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Posted on: March 21, 2023

Horace Crow Drive lane closed for gas service line installation

Clarksville Gas and Water

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water has closed approximately 50 feet of the southbound lane on Horace Crow Drive for gas service line installation.

Motorists are asked to slow down when approaching the work zone and follow t...

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Posted on: March 17, 2023

Gas & Water observed Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water observed the national Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day today! This recognition is a time when communities such as ours give recognition to the employees who provide one of their most val...

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Posted on: February 23, 2023

$60,000 in Funding Awarded to Four Cities For Lead Reduction Projects Nationwide

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WASHINGTON DC — The Healthy Babies Bright Futures’ (HBBF) Bright Cities program is thrilled to announce their latest round of grant funding for cities across the US that proposed lead service line replacement projects. The awards, tota...

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Posted on: February 3, 2023

Gas & Water online and pay-by-phone customer payment access to be temporarily down

Clarksville Gas and Water

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Gas & Water online and pay-by-phone customer bill payment features will be down temporarily on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 4 a.m. until approximately 12 p.m. for system maintenance.

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

Water restrictions lifted for Clarksville

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water has lifted temporary voluntary water restrictions for Clarksville effective immediately. Citizens may return to normal water usage.

Early today, Gas & Water managers performed a water system ev...

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

Mandatory water restrictions downgraded to voluntary

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water completed repair work to a 30-inch water transmission line break on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and has downgraded current Stage 2 mandatory water restrictions to Stage 1 voluntary water restrictions of its...

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Posted on: January 16, 2023

UPDATE 2: Mandatory water restrictions effective immediately for Clarksville

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 2:06 p.m.

UPDATE 2: Mandatory water restrictions remain effective until further notice for Clarksville citizens due to a 30-inch water transmission line break on Ashland City Road that developed during the early morning hours on ...

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Posted on: December 20, 2022

Gas & Water shares cold weather precautions

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water shares important preventive cold weather precautions to help residents prepare for the forecast of freezing temperatures late this week and throughout the winter months. Please keep the following ...

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Posted on: November 4, 2022

Clarksville Gas & Water Alerts Public of Misleading Direct Mail Marketing Tactics

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Gas & Water is aware of recent misleading direct mail marketing tactics occurring in the Clarksville-Montgomery County area. Some citizens recently received a packaged water test kit labeled as “Cla...

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Posted on: October 3, 2022

Gas & Water celebrates Public Natural Gas Week, Oct. 2-8

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  – Clarksville Gas & Water joins natural gas systems across the nation to celebrate national Public Natural Gas Week, Oct. 2-8. This annual event is celebrated across the nation to build public awareness about the...

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Posted on: September 21, 2022

Annual fire hydrant testing underway in Clarksville

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Citywide annual fire hydrant testing is underway by Clarksville Fire Rescue personnel and will continue throughout all areas of Clarksville through late October.

Clarksville Fire Rescue performs annual flow and pressure tests...

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Posted on: August 15, 2022

North Clarksville Service Center now offers DMV services

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - Drivers can now receive DMV services, including drivers license renewal, through the North Clarksville Service Center.

The North Clarksville Service Center, located at 111 Cunningham Lane, opened in August of 2021, serving customers for G...

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Posted on: June 30, 2022

Clarksville’s annual drinking water quality report released

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ­– Clarksville Gas & Water released its annual drinking water quality report in May and again is pleased to announce Clarksville’s drinking water is safe, clean, and reliable! 

The report, also known as the “Consumer Confide...

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Posted on: October 18, 2021

City earns 3 top financial recognitions

GFOA Certificate 2021

The Government Finance Officers Association awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Clarksville Finance & Revenue Department on Oct. 14, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

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Posted on: October 21, 2021

Gas & Water joins “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign

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Clarksville Gas & Water joined the seventh annual Imagine a Day Without Water national campaign today to raise awareness about the role of water infrastructure in our lives and the importance of its investment. 

It a...

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Posted on: March 10, 2022

City recognizes 130 employees and employee of the year for honorable public service

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 Every year, since 2020, the City of Clarksville and Mayor Joe Pitts reserve a special date to thank all City employees for their dedication and commitment to public service during the Cause for Applause event.

To keep up with tradition, the City ...

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Posted on: March 3, 2023

City of Clarksville to give away Free Tree Seedlings for Arbor Day

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City of Clarksville to give away Free Tree Seedlings for Arbor Day

CLARKSVILLE, TN - Clarksville residents will be able to receive up to five free tree seedlings (per person) on March 10 at this year’s Arbor Day Celebration at Liberty Park, hoste...

