Sewer Main and Lateral Line Rehabilitation Work Schedule for February 17-21, 2020

Clarksville Gas and Water sewer main and lateral line rehabilitation contract work is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 21 for the following roads in North Clarksville.

• Sewer Main Line Rehabilitation
• Ashbury Road
• Shanee Terrace
• Eva Drive
• Peggy...

Water main upgrade work set to begin on Calvert Drive and vicinity

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Gas and Water utility construction contractors will begin a 4-5 month long water main improvement project on Tuesday, Jan. 14, on Calvert Drive and vicinity including Center Road, Shady Lane, Hilltop Court and Lewte...

Natural gas upgrade work in Welchview subdivision postponed to spring

Posted on: November 15, 2019, 11: 25 a.m. 

Natural gas upgrade work in Welchview subdivision postponed to spring

Current driveway and yard repairs will be finished on schedule

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Gas Department has postponed natural...

Gas & Water says before you dig, call 811

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water wants Aug. 11, or 8/11, to serve as a reminder for residents and contractors to always call 811 to locate buried utility lines before beginning any digging project.

Calling 811 co...

City offices closed Monday for Presidents Day

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 17 to observe Presidents Day. 

Presidents Day, officially Washington’s Birthday, is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of Februa...

Community invited to ‘Walk MS: Clarksville 2020’

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Citizens are invited to join friends and neighbors for Walk MS: Clarksville 2020 on Saturday, April 18 in Liberty Park.Walk MS: Clarksville is an opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect...

City cracking down on litter

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  People who litter Clarksville’s streets and roadsides are breaking the law, and Mayor Joe Pitts warns that those who do so are subject to citations, fines and even arrest.

“We’...

CDE Lightband named to 2020 Tree Line USA

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Arbor Day Foundation has named CDE Lightband to the 2020 Tree Line USA in honor of its commitment to proper tree pruning, planting and care in the provider’s service area.

Tree Line USA, a partnership between th...

Building entrepreneurial momentum

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Ward 2 City Councilman Vondell Richmond is continuing efforts to boost  the community’s focus on economic and small business development. 

Since co-hosting a Mayor’s Business Luncheon wit...

Heroes get hugs from woman they saved

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A grateful Clarksville resident -- joined by citizens, families, friends and the City Council -- thanked the two heroes who pulled her from a burning car after a crash on Warfield Boulevard in December. 

Flumencio Br...

Mayor Pitts bestows employee service awards

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Joyce Arms, who’s worked for CDE Lightband for 40 years as a cashier, billing clerk and now meter coordinator, has seen an astonishing amount of change in her workplace.

“When I started, the Clar...

Architectural firm to prepare streetscape plan for 'Vulcan Corridor'

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council  has announced  that Hodgson Douglas LLC, a Nashville landscape architectural and urban design firm, will provide streetscape planning services...

New Driver Service Center is on the way for Clarksville

Clarksville, Tenn. — Local and state government officials met Thursday in Nashville to put a plan into action for a new and larger Driver Service Center in Clarksville. 

State Reps. Curtis Johnson and Jason Hodges have led the e...

City Revenue Office open Saturdays in February

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  As a convenience for property owners who want to pay their City of Clarksville tax bill in person, the Clarksville Finance and Revenue Department  will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays dur...

CTS adds three new buses to its fleet

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Transit Service will place three new hybrid buses into service on Feb. 1, continuing a trend of updating the fleet with more modern and fuel-efficient vehicles.

These new buses replace three others that were more ...

City invests in ongoing sewage improvements

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The City of Clarksville is aggressively improving its entire wastewater collection and treatment system, and has spent more than $130 million since 2010 in construction of a new sewage treatment plant and other upgrades. &am...

United States Colored Troops remembered at Fort Defiance

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – During the Civil War, many former male slaves in the Clarksville area signed up to fight for their freedom as part of the Union Army. They were known as the United States Colored Troops. 

Fort Defiance will host memb...

CPD says 55 unattended deaths in 2019 likely drug-related

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  –  Clarksville Police report that among 242 investigations of unattended deaths conducted in 2019 by the the department’s Special Operations Unit, 55 deaths are suspected to be related to drug over...

Batten promoted to Deputy Fire Chief

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. --  Steve Batten has been promoted to Deputy Fire Chief, which puts him second in command and in charge of the operations of Clarksville Fire Rescue.

Batten’s career started in 1996 at Fire Rescue, where he excelled at...

'Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence’

By JOE PITTS

Mayor of Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  For  Monday’s national holiday, as a community, we pause to reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We also study the words he spoke decades a...

VIDEO: Here's the Power Breakfast video -- 'From Good to Better to Best'

Click here to view the video "2019 In Review -- From Good to Better to Best"

City’s Internal Auditor moving on

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Rodney Wright, Director of Internal Audit since July 2016, has announced he will resign effective Jan. 31 to accept a job in the financial services industry.

