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Groundbreaking Held for New Event Center in Clarksville’s Origin Park
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Groundbreaking Held for New Event Center in Clarksville’s Origin Park

CLARKSVILLE, IN (November 14, 2024) – Dennis Schnurbusch II, CEO of River Heritage Conservancy, welcomed representatives of the community and state leaders to hold a historic groundbreaking ceremony for a new Event Center to be located at 1235 West Kenwood, in Clarksville, Indiana. According to Schnurbusch, “Construction of the Event Center will be the cornerstone...

POLL: Name Clarksville’s Historic GRC Bell
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POLL: Name Clarksville’s Historic GRC Bell

CLARKSVILLE, IN (November 12, 2024) – The Clarksville Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is looking to residents for help in naming an important piece of the town’s history.  The HPC has been working for years to save the bell tower from the old George Rogers Clark Elementary School, including the original bell.  As part of the...

SoIN Tourism Collecting Community Input for Resident Sentiment Survey
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SoIN Tourism Collecting Community Input for Resident Sentiment Survey

Southern Indiana (November 4, 2024) – SoIN Tourism, the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau located in Southern Indiana, is seeking community input to help ensure tourism’s benefit to the region’s economy and local quality of life. From November 4 – 18, 2024, residents of Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana are invited to complete...

PACO Manufacturing Expanding Operations in Clarksville
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PACO Manufacturing Expanding Operations in Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 29, 2024) – Precision Automation Company, Inc. (paco manufacturing) will undergo expansion as they merge their New Jersey-located manufacturing operation to Clarksville, Indiana, which will more than double their throughput capacity. In addition to relocating 15 pieces of production machinery and support infrastructure from the New Jersey location, the project involves a...

Town Leaders Consider Ordinance Allowing Pollinator Gardens in Clarksville
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Town Leaders Consider Ordinance Allowing Pollinator Gardens in Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 31, 2024) – Battling overgrown yards is an annual struggle for code enforcement departments everywhere, including right here in the Town of Clarksville.  One issue that complicates enforcement is the lack of language in town ordinances to allow pollinator gardens.  Currently, the town code related to talls grass reads as: “It is...

Leaf Collection
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Clarksville Public Works Announces 2024 Leaf Collection Schedule

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 24, 2024) – Fall is well underway, and that means local yards will be filling up with colorful leaves ahead of the winter season. As always, the Clarksville Public Works Department will be offering leaf collection for Clarksville residents. The leaf collection routes will begin Monday, November 5th and continue through the...

Breaking Ground on Clarksville’s New Industrial Park
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Breaking Ground on Clarksville’s New Industrial Park

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 23, 2024) – Platform Real Estate Group and Clarksville Town officials broke ground today on Platform Park at I-65 North.  The new industrial park will consist of five industrial facilities totaling 1,124,000 leasable square feet. The park is located on Appleleaf Lane in Clarksville, just off exit 7 on I-65.  Phase one...

Clarksville Police Host Badge Night and Open House
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Clarksville Police Host Badge Night and Open House

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 23, 2024) – The doors were opened and all were welcomed to the Clarksville Police Department’s first-ever Badge Night and Open House event Tuesday.  The event was a chance for local residents to meet members of the department, tour the newly renovated police station, and check out all types of law enforcement...

Longtime Resident Joins the Clarksville Police Department
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Longtime Resident Joins the Clarksville Police Department

CLARKSVILLE, IN (October 22, 2024) – A longtime resident of the Town of Clarksville is now working to keep our community safe.  Austin Johnson was born and raised in Clarksville, attended Clarksville Community Schools, competed in athletics for the Generals, and graduated in 2013.  He was sworn-in as the town’s newest police officer during a...