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Posted on: February 9, 2023

City of Clarksville employees celebrate years of service at 2023 Pin Breakfast

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City of Clarksville employees celebrate years of service at 2023 Pin Breakfast

CLARKSVILLE, TN - The City of Clarksville celebrated employees for years of continued service yesterday at its annual Employee Pin Breakfast.

The event recognizes city employees ...

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Posted on: December 2, 2022

Downtown Parking free every Monday and Friday throughout December

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Downtown Parking free every Monday and Friday throughout December

CLARKSVILLE, TN. – The City of Clarksville will waive all downtown parking fees every Friday and Monday throughout the month of December.

Last year, the City implemented ‘Local Busin...

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Posted on: November 28, 2022

Only two days left, donate to Wreaths Across America

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Only two days left, donate to Wreaths Across America

CLARKSVILLE, TN - Wreaths Across America is right around the corner, and, with hundreds still needed, there are only two days left to sponsor wreaths.

National Wreaths Across America Day is held simultane...

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Posted on: November 23, 2022

Local and nonprofits invited to Community Block Grant workshop hosted by Neighborhood and Community

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - The City of Clarksville Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is hosting a series of workshops to help local and regional nonprofits apply for Community Development Block Grant Funds in FY 2023-2024.

The department will hold t...

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Posted on: November 23, 2022

Dunbar Cave Road to close Monday night, Nov. 28 for repaving

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - Dunbar Cave Road will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, Nov. 28, as contractors for the Clarksville Street Department begin repaving the road.

Crews will be paving Dunbar Cave Road from Wilma Rudolph Road to Barnhill Road, beginning ...

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Posted on: November 2, 2022

Clarksville Police Department to Add Wellness Counselor to Staff with COPS Grant

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CLARKSVILLE, TENN. –  The Clarksville Police Department was awarded a $175,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on October 13, 2022.  The grant was awarded under t...

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Posted on: November 1, 2022

Wreaths Across America set for Dec. 17, wreaths needed

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CLARKSVILLE, TN – The City of Clarksville is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony for the service members resting at Riverview Cemetery during National Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. to remember and honor their legacy and ...

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Posted on: October 18, 2022

City of Clarksville leaders take on AleX’s Challenge: “Spend a Day in My Wheels”

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City of Clarksville leaders take on AleX’s Challenge: “Spend a Day in My Wheels”

CLARKSVILLE, TN - Alex Johnson is on a mission to change the way communities approach accessibility for disabled citizens. On Oct. 4, that mission brought him to Clarksville, ...

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Posted on: October 4, 2022

Real ID services available at City Hall, North Clarksville Service Center starting Wednesday

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn - The City of Clarksville will begin offering Real ID services both at City Hall and at the North Clarksville Service Center beginning this Wednesday, October 5.

As of now, the only place in Clarksville to apply for Real ID is the Driver ...

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Posted on: September 26, 2022

City of Clarksville extends premium pay to retired/deceased employees, identifies 85 eligible indivi

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City of Clarksville extends premium pay to retired/deceased employees, identifies 85 eligible individuals

CLARKSVILLE, TN - The City of Clarksville is expanding ARPA premium pay to retired employees, as well as the families of deceased employees who worked...

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Posted on: September 23, 2022

Clarksville Parks and Recreation receives national accreditation

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department earned its place among the nation’s top parks and recreation agencies with its accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation A...

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Posted on: September 22, 2022

Learn how you can do business with the City of Clarksville at the Reverse Vendor Fair

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - The City of Clarksville Reverse Vendor Fair invites local and regional business owners to the Wilma Rudolph Event Center on Wednesday, Oct 12, to learn how they can have the City their newest client.

Over 20 city departments will be repre...

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Posted on: September 13, 2022

Don't miss the Welcome Home Veterans Parade this Saturday

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - Historic Downtown Clarksville will welcome home home hundreds of veterans this Saturday, Sept 17, at the seventh annual Welcome Home Veteran's Parade.

The parade will leave the First Baptist Church Parking lot at Commerce St. and...

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Posted on: September 8, 2022

Riverfest 33 is this weekend! Here's what you need to know

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Join the City of Clarksville along the banks of the Cumberland River on Sept. 9 & 10, 2022 to celebrate the cultural diversity of our city through music, local eats, drinks, shopping, and recreational activities...

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Posted on: August 29, 2022

Clarksville Neighborhood and Community Services invites public input on annual report

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at the City of Clarksville Neighborhood and Community Services office located at One Public Square, Suite 201 (in the City Hall Building) in regards to the Consoli...