“I’ve been presented with a time-sens...

Workshop offers help for small businesses

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  A group of organizations is presenting a Small and Minority Business Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the APSU Morgan University Center.

Business professionals will be on hand with advice to he...

Mayor Joe Pitts previews City's 2020 agenda

Here are the prepared remarks Mayor Joe Pitts delivered Tuesday at the annual Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast.

Good Morning!  On behalf of the citizens of our community, it is my pleasure to welcome each of you to this importa...

Police Chief Al Ansley to retire

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Chief Alonzo “Al” Ansley, who rose through the ranks of the Clarksville Police Department to earn the City’s “Top Cop” position in 2007, announced he will retire June 30.

&...

Public invited to design workshop for inclusive playground

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Citizens are invited to participate in a two-day workshop on the design of a proposed new inclusive playground at the Clarksville Athletic Complex at Exit 8.

The workshop is from 6-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Freedom Point. The p...

Applicants sought for Citizens Police Academy

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Police Department will offer a free Citizen’s Police Academy for adults 21 and over that will offer training on key law enforcement practices and illustrate how police officers work with the c...

SBA offers storm disaster assistance to businesses, residents

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Montgomery County is one of 18 Tennessee counties selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration for disaster assistance in the wake of severe storms Oct. 26 associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Olga.

SBA announced Thurs...

Thomas leads state’s purchasing professionals

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Camille Thomas, City of Clarksville Purchasing Director, has begun a two-year term as president of the Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing (TAPP).

Thomas was elected, along with a slate of other officers, in O...

Rising waters close some parks, events

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Because of heavy rain and rising waters on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, these City of Clarksville parks will be closed until further notice:

• Liberty Park and Freedom Point, with the exception of the Wil...

City offers Christmas tree recycling

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Beginning Thursday, Dec. 26, the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Forestry Division, the Clarksville Tree Board, and the Clarksville Department of Electricity will offer Clarksville residents fresh-cut Christmas tr...

City offices to close for New Year’s Day

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Most City of Clarksville offices will close at noon on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31 and all day on Wednesday, Jan. 1 to observe New Year’s.

City Public Safety departments will be on duty as u...

Input invited on community development

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville will conduct a public meeting to receive public comments on how it plans to use resources provided by the federal Department of Housing & Urban Development.

The meeting, conducted by Clar...

Letourneau elected to TRPA board

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Jennifer Letourneau, director of the Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the state’s leading parks and recreation advocacy and support organization. ...

A Christmas Message from Mayor Joe Pitts

Our great City got an early Christmas present back in August when Money.com announced that Clarksville had been selected the Best Place to Live in America.

What a significant honor! Money.com is a respected business publication and their Best Place to Live...

A REPORT FROM MAYOR PITTS: OUR FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE

A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

Our First Year in Office

Busy 12 months yielded better intergovernmental relations, 

smoother budgeting, and several new departmental leaders

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts’ first year in ...

City offices to close Dec. 24-25 for Christmas

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville offices will close Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25 to observe Christmas.

City Public Safety Departments will be on duty as usual and all essential City services will continue.

Cla...

Crossing guards want safer school zones

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Police continue to focus on enforcement of traffic laws in school zones and around school buses.

It only takes a few moments of conversation with school crossing guards to understand the depth of the pro...

Hopkinsville honors Fire Chief Montgomery

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Freddie D. Montgomery Jr., the new leader of Clarksville Fire Rescue, was bestowed a high honor by the Hopkinsville Fire Department, where he had served for 25 years before retiring as Fire Chief and taking his new...

Downtown Transit Center reopens

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Transit System has reopened its downtown Transit Center on Legion Street after an eight-month renovation project was completed last week.

Paul Nelson, Clarksville Transit System Director, said C...

Memorial Tree honors Gold Star families

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A beautiful Christmas Tree has been raised in the lobby of City Hall to honor Gold Star families in the Clarksville community, and two Gold Star wreaths have been placed on the Eternal Flame monument in nearby Public Square....

Citywide storm debris removal continues

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Street Department and contracted removal crews continue to clear the massive amounts of trees, limbs and other yard debris left by the Oct. 26 wind storm.

The Department’s free pickup of storm-related yard debris ...

City testing free WiFi at McGregor Park

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – In addition to the stunning display of lights at Christmas on the Cumberland, visitors to McGregor Park this holiday season will be able to enjoy free WiFi access.

The installation of eight WiFi access points in the riverfron...

CDE Lightband recognized as a Smart Energy Provider

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – CDE Lightband has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating proficiency in energy efficiency, distributed generation and environmental initiatives that support pr...

New signs promote a walkable downtown

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Walk Bike Clarksville members will set up from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the corner of First and Franklin Streets for Shop Small Saturday to share some hot chocolate in campfire mugs and speak to downt...

