Clarksville TN

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City of Clarksville’s Neighborhood and Community Services Department is planning a public meeting to provide information and receive community feedback on a proposed property acquisition at 1485 Golf Club Lane to create a community services facility. The city is considering the acquisition...

HOPKINSVILLE, Ken. (WSMV) - Kentucky’s Lake Morris is going to start closing early after police say they’ve received too many complaints about the area not being used properly. “Effective Immediately: Lake Morris will now close daily at 7pm due to the high number of complaints regarding the misuse...

HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A Pembroke man was arrested Monday morning after threatening his workplace and several other acts of violence on social media. 29-year-old Jonathan Risner was taken into custody by Hopkinsville Police on May 4 just before noon in reference to threats made on Facebook. In an arrest report, HPD said he intentionally threatened to commit an act of...

A family is grieving the devastating loss of 22-year-old Samarah Smith, a young mother whose life was cut short after she attempted to leave what loved ones describe as an abusive relationship. The tragedy brings to the fore the urgent need for stronger action against domestic violence and survivor safety.

There was an ever growing law enforcement presence at the Westside Shell gas station last Tuesday, April 21. The Standard was able to take some pictures. According to an April 24 email to the Standard from the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Coordinator, Paulette Redman, she said, “Nine year old K9 Harry is showing no signs of slowing down. On Tuesday, April 21...

The Standard received an email April 10 about Stewart County Deputy Justin Bolden. The story and email was from a Josh Bean, who wrote the story for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). The headline read, “Justin Bolden’s 2016 Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Recognition helped turn Struggle into Success.” The Standard spoke to Bolden and he said when he came to APSU, he worked...

STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Stewart County middle school was placed on a temporary “soft lockdown” on Monday as a precaution while law enforcement responded to a situation nearby, school officials said. Stewart County Schools said the lockdown at Stewart County Middle School was implemented in...

A Clarksville clinic has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations of excessively billing TRICARE. Pitts Therapies, LLC, doing business as Cornerstone Pediatric Therapies, has settled with the United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee, after using certain billing codes for TRICARE in excess. TRICARE, administered by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), provides integrated, affordable, quality healthcare services to more than 9.6 million...

A Clarksville woman was charged with DUI with children in the vehicle on Segler Drive in Oak Grove on Saturday night. Oak Grove Police say they stopped a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Cierra Simpson due to her taillight not working and could smell the faint odor of burnt marijuana. Two...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A semi truck hit power lines in Clarksville on Monday evening, closing the adjacent roadway and causing power outages. Clarksville Police told WSMV4 shortly after 6:45 p.m. that officers were on the scene of the crash on Kraft Street. All lanes of the road were closed from Frosty Morn Drive to College Street — about half a mile.