Garrett, Vondell Richmond, Jason Knight, Travis Holleman, Wanda Allen, Karen R...

Wanda Smith persevered through college while working two jobs and raising a family to become a teacher at the same elementary school where she was once a custodian and bus monitor.

Sam Houston State names scholarship in honor of Brenham ISD teacher On April 4, the President of Sam Houston State honored Wanda Smith of Brenham ISD with a new $500 scholarship in her name. and last updated 2021-05-07 10:18:12-04 BRENHAM, TX — On April 4, the President of Sam Houston State honored Wanda Smith of Brenham ISD with a new $500 scholarship in her name. The Wanda Smith Make A Difference Scholarship will reportedly go to first-generation Sam Houston State students who want to pu...

Help is on the way to rebuild the Native Horizons Treatment Centre April 21, 2021 45 views By Victoria Gray Writer MISSISSAUGAS OF CREDIT FIRST NATION-Help is no longer just on the horizon, but finally on the way to the Native Horizons Treatment Centre in the form of almost $5 million in federal and provincial funding. Native Horizons Treatment Centre was destroyed by a fire exactly 28 months ago, and last week both federal and provincial officials announced $3,556,553 is coming ...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – City Council members approved a resolution designating Clarksville as a Second Amendment sanctuary city at their Thursday session, which lasted over five hours. The resolution, sponsored by both Jason Knight (Ward 5) and Trisha Butler (Ward 12) independently, states that Clarksville “will provide haven for, and shall support and protect the Constitution of the United States” as related to the Second Amendment. Council members voted 8-4 a...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A proposal to effectively decriminalize simple possession of marijuana in the Clarksville city limits was punted to a committee by the City Council Thursday night. The resolution,  sponsored by Ward 12 council member Trisha Butler, would encourage the Police Department to make simple possession “the lowest enforcement priority,” and ask District Attorney General John Carney Jr. to take “an active stance or position of not prosecuting ...