Mayor Pitts offers Thanksgiving Message

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect, a time to be grateful for all that we have been given. My favorite Thanksgiving Day memories growing up involve doing yard work and raking leaves with my dad. I’m sure this was designed to get us outside and ou...

Tonight’s Christmas on Cumberland canceled

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Christmas on the Cumberland Grand Opening scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26  has been cancelled because of the threat of inclement weather. 

While the event will not...

City offices to close for Thanksgiving

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville offices will close Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 to observe Thanksgiving.

City Public Safety departments will be on duty as usual and all essential City services will continue.

Clarksville...

Residents urged to shop safely during holidays

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The holiday season is here, and Clarksville Police are urging residents to take precautions to reduce their chances of becoming a crime victim during this otherwise joyous time of year.

Th...

Residents urged to shop safely during holidays

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The holiday season is here, and Clarksville Police are urging residents to take precautions to reduce their chances of becoming a crime victim during this otherwise joyous time of year.

Th...

Police renew call for caution around schools

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Police are urging drivers to be especially cautious in school zones and when encountering school buses on streets and roads throughout the community.

The advice comes in the wake of recent incidents in w...

Drive-through flu shot clinic coming Nov. 19

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Montgomery County Health Department is offering flu vaccines at no charge to the community during a special drive-through “FightFluTN” vaccination event on Tuesday, Nov. 19. 

In conjunction with Austin...

Mayor Joe Pitts’ Veterans Day Message

I’m honored to serve as Mayor of the City of Clarksville, the home of Fort Campbell and a large number of military veterans and their families. On Veterans Day, which we will celebrate Saturday with speeches and a parade and on Monday with sever...

CDE Lightband thanks community, visiting crews for help powering up

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- CDE Lightband faced a significant storm on Saturday, Oct. 26 that caused the most distribution damage in its history. The storm caused more than 32,000 customers to be without power, more than 61 broken poles and more than 15 transfo...

Citywide storm debris removal underway

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  As a service to City residents, the Clarksville Street Department is conducting a citywide pickup of yard debris and tree limbs caused by the severe Oct. 26 wind storm.

The Street Department will not pick up limbs w...

Nelson selected as Clarksville Transit Director

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Paul Nelson, a senior manager of the Clarksville Transit System who has served as Interim Director since July, has been selected as CTS Director, Mayor Joe Pitts announced.

“Paul has been involved in many ...

CTS offers free-ride food drive

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Transit System will offer free rides each Saturday in November to passengers who donate cans of  food through the Basket of Thankfulness food drive.

CTS will transfer the collected food to Manna...

CDE Lightband making progress on fiber

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  CDE Lightband is making great progress in its fiber restoration

effort. Crews continue to repair the mainline fiber damage in the West Bel Air Boulevard, Gino Drive and Power Street areas. These locations should be ...

CDE Lightband turns attention to fiber

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  CDE Lightband will continue fiber restoration Monday in areas where damaged fiber may affecting broadband services. 

Fiber crews have made headway on reattaching downed cable lines to poles that were replac...

City tax bills mailed Oct. 31 and Nov. 1

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville 2019 tax bills should start arriving in property owners’ mail boxes in the next few days.

The City Finance & Revenue Department has prepared 58,987 property tax bills, and they were...

Five of six claims brought by Robinsons in multimillion dollar lawsuit dismissed

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville has prevailed on five of six claims brought by Jeff and Sherri Robinson in a longstanding legal dispute over a would-be alley and two small parcels of land near the Robinson’s down...

City, Red Cross to provide warming shelter

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville and the Red Cross will make Kleeman Recreation Center, 166 Cunningham Lane, available as an overnight warming shelter starting at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Kleeman is in the heart of North Clarksville...

CDE keeps pushing to restore power

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  CDE Lightband reports at 8 a.m. Thursday that 1,174 customers remain without power. 

Crews are focusing on these areas: 

• Bel-Aire (East and West), Dave Drive, Gino Drive, Virginia Terrace, Yorktown ...

Take Back Day nets 132 pounds of drugs

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Local law enforcement, first responders and community organizations joined with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Saturday to collect 132 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted drugs on National Pre...

Several roads remain closed by storm debris

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Street Department crews are working diligently to clean up storm debris and make repairs to signals to ensure the City’s streets and roads are safe to travel in the wake of Saturday&a...

CDE reduces outages to below 2,800

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – CDE Lightband reported at 9 a.m. Wednesday it has just under 2,800 customers remaining without power. Crews are focusing on these roads and neighborhoods:

• Shiloh Road, Paddy Run Road, Howell Drive, Nashboro Road, Saratoga Dri...

CDE reports steady progress restoring power

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  CDE Lightband continues to make progress in restoring power to Clarksville customers, reporting at 1 p.m. Monday that about 5,800 homes and businesses remained without power after a severe storm Saturday afternoon ...

