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1 day ago | clarksvillenow.com | Wesley Irvin

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Writers Conference marked its 20th year with a three-day event held at the Austin Peay State University Art + Design Building, with a banquet in the Franklin Room at F&M Bank. The theme for this year was “20 Years: Growing a Garden of Words.”Writers and readers from around the region came together to attend workshops, learn from guest speakers, and mingle.

2 days ago | clarksvillenow.com | Jordan Renfro

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – In the wake of two new hospital announcements in Montgomery County in recent weeks, Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville has now announced a plan to change the location for a planned satellite hospital from north Clarksville to a spot next to its current ER in Sango. Tennova’s plan, announced in 2021, had been for a 12-inpatient bed satellite hospital with a 14-bay ER to be built on Trenton Road near 101st Airborne Division Parkway.

3 days ago | clarksvillenow.com | Chris Smith

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A “young teenage suspect” has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old in the parking lot outside the Montgomery County Fair on May 31. Detectives with the Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Homicide Unit took the juvenile into custody Tuesday afternoon, and the juvenile has been formally charged with homicide, CPD spokesman Scott Beaubien said.

3 days ago | clarksvillenow.com | Chris Smith

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Several shots were fired Tuesday night behind the Walmart on Fort Campbell Boulevard, but no injuries have been reported. Clarksville Police responded to multiple 911 calls at approximately 7:13 p.m., reporting a shooting behind Walmart at 1680 Fort Campbell Blvd., according to CPD spokesman Scott Beaubien. The incident took place near Quinn Lane and Glenkirk Drive.

3 days ago | clarksvillenow.com | Chris Smith

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Billy Dunlop Park is closed to the public June 2-6 for a Scouting event, according to the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department. Scouts are taking part in weeklong activities, and until their event is over, the park is closed, along with access to the creek. Because Billy Dunlop Park is the exit point for the Clarksville Blueway, the Blueway is also closed June 2-6 at its entrance point – Robert Clark Park.