Fort Campbell is packing up for another round of deployments – albeit smaller than the last. The city of Clarksville has become more economically resilient since troops first began shipping out to Afghanistan.
Clarksville Mayor Says Soldiers Missed by Community, Less by Economy
U.S. Doing What It Can In Syria: Cooper
Despite fears the bloodshed in Syria will mushroom into regional warfare, Nashville Congressman Jim Cooper expects the fighting to remain mostly inside Syrian borders. Cooper is a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. He says U.S. intervention in Syria is complicated by the country’s complex circle of friends.
Fort Negley and the Hope of Freedom
Listen Now: Nashville’s Fort Negley was built for war, and construction began 150 years ago this month. Union officers considered the stone fortress a show of strength and military might. Instead, the fort’s enduring story belongs to the black laborers, both slave and free, who were forced to build it.
Six Sickened in Tenessee by Multi State Salmonella Outbreak
The Tennessee Department of Health says six people in Tennessee have been sickened by Salmonella-laden cantaloupes.
Petraeus Returns for Fort Campbell Homecoming
Retired General David Petraeus helped cap off a celebration of the 101st Airborne’s 70th anniversary today. The CIA Director previously led the division into combat.
Great Hearts Fight Reflects Deeper Tension: Vandy Expert
A school-choice policy expert says this week’s dust-up between the state and the Metro education board is part of a broader argument over who exactly charter schools exist to serve. Great Hearts Academies would be the first charter in Metro to take advantage of new laws letting them recruit more students who aren’t necessarily poor […]
Fort Campbell Honors 70 Years of Fallen
A bugler played taps at Fort Campbell Thursday afternoon to honor all the 101st Airborne soldiers who’ve died in combat since the division was created 70 years ago.
No Change in TVA Rates
The Tennessee Valley Authority will not raise electricity rates this fall. The agency’s board voted to keep rates steady for the fiscal year that starts in October.
Kilgore to Step Down as TVA CEO
The CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority is retiring. Tom Kilgore has been the head of the utility since 2006. Kilgore waited until the very end of TVA’s board of directors meeting to break the news.
Haslam: Feds “Get It Right” with Enhancement Grants
The city of Clarksville is getting a $600,000 grant to extend its greenway along with Cumberland River. The money being divvied out by the state is actually from Washington and specifically for projects that would otherwise fall by the wayside.
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