Crews work to restore power, clear streets

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Crews from the CDE Lightband and the Clarksville Street Department remained busy Sunday restoring power and clearing streets of trees and other debris strewn by a powerful storm that hit the area Saturday afternoon.

“Our depa...

City’s Halloween advice: ‘Be safe, have fun’

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville does not designate a time or rules for traditional Halloween trick or treating, except that the City’s regular curfew law for minors remains in effect. 

“During a...

Wayfinding project gets underway

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Some old signs are coming down and new signs are going up across Clarksville and Montgomery County as part of a local wayfinding signage update designed to help residents and visitors find local attractions and poi...

Saturday, Oct. 23 is Drug Take Back Day

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Local law enforcement and organizations are joining with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to urge local residents to rid their homes of dangerous expired, unused and unwanted drugs on Nati...

CGW invites community to water plant

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water will join utilities and organizations across the country on Oct. 23 for the fifth annual  “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign, a...

Veterans Day Parade will be downtown on Nov. 9

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will be Saturday, Nov. 9, with pre-parade ceremonies at 9 a.m. in front of the historic courthouse on Third Street in downtown Clarksville. 

The keynote ...

Room In The Inn seeks help from churches

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  With colder weather approaching, have you ever thought about where the homeless sleep during the winter months? 

Do you know where they get a hot meal? 

Your church could be the an...

Residents urged to ‘Park Smart,’ shop safely

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  As the holiday shopping season approaches, Mayor Joe Pitts and Clarksville Police are calling on residents to take steps to prevent vehicle break-ins and home burglaries.

“We review our crime statistics we...

City Street Department offers free pickup of yard debris

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  As a service to City residents, the Clarksville Street Department will offer free pickup of yard debris and tree limbs.

The temporary service period will begin Oct. 15 and continue through Dec. 2.  Yard deb...

Highway 41A construction underway

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Street Department announced today that portions of U.S. Highway 41A, north of the Red River Bridge, are under construction in preparation for paving later this month.. Citizens are urged to use caut...

City renames park to honor Sidney Brown

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City officials will conduct a ceremony at noon Saturday to officially rename Birchwood Park in honor of U.S. Army veteran and community leader Sidney R. Brown.

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Brown, 85, ...

City schedules Fair Housing Workshop

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville’s Office of Housing & Community Development will host a Fair Housing Workshop from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Large Meeting Room, 350 Pageant Lane,...

Clarksville Transit adding buses, vans to fleet

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Transit System is growing its fleet, recently adding four new paratransit vans and three heavy-duty buses. 

CTS was awarded a competitive grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation...

Trees to be planted Sunday on Franklin Street

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Workers from City Parks & Recreation and the Street Department will gather at 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 to begin planting 15 new trees and adding 10 new planters along the 100 block of Franklin St...

Information to flow at suicide prevention event

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  A large and diverse group of veterans-support organizations and veterans-oriented businesses will participate in a local suicide prevention summit next week.

#BeThere Clarksville,  A Life-Saving Su...

Transportation plan available for review

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Urbanized Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will begin a 30-day review and comment period on the Draft FY2020-23 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and corresponding draft Conformity Determi...

Summit will feature ‘lived-experience’ panel

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  A local suicide prevention summit will feature a “lived-experience” panel discussion led by two people whose lives have been touched by suicide.

Bryan Flanery, an Army Veteran who was injured in combat in Afghanistan...

Garrett backs cap on insulin costs

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – City Councilman Richard Garrett,  whose 10-year-old son, Trevon, was diagnosed with diabetes and requires daily insulin injections, is inviting citizens to sign an online petition supporting measur...

Hot, dry weather increases fire hazards

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Amid ongoing hot and dry weather, Mayor Joe Pitts is urging Clarksville residents to use caution with outdoor fires and to comply with the City’s open burning ordinance.

The National Weather Service forecast says hot...

Summit to feature mental health experts

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  An impressive lineup of speakers with deep experience in health care delivery to service members and veterans will gather in Clarksville next month for a community-focused suicide prevention summi...

Gold Star Memorial to be dedicated Saturday

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Gold Star families, military veterans and community members are invited to the dedication of a Gold Star Memorial at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Plaza, 305 Pageant Lane.

Commissioner Courtney Rogers of the Tennessee Depar...

Clarksville earns ‘Best Place to Live’ rating

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville has achieved the high honor of being named the Best Place to Live in America by Money magazine.

The Sept. 16 online edition of the magazine’s 100 Best Places feature leads with the headline: “No. 1. Clark...

City Building & Codes to be closed Tuesday

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Building & Codes offices will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 17 for a day of training.

Inspectors and Codes Enforcement Officers will attend the day-long training session at the William O. Beach Civic H...

CPD creates Community Relations Unit

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  – In an effort to keep pace with changes in the way law enforcement does business, the Clarksville Police Department has created a Community Relations Unit.  The face of law enforcement is evolving and the n...

