City proposes abolishing Parking Commission, moving parking enforcement under CPD

Analog parking meter in downtown Clarksville with a Parkmobile option. (Contributed)

Clarksville Chamber spotlights Giddy-Up Gala, programs driving business growth

The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner and Gala at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center on May 23, 2023. (Wesley Irvin)

Jim Henson's Creature Shop opens for tours. Here's what's inside the once-hidden puppet studio

You should be dancing, yeah. Moving to music offers all kinds of benefits as you age

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Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out

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Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'

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You should be dancing, yeah. Moving to music offers all kinds of benefits as you age

Moving to music is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Medical professionals say it doesn't matter if it's Western line dancing, ballroom steps, salsa, tap, Zumba at the gym, or with a group

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Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They're impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of. If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the environment.

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Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives

Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologized to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence.

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Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.

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Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round

Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.

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The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history

Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.

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Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999

Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's "1999." That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals.

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Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.

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FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

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What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test

Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again.

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Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

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Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

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Clarksville City Council Meeting on March 6, 2025. (Wesley Irvin)

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‘It is time that we quit eating steak on a bologna budget’: Clarksville council on budget, tax hike

After more than seven department heads addressed the Clarksville City Council on Tuesday night, members of the council shared their perspectives and concerns.

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Chris Lanier announces campaign for state House, District 67

Christopher “Chris” Lanier has announced his campaign for the Tennessee House of Representatives to serve District 67 in the Nov. 3 election.

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Police perimeter on Monroe Street on May 27, 2026. (Enrique Hernandez, Dash 10 Media)

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UPDATE: Police take man into custody after 12-hour standoff in Clarksville

Police established a perimeter and were negotiating with a man barricaded in a home in the Greenwood area of south Clarksville Wednesday morning.

Rustom Khouri addressing the Clarksville City Council on April 2, 2026. (Christian Brown)

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City explains need for 31-cent property tax increase, aims for ‘structurally sound’ budget

The Clarksville City Council held a work session Tuesday night where they explained the impact a 31-cent property tax increase would have on the average homeowner.

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UPDATE: Traffic on Interstate 24 returning to normal after 3-4 car crash near Exit 11

Interstate 24 is backed by a wreck just outside Clarksville.

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Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

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Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

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The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.

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The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history

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What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS

Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.

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