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What’s Next For Residents Of A Clarksville Trailer Park Facing Displacement

Nina Cardona

December 2, 2020

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About 300 of Clarksville’s most financially vulnerable residents — many of them elderly — recently discovered that they are facing the conundrum of finding new housing in the midst of a pandemic.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Campbell Heights Trailer Park, clarksville, Leaf Chronicle

Coronavirus Clusters Shut Down Municipal Buildings Across Tennessee

Tony Gonzalez

October 8, 2020

Lebanon Tennessee city hall

Closures related to COVID-19 cases continue to ripple across local governments in Tennessee. Clarksville’s police department is the latest to close public access to its lobbies after several positive tests among office staff. The closure will run at least until Oct. 24.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: clarksville, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Lebanon, monterey

‘We Want You To Feel Seen’: A Clarksville Company That Sends Princesses To Parties Adds More Roles For Black Actresses

Hanna Bullard

October 5, 2020

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The majority of the most famous cartoon princess characters are white, and that fact has never been comfortable for the actresses and leaders of a small company in Clarksville. So it’s shaking up how it casts.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity Tagged With: Arts and Culture, clarksville, Race

Clarksville Businesses Will Need Special Permits To Reopen

Tony Gonzalez

April 24, 2020

Clarksville Montgomery County mayors

The phased reopening of Clarksville and surrounding Montgomery County will include an extensive permitting process for businesses.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: clarksville, Coronavirus In Tennessee

WPLN News Coronavirus Live Blog: Tennessee Inmate Tests Positive For COVID-19

WPLN Staff

April 4, 2020

This is WPLN’s latest live blog, which will be updated regularly with news on the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Adrienne Battle, Bill Lee, clarksville, CoreCivic, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Daron Hall, HCA, John Prine, Lisa Piercey, Sheila Calloway, unemployment, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

WPLN News Coronavirus Live Blog: Patient Dies After 24 Evacuated From Gallatin Nursing Home

WPLN Staff

March 28, 2020

This blog will be updated regularly with the latest on the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, clarksville, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Stuart McWhorter, unemployment, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Third Time’s The Charm? Clarksville And Montgomery Vote Again On Government Merger

Shalina Chatlani

October 31, 2018

Listen Residents in the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County are voting on whether to consolidate their governments this election. It’s the third time since the 1980s this issue has come up for a vote. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: clarksville, Election 2018

In Clarksville, Police Say They Welcome Body Cameras

Julieta Martinelli

November 17, 2017

Listen Cell phone footage shot by bystanders showing sometimes violent police interactions with civilians has led to more discussions nationwide about whether officers should wear body cameras. In some cities, local law enforcement has resisted that idea. But that’s not the case in Clarksville, where the police department has actually been one of its biggest […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: clarksville, police

Hemlock Slashes Workforce Due to ‘Significant Economic Challenges’

Blake Farmer

January 14, 2013

An economic development win of recent years is turning into a giant sore spot. Monday Hemlock Semiconductor announced it will lay off most of its workforce in March due to weak demand for polysilicon, which is used in the production of solar panels.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: clarksville, Hemlock Semiconductor, Joe Pitts

Clarksville Mayor Says Soldiers Missed by Community, Less by Economy

Blake Farmer

August 20, 2012

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.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: clarksville, Fort Campbell

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