Mayors proclaim Imagination Library Month

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  --  Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett and City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts have issued a joint proclamation designating September as Montgomery County Imagination Library Month.

Imagination Library provides free b...

CTS adds bus shelters, map of stops

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Transit System continues to drive forward in its efforts to update or replace bus shelters throughout Clarksville. 

“We understand the need for updating or replacing current shelte...

Suicide prevention summit coming Oct. 3

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Community members and care givers from all walks of life -- especially service members, veterans and their families -- are invited to a suicide prevention summit from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Wilma Rudolph...

Council approves Legislative Agenda

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – From seeking a Military Affairs Commission to calling for progress on a truckload of important road projects, City Council members are ready to present their list of legislative priorities to lawmakers who represent Clarksvi...

School zone coming to MLK Parkway

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Street Department crews are completing the installation of signs and hardware to establish a new 20 mph school zone on MLK Parkway/State Route 76 between Red Coat Run and Bellshire Drive in front of Clarksville C...

City to build pedestrian bridge over Red River

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Persistence has paid off for the City of Clarksville in its quest to complete a 10-mile hiking and biking trail linking the City’s downtown riverfront with Northeast Clarksville.

The Tennessee Department o...

Habitat presents ‘Home’ poster to city

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County has presented Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts with a framed custom-designed print celebrating Clarksville and the Habitat mission of partnering with local families to build affordable ho...

Man, 73, celebrates birthday with new house

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Marion Watkins Jr. had a 73rd birthday party to remember on Tuesday. 

Along with cake and balloons, Mayor Joe Pitts and the Clarksville’s Office of Housing & Community Development presented Watkins with...

City overhauls downtown parking program

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  First-hour free parking in Downtown Clarksville will end on Oct. 1.

The Parking Commission voted in July to set new parking rates for the 196 metered spaces in the City’s core. Beginning Oct. 1, the first ...

Clarksville Dispatch earns training certification

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Police and Fire Dispatch has reached an important training milestone, becoming the only dispatch agency in Tennessee to achieve Association of Public Safety Communications Officials certification.

Agenci...

City’s financial report earns highest award

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Finance & Revenue Department has earned the highest possible recognition for excellence in preparing the City’s annual financial report.

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in...

Association honors City Judge Charles Smith

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Clarksville City Judge Charles W. Smith was recently honored for the role he played as an officer and founding member of the Tennessee Municipal Judges’ Association, the precursor to the Tennessee Municipal Judges&rsquo...

Organizations offer free Narcan training

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Montgomery County Health Council and the Allies For Substance Abuse Prevention of Montgomery County have partnered with the Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists to provide two free Narcan trainings next week. Narcan, the bran...

Citizens invited to community meeting

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Ward 6 City Councilwoman Wanda Smith will host a community conference to give citizens an opportunity to meet and interact with Mayor Joe Pitts and several City Department Directors.

The event will ...

Clarksville-Montgomery County ranks second in state for tourism growth

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Montgomery County saw the second-highest growth rate in tourism spending of all 95 Tennessee counties during 2018, with direct travel spending increasing to a record high of $244.7 million, a jump of 9.12% over 201...

Clarksville Regional Airport achieves Green Certification

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  -- Clarksville Regional Airport was welcomed Aug. 1 as the 122nd organization to complete requirements and join the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program. 

Airport Manager John Patterson told Green ...

Riggins named GM at Gas & Water

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mark Riggins, a 23-year veteran of the City workforce, has been named General Manager of the Clarksville Gas & Water Department after serving as acting GM for the past four months.  

Mayor Joe ...

Leaders want more entrepreneurship

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts, Ward 2 City Councilman Vondell Richmond and an assortment of local leaders want to jumpstart the community’s focus on entrepreneurship and small business development.

Pit...

New fire chief takes oath of office

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Freddie D. Montgomery Jr. was sworn in Thursday as Clarksville’s 17th Fire Chief in a ceremony at Freedom Point attended by his family, friends, firefighting colleagues and City officials.

“I solemnly swea...

CDE Lightband honored for community service

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  – CDE Lightband was presented the Community Service Award by the Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association during its annual conference in Nashville. This honor is awarded to recognize the commitment CDE Lightba...

Mayor calls on citizens to help fight crime

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts is calling on citizens to help police prevent and solve homicides and other violent crimes in Clarksville.

“We have already seen 10 homicides so far in 2019,” Mayor Pitts said. “While the Clarksville ...

Clarksville earns AARP Challenge grant

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville has been awarded a $2,500 AARP Community Challenge Grant for a wayfinding signage project to increase and promote pedestrian activity Downtown.

The project, designed by Clarksville Parks &...

Step Challenge inspires healthy competition

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  After two months of taking the stairs, parking on the far side of the parking lot and counting every step taken, City of Clarksville employees logged 50,867,057 steps, as part of a step challenge issued earlier in ...

