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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – This Friday, August 19, beginning at 6:15 p.m., join us at a For the Peayple Gathering and hear remarks from APSU President Licari, APSU athletics, and Mayor Durrett! The APSU cheer and dance team and the Governors Own Marching Band will also be present to motivate the crowd and lead the APSU Fight Song! Following APSU’s For the Peayple Gathering, Downtown @ Sundown will feature The Eagles Project! Starting at 7 p.m., The Eagles Project will take you back to the ’70s with top songs like Hotel California, Take It Easy, and Desperado. From incredible musicianship to flawless vocals, The Eagles Project has no competition!

Local food trucks will also be set up before and during the shows. Burgasm, Firelime Offshore Grill, Heather’s Homemade Icecream, Johnny & June’s Italian Ice, and TN Kettle Corn are all expected to be on site. Tater Headz will also be open at the walk-up eatery on Legion Street and Third Street. Beer and other beverages will be for sale, with all proceeds benefiting our featured non-profit, United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region.

Main Street will be blocked off between Second Street and Third Street at 4:30 p.m. to make room for the food trucks. Downtown @ Sundown Concerts are free and open to the public and take place the first and third Fridays of each month through October. Chairs and blankets are welcome; however, pets, coolers, smoking/vaping, or outside alcohol will not be allowed on site.

Downtown @ Sundown is title sponsored by TriStar Beverage and Shelby’s Trio and sponsored in part by Waste Connections of Clarksville. 

To stay up to date with events happening at the Downtown Commons, visit our Facebook page at Downtown Commons and our Instagram page @downtowncommonstn.

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August 15, 2022

Last Call to the Community for 2023 Legislative Items

Montgomery County, TN — The Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee is in the process of developing the 2023 Legislative Agenda for lawmakers in Nashville. This agenda includes suggestions specific to issues in Montgomery County and the state that citizens would like to have addressed. 

Montgomery County is asking residents to submit legislative items for consideration to gather as much input as possible. This is the final request for legislative items to the Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee.

Please submit items to Michelle Newell via email at [email protected] or by mail to 1 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040, by Thursday, August 25. The Committee will review the suggested topics and formulate the agenda that will be presented to our local state delegation in October 2022.

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The Civitan Park Playground between the Rotary Field of Dreams and the Lacrosse Complex will close from August 15 through August 26, 2022, for repairs and renovations. 

Great Southern Recreation will be on location for two weeks, replacing a recalled piece of play equipment and repairing safety surfacing across the ADA-inclusive playground. No public access will be available at the playground until the project is complete. The playground is part of the Civitan Park expansion that opened in September 2019.

“We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to welcoming people back to the playground by the end of the month,” said Director of Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Sally Burchett. 

Additionally, a slide at the front of Civitan Park and a slide at Richellen Park are not accessible due to compromised parts on the slides. According to the manufacturer, it will be three to four months before the parts are in stock and installed due to supply chain issues. 

For more information about Montgomery County Parks, visit https://mcgtn.org/parks. 

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Students learn field biology basics at Rotary Park

Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Parks and Recreation wrapped up the last of seven complete week-long summer camps on July 29 at Rotary Park. This year, County Parks held camps for 95 total students at capacity for each week. The first six sessions were for campers from eight to 11-year-olds, and the seventh session was for campers in the 12 to 14-year-old age range.

Certified Teacher and Natural Resource and Programming Manager Katherine Netti led the camp. Before joining Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, Netti was a high school art teacher in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. She planned lessons with a dynamic, hands-on curriculum to build an experience called, A Day in the Life of a Field Biologist. 

“Each day of the week, we had a different specie focus; plants, rocks, animals, insects, and fish. We started the day by writing the definition of our daily scientist and then went out into the field or on a hike to collect samples. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the children. I think they had a great time while learning about the environment,” said Netti.

The campers worked with tools like field guides, magnifying glasses, binoculars, and digital microscopes, to help identify and record their found specimens. Campers maintained a nature journal to log locations, findings, and other notes. They cracked open geodes in the creek, saw a Barred Owl on a bird-watching hike, and claimed to catch the largest Stag Beetle they had ever seen. Netti hopes the camps will foster conservation ideas, curiosity, and a lifelong respect for wildlife.

“In 2021, post-COVID-19, we were able to host two camps. To go from two to seven camps is a dream for us. We look forward to making even more of an impact in the future. Kids love summer for many different reasons, and we want those reasons to include a healthy appreciation for the outdoors,” said Director of Parks and Recreation Sally Burchett.

“When we built the Wade Bourne Nature Center, these are the types of activities that we envisioned to honor Wade and his lifelong passion for conservation,” said Montgomery County Mayor Durrett.

If you are interested in registering your child(s) for Rotary Park Nature Camp 2023, email Katherine Netti @[email protected]

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn​. – This Friday, August 5, Downtown @ Sundown will feature Hot Lanta, a local Allman Brothers tribute band that is excited to take you back to the back to the 1970s. With popular songs like ‘Ramblin Man’ and ‘Midnight Rider,’ the crowd is sure to have a good time!

Local food trucks will also be set up before and during the shows. Burgasm, Kadi’s Tacos and More, Heather’s Homemade Ice Cream, Johnny & June’s Italian Ice and TN Kettle Corn are all expected to be on site. Tater Headz will also be open at the walk-up eatery on Legion Street and Third Street. Beer and other beverages will be for sale, with all proceeds benefiting our featured non-profit, United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region.

Main Street will be blocked off between Second Street and Third Street beginning at 4:30 p.m. to make room for the food trucks. Downtown @ Sundown Concerts are free and open to the public and take place the first and third Fridays of each month through October. Chairs and blankets are welcome; however, pets, coolers, smoking/vaping or outside alcohol will not be allowed on site.

Downtown @ Sundown is title sponsored by TriStar Beverage and Shelby’s Trio and sponsored in part by Waste Connections of Clarksville. 

To stay up to date with events happening at the Downtown Commons, visit our Facebook page at Downtown Commons and our Instagram page @downtowncommonstn.

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