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Posted on: August 23, 2022

Shuttle services offered for Women of Clarksville Expo

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CLARKSVILLE, TN - During the Women of Clarksville Expo on August 27, parking at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center will be reserved for vendors and food trucks. In order to create the best experience possible and reduce tra...

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Posted on: August 17, 2022

New lead safe housing program offers assistance in making homes safer for Clarksville families

CLARKSVILLE, TN - Residents affected by lead in their homes could be eligible for assistance through the lead safe housing program, offered by Clarksville Neighborhood and Community Services.

Homes built in Clarksville before 1978 may still contain lead pa...

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Posted on: October 18, 2021

City earns 3 top financial recognitions

GFOA Certificate 2021

The Government Finance Officers Association awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Clarksville Finance & Revenue Department on Oct. 14, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

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Posted on: March 25, 2022

Kiosks on C-Lot updated, ready for use by March 28

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The Clarksville Parking Committee today announced two payment kiosks on C-Lot were updated with newer MacKay pay machines on Wednesday, March 23, to address the mechanical and connectivity issues with the older models.

C-Lot is located adjacent to the Cumb...

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Posted on: December 3, 2021

Police Department launches youth initiative

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The Clarksville Police Department kicked off a new initiative called the Juvenile Engagement Team (JET) on Nov. 23 at the new District Three Precinct to develop better relationships with the local youth, particularly those at an elevated risk for negative...

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Posted on: October 21, 2021

Gas & Water joins “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign

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Clarksville Gas & Water joined the seventh annual Imagine a Day Without Water national campaign today to raise awareness about the role of water infrastructure in our lives and the importance of its investment. 

It a...

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Posted on: October 21, 2021

City Council ratifies settlement of State and Federal cases

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The Clarksville City Council voted unanimously in the Oct. 20 regular session to approve a settlement agreement in the amount of $450,000 between the City of Clarksville and Jeff and Sherri Robinson and their wholly-owned Frankl...

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Posted on: November 19, 2021

Frosty Morn Community Meeting Success!

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The City of Clarksville hosted a successful community engagement event to gather public feedback on the Frosty Morn - Rebuilding for All project on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. 

With the support of City Mayor Joe Pitts, Mayor Pro Tem Wanda Smith led th...

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Posted on: November 22, 2021

City offices to close for Thanksgiving

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All City of Clarksville administrative offices will close Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Most City Departments, except for CDE Lightband, will close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 24.

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Posted on: November 23, 2021

Mayor’s 2021 Thanksgiving Message

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Thanksgiving is about gratitude. It’s about being thankful for the blessings of the past year and acknowledging our relationship with God.

As we get into the holiday season, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone in our community for the ...

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Posted on: December 6, 2021

Clarksville Police launches mental health initiative

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The Clarksville Police Department officially launched the City’s first Crisis Intervention Team on Dec. 3, to assist in cases where individuals face mental illness or emotional crisis and help de-escalate situations through specialized responses.

To kick o...

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Posted on: December 29, 2021

Mobile tickets are now an option for transit riders

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The City of Clarksville is now offering an alternative ticketing option for individuals who use the Clarksville Transit System (CTS). As of Dec. 17, CTS customers may purchase digital bus passes via their mobile device using the Token Transit app.&nbs...

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Posted on: January 20, 2022

Parking Commission hosting Town Hall Feb. 2 to provide updates on Downtown parking

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Mark your calendars! The Clarksville Parking Commission would like to invite all Clarksville residents and Downtown business owners to a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 2, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Roxy Regional Theatre on 100 Franklin St.

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Posted on: February 9, 2022

City Street Department Director to retire

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After four decades of public service, including 15 years as the City Street Department Director for the City of Clarksville, David Shepard is retiring on April 27.

"It has been a tremendous honor and the most rewarding experience of my life to have se...

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Posted on: March 1, 2022

Clarksville Police Department seeks community input about policing efforts

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The Clarksville Police Department launched an online survey today to seek input about the perceptions of our community as they pertain to public safety and the police services provided by the department.

"The Clarksville Police Department is committed...

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Posted on: March 10, 2022

City recognizes 130 employees and employee of the year for honorable public service

Willis and Mayor Pitts at CfA

 Every year, since 2020, the City of Clarksville and Mayor Joe Pitts reserve a special date to thank all City employees for their dedication and commitment to public service during the Cause for Applause event.

To keep up with tradition, the City ...

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