New plan emerges for Franklin Street trees

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City officials have revised the plan for replacing trees and landscape elements along Franklin Street in Downtown Clarksville, Mayor Joe Pitts announced Wednesday.

Essentially, the new plan calls f...

Maintenance crew improves its workspace

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The people who maintain grounds and facilities for the Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department are finally getting a major facilities upgrade of their own.

For years, Grounds & Facilities Maintenance worke...

Lampkin helps lead national, state groups

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Keith Lampkin, director of the Clarksville Office of Housing & Community Development, was elected treasurer of the National Community Development Association’s executive committee at...

Old Glory flies along City’s roadways

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Just in time for Independence Day, motorists in Clarksville will notice a patriotic display of Old Glory adorning City Hall and several of the City’s major thoroughfares.

Over the past two weeks, ...

Clarksville Transit System offers free rides

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  In celebration of Independence Day, Clarksville Transit System is offering free rides all day on Wednesday, July 3. 

CTS wants to provide passengers an opportunity to get their Independence Day shopping don...

City offices to close for Independence Day

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville offices will close Thursday, July 4 to observe Independence Day.

City Public Safety departments will be on duty as usual and all essential City services will continue.

Clarksville Transit System w...

Old chapel collapses, prompting daylong search

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The dilapidated Wesley Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church near downtown, which was scheduled for demolition to make way for new affordable housing, saw a burst of activity Thursday that unexpectedly sped u...

Agencies offer help with food after power outages

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Several local food relief agencies are stepping up to help people who lost food supplies during the weekend’s power outages.

The City of Clarksville Office of Housing and Community Develo...

City Street Department offers free pickup of yard debris

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  As a service to City residents, the Clarksville Street Department will offer free pickup of yard debris and tree limbs following the weekend’s line of severe thunderstorms.

The temporary service period wil...

Smith named Interim Director at Building & Codes

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  David Smith, project manager for Clarksville Municipal Properties, has been named Interim Director at the Clarksville Building & Codes Department, Mayor Joe Pitts announced.

In April, Mike Baker, Building & C...

Nelson named Interim Director at CTS

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Paul Nelson, transportation manager of the Clarksville Transit System, will become Interim Director of the system effective July 1, Mayor Joe Pitts announced.

In March, Arthur Bing Sr., CTS Director since 2014, announced he w...

Clarksville water system earns perfect score

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville’s water system has earned a perfect score on its sanitary survey evaluation by the State of Tennessee.

The survey, conducted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation...

Mayor announces his choice for Fire Chief

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  After a nationwide search and consideration of a large field of candidates, Mayor Joe Pitts has chosen Hopkinsville Fire Chief Freddie Montgomery to lead Clarksville Fire Rescue.

“Our search was broad and wi...

Clarksville designated a ‘Purple Heart City’

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts issued a proclamation Thursday designating Clarksville as a “Purple Heart City” and encouraging gratitude for local service members and veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart.

The proclamatio...

Gary Norris chosen to fill Ward 11 Council seat

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Gary Norris, a long-time resident of Clarksville who has served in several community leadership positions, was elected Thursday to fill the vacant Ward 11 seat on the City Council.

The Council selected Norris from a field of ...

CTS participates in BELL Academy

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  For the third year in a row, the Clarksville Transit System participated in the NFB BELL Academy, a National Federation of the Blind program that helps blind and low-vision children to be more confident and indepen...

Committee begins work on legislative agenda

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  A City Council ad-hoc committee wants to hear from citizens about issues and priorities the City and County should recommend to local members of the Tennessee General Assembly.

Ward 12 Councilman Jeff Burkhart chair...

Council updates code regulating peddlers

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City Council gave final approval June 6 to an ordinance that increases peddlers permit fees and updates provisions relative to peddlers that had been in the City Code since 1963.

The old code h...

Homicides prompt call to ‘support one another’

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Joe Pitts offered a solemn address to the citizens of Clarksville on Thursday in the wake of a double homicide Wednesday night in the parking lot of a local restaurant in the City’s busiest commercia...

City leads way in suicide prevention training

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville has become the first city in Tennessee to provide suicide prevention training to its entire workforce, according to its training partner, the Tennessee Suicide Prevention N...

Whitfield Road project moving forward

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Community reaction to conceptual plans for improving Whitfield Road have been mostly positive, the Clarksville Street Department reports.

In response, Mayor Joe Pitts has asked the City Council to approve funding in...

City offices, CTS to close for Memorial Day

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  City of Clarksville offices will close Monday, May 27 to observe Memorial Day.

City Public Safety departments will be on duty as usual and all essential City services will continue.Clarksville Transit System will be...

Mayor presents $523 million FY 2020 budget

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts presented his Fiscal Year 2020 financial plan for the City of Clarksville today in a formal speech to citizens and the City Council.

In presenting his first budget since taking office in January, May...

