CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Creating a full two weeks of closures, Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools will remain closed Thursday and Friday due to remaining ice from the winter storm.
School-based employees will not report on these days, as they are inclement weather stockpile days, but district offices will be open, said CMCSS spokesman Anthony Johnson in a press release.
“Although the rain yesterday was lighter than forecast, when mixed with 40-degree temperatures, crews were able to more easily break through the thick ice,” Johnson said. “As crews continued working last night and early this morning, the sub-freezing temperatures refroze the ice, slowing progress. You may have experienced this refreezing at your own home yesterday. While uncleared spots had more traction yesterday, the overnight freezing temperatures refroze the spaces, leaving slick, hazardous ice.”…