![]() The Old Time Fiddlers’ Championship is held in March. The Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum contains art and history exhibits. Historic Collinsville is a restored 19th-century settlement. Grant won the first major Union victory (February 1862) of the American Civil War Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, which extends into Kentucky between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, is just northwest of Dover. Near the town of Dover, about 30 miles (50 km) west, is Fort Donelson National Battlefield, the site on which forces under General Ulysses S. Dunbar Cave State Natural Area, immediately northeast, has cave tours and a small museum. Fort Campbell, a military reservation headquartered in Kentucky, lies adjacent to the city on the west. Clarksville is the seat of Austin Peay State University (1927). Printing and the manufacture of heating and air conditioning units are also major contributors to the economy. Tobacco growing and the processing and marketing of the local dark-fired variety are important activities. The city developed in the 19th century as a river depot for tobacco. Valentine Sevier, brother of Tennessee’s first governor, lost several family members to such attacks the stone block house he built in 1792 still stands. The settlement was a frequent target of attack by local Native American bands. Founded in 1784 by Colonel John Montgomery, a settler from North Carolina, it was named for General George Rogers Clark, the American Revolutionary War soldier and frontiersman. It lies near the Kentucky state line, at the confluence of the Cumberland and Red rivers, about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Nashville. Sign up for our daily email newsletter to make sure you never miss a story.Clarksville, city, seat (1796) of Montgomery county, northern Tennessee, U.S. School Board separates teacher pay from director’s pay, sends it back to commission: In a meeting marked by confusion and frustration, the board voted to separate a popular pay bump for teachers from what has become a controversial increase in the director’s salary. For some reason, the dog ended up in Ohio. Veteran in Clarksville reunites with lost dog in Cleveland after 4 years apart: Sam had gone missing four years earlier when the family was living in Georgia. G’s Pancake House becomes new home of Legends Smokehouse & Grill: The Legends trailer will remain in action, and the owners hope to park the truck out front and serve barbecue from the parking lot during renovations. 7, 2019, was fired during a CPD investigation. READ MOREįormer Northeast High nurse under federal investigation on child exploitation charges: The former nurse, who was employed at the school from Aug. ![]() READ MOREīody pulled from Cumberland River ID’d as man who went missing: Barge crews reported seeing a body in the river near the Smith Branch Boat Ramp. ![]() Gas & Water utility rate increase considered by City Council: Customers may soon see higher utility bills, under a proposed rate increase needed to pay for the city’s second water treatment plant and other key projects. ![]() Girl Scouts and volunteers build boardwalk inside Dunbar Cave: The platform is needed to protect archeological deposits in the floor beneath the prehistoric artwork inside the cave. READ MOREĬarjacking suspect arrested, stolen Camaro recovered: The carjacker apparently started in the county on Hinton Road, then got a second car from an 18-year-old leaving work at Wendy’s. READ MOREįort Campbell soldier saves man from drowning in Cumberland River: The corporal was sitting in his car near the boat dock when he saw what appeared to be a person in the water about 90 feet out. IDB chief Frank Tate fired after secret investigation: City and county mayors both said they received complaints about the industrial recruiter, prompting an investigation, but the reason for the investigation and firing hasn’t been made public. CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week. ![]()
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