Mayors proclaim Safe Boating Week

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, have proclaimed May 18-24 as Safe Boating Week. 

As the busy summer season of on-the-water activities begins with the Memorial Day Weekend,...

Mayor Pitts to present 2020 budget

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Joe Pitts will present his 2020 financial plan for the City of Clarksville at 11 a.m Thursday, May 23 in the City Council Chambers, 106 Public Square. 

In presenting his first budget since tak...

Mayors form Interstate Exit Task Force

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett and Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts have jointly created a task force to formulate a plan to beautify the Interstate 24 exits that serve Clarksville-Montgomery Coun...

CTS to offer free summer rides for youth

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Transit System and the City of Clarksville are offering free summer transportation to young people to help them engage in summer jobs and enrichment programs.

CTS will offer the Summer Youth Free Ride Pr...

County, City join AARP Age-Friendly Network

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Tennessee AARP and local officials announced Monday that Montgomery County and the City of Clarksville have joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, which is part of the AARP Livable Communit...

Residents urged to take transit system survey

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Transit System is studying ways to improve bus service and increase ridership and invites area residents to complete a brief online survey.

Overall, CTS is collecting the data to gain a ...

City Clerk gives official notice of City Council vacancy

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL VACANCY

In accordance with the Official Charter, Article II, Section 7, and the Official Code of the City of Clarksville, Tennessee, Section 1-210 , notice is hereby given that the City of Clarksville is accepting applications for re...

Powers resigns City Council seat

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Bill Powers, who was elected District 22 State Senator on April 23 and sworn in two days later, has resigned his Ward 11 City Council seat.

“I am informing the City of my intentions to resign effective noo...

Citizens urged to battle plastic bag litter

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Montgomery County and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program are asking local residents to join the fight to reduce plastic bag litter.

It’s a big problem. Every second 160,000 plast...

Mayor’s Youth Council conducts book drive

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Mayor’s Youth Council conducted a book drive as a community service project, collecting 1,012 books to donate to Clarksville-Montgomery County elementary schools.

Members of the Youth Council began dri...

Mike Baker to retire from Building & Codes

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mike Baker, Director of Clarksville Building & Codes, will retire June 30 after more than 20 years with the department, the past seven years as director.

Baker began with Building & Codes in 1999 as ...

A Letter and Report from Mayor Pitts: Our First 100 Days

A LETTER TO THE CITY STAFF: MAYOR JOE PITTS

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Dear City Staff,

We recently completed the first one hundred days of our administration, and I want to say upfront that I am overwhelmed with the response you have given us and with the ded...

Transit Center to close for renovations

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Transit System will close its downtown Transit Center on Legion Street for several months starting Monday, April 22 for a renovation project.

Buses will pickup and drop off riders on Le...

Transit System considering downtown shuttle

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The Clarksville Transit System is reaching out to the citizens of Clarksville to determine the need and interest for a downtown circulator shuttle.

The intent of the survey it to help CTS better understand how a new...

Mayors honor dispatchers with proclamation

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett have proclaimed April 14-20 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Clarksville-Montgomery County to honor of the men and women of the...

Riggins named acting GM at Gas & Water

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mark Riggins, a 23-year veteran of the City workforce, has been named acting General Manager of the Clarksville Gas & Water Department.  

“I have tasked Mark with leading the department for a ...

Mayor Pitts outlines 2020 budget process

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts has announced the process he and the City Council will use to prepare and approve the City’s 2020 budget.

Mayor Pitts has begun building the budget he will present in May by meeting regular...

City rolls out a fresh new website

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  The City of Clarksville launched a fresh, easy-to-navigate and more powerful website Monday morning that will enhance the City’s ability to engage and serve its citizens.

“The new websit...

Pat Hickey resigns at Clarksville Gas & Water

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Pat Hickey, general manager of Clarksville Gas & Water, resigned Thursday after 12 years in the position.

“I want to thank Pat for his long service at Gas & Water and I wish him w...

Team SLIC attends suicide-prevention academy

WASHINGTON  – Leaders from Clarksville and Middle Tennessee gathered in the nation’s capital last week to continue working on a public health strategy to prevent suicide among soldiers, veterans and their families.

The Mayors Challenge Policy Acad...

Emergency team delivers baby at hotel

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Clarksville Fire Rescue and Montgomery County EMS first responders assisted in the emergency birth of a child in a hotel room on Kraft Street. 

The call came at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, March 1...

‘CMC Counts’ kicks off 2020 Census efforts

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Joe Pitts, Mayor of the City of Clarksville, and Jim Durrett, Mayor of Montgomery County, Tennessee, proclaimed April 1, 2019, as Census 2020 Kickoff Day and introduced members of CMC Counts, the local Census Compl...

City works to process business licenses

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Mayor Joe Pitts is alerting Clarksville business owners to a potential delay in processing business license renewals.

Computer problems at the Tennessee Department of Revenue caused a data log jam and clerks in the ...

City’s mosquito control efforts begin April 1

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Spring is here, and that  means mosquitos soon will be here, too.

Mosquitos are annoying, and they can interfere with outdoor work and spoil our leisure time. More seriously, some mosquitoes are ca...

50 Plus Games return May 13-18

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Adults 50 and up can register now through May 6 for Clarksville Parks & Recreation’s 50 Plus Games. The mission of the 50 Plus Games is to encourage participants to maintain an active lifestyle and continue par...

CPD offers student traffic awareness classes

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Police Department is offering a free four-hour Student Traffic Awareness class for teens ages 15 to 19.

 Class will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at Grace Nazarene Church, 3135 Trenton ...

City, County to present joint legislative agenda

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Joe Pitts has formed an ad-hoc committee of City Council members to work on a joint City-County legislative agenda to present to state lawmakers who represent Clarksville and Montgomery County.

 Ward 12 Council...

Senior Center celebrates Green Certification

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Ajax Turner Senior Center celebrated becoming Clarksville-Montgomery County’s newest Green Certified organization with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and City Council mem...

Hearing set on community development goals

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The City of Clarksville will conduct a hearing to receive public comments on how it plans to use resources provided by the federal Department of Housing & Urban Development. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday,...

Local work continues on suicide prevention

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A passionate group of leaders gathered in Clarksville last week to continue building a local strategy to prevent suicide among soldiers, veterans and their families. The group got started last year in response to a ...

Fort Defiance announces this month’s events

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A community favorite, Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center, 120 Duncan Street, offers a variety of events. Festivities are diverse and offer something for visitors of all ages looking to have a great time at ...

Youth Job Fair scheduled for Spring Break

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayors Joe Pitts and Jim Durrett invite teens, young adults and local employers to participate in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Youth Job Fair, which is part of the Mayors’ Summer Employment Initiative.&nbs...

Citizens can view Whitfield Road concepts

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Joe Pitts and the Clarksville Street Department will host a neighborhood meeting next month on plans to improve Whitfield Road near the 101st Airborne Parkway, Needmore Road and Glen Ellen Elementary School. T...

New Providence Pool to reopen Mar. 9

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The City of Clarksville’s New Providence Pool is expected to reopen Saturday, Mar. 9. The facility was temporarily closed to repair a break in the main circulation pipe.

 Classes and activities that were po...

Clarksville Parks & Recreation to host Wettest Egg Hunt event

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Parks & Recreation will host its annual Wettest Egg Hunt event beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, at New Providence Pool, located at 168 Cunningham Lane. Participants are able to search for ...

Pipe collapse closes Canterbury Road

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Street Department has closed a section of Canterbury Road from Dogwood Lane to Sherwood Drive to replace a large drainage pipe.

 The drainage pipe collapsed under the road in the Beachave Subdivision ...

City ball leagues open for registration

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Is your child interested in playing baseball or softball this spring? The City of Clarksville’s Parks & Recreation Department is proud to offer co-ed youth baseball and softball leagues for boys and girls ages ...

Opioid Task Force to merge with ASAP

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Mayor’s Opioid Task Force, a group formed last year to to help the City of Clarksville develop a coordinated local response to the opioid crisis, will merge into a larger countywide group, Allies For Substance ...

Five homes to be rebuilt or renovated

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville’s prosperity will be extended to five more moderate- or low-income households, thanks to major projects by the city’s Office of Community & Economic Development. The office announ...

City begins search for new Fire Chief

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Joe Pitts has outlined the process the City will use to recruit a successor to Clarksville Fire Rescue Chief Michael Roberts, who announced in January that he will retire July 31 after 20 years in the position.

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Police seek input on body-worn cameras

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Police are inviting citizens to take part in a new community survey about the department’s implementation of police officer body-worn cameras.

 The survey can be completed online at from March 1...

Downtown Market wins four awards

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Downtown Market received national recognition at two conferences this past week.

 As part of the Pick TN Conference in Franklin, Tenn., on Feb. 21-23, the Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets awar...

Transit System adds four new bus shelters

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Transit System recently placed four new bus shelters.

“I’ve heard passengers request more bus shelters,” said Arthur Bing Sr., City of Clarksville transportation director...

New Providence Pool closed temporarily

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Because of a break in the main circulation pipe, the City of Clarksville’s New Providence Pool is closed until further notice.

 The main circulation pipe, which feeds water from the pool back through the fi...

City Departments brace for flooding, high winds

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –  Several Clarksville roads and park areas remained closed Saturday because of rising water, and the City Parks & Recreation Department, Street Department and Clarksville Police continued to monitor parks, roads ...

City to crack down at Transfer Center

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – City Security Officers will begin cracking down on unruly juveniles who are causing problems at the downtown Transfer Center on Legion Street.

 The juveniles are gathering at the Transfer Center, and staff members ha...