LOUISVILLE, KY (August 29, 2024) — To protect customers, RiverLink warns recipients of a text smishing attempt impersonating the tolling service for three bridges connecting Kentucky and Indiana. The text message includes a link and the sender is listed as “RiverLinks” or “Kentucky Toll Roads”. RiverLink is working to have any reported fraudulent websites removed....
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 2024) – In a bold move aimed at sharpening their focus on combating narcotics-related crimes, the Clarksville Police Department (CPD) has announced a major restructuring of its detective divisions. This initiative, spearheaded by Chief Nathan Walls, marks the establishment of a dedicated Narcotics Division within the department—a decision praised as a significant...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 27, 2024) – The winning streak continues for the Clarksville Police Department in the annual “Battle of the Badges” blood drive. The event is a friendly competition between Clarksville Police and Clarksville Firefighters, with a goal of encouraging the most blood donations for the American Red Cross. Clarksville Police have won every...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 26, 2024) – Nature and imagination come together in a new Storywalk® unveiled Monday in Clarksville’s Gateway Park. The project is a special collaboration between the Clarksville Parks Department, Jeffersonville Township Public Library, and the Duke Energy Foundation. A Storywalk® is a picture book which families and young children can enjoy while...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 20, 2024) – The Clarksville Town Council is throwing its support behind plans for a new outdoor education pavillion at the Falls of the Ohio State Park. Representatives from the Falls of the Ohio Foundation approached the Town Council during its last meeting, asking for the Town of Clarksville to support the...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 19, 2024) – The Clarksville Fire Department is issuing an important warning to local businesses about a potential security threat. Chief Brandon Skaggs says thieves are calling businesses claiming to be Fire Marshals with the Clarksville Fire Department. They then instruct the employees to take and email interior photos of the business...
The following article is a guest contribution by Philippa Newfield and Jay H. Buckley: Meriwether Lewis, co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, turns 250 on August 18! Born in 1774 to William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether, Meriwether Lewis grew up on the family’s Ivy Creek plantation “Locust Hill” near Charlottesville, Virginia, and Thomas Jefferson’s...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 13, 2024) – Designing a new downtown from scratch isn’t something that happens everyday, so you can imagine how many urban design professionals would be interested in seeing it all play out. That was the idea behind a recent walking tour of Clarksville’s newly developed downtown area. According to its website, the...
INDIANA — To protect the lives of motorists and construction workers across the Hoosier State, INDOT announces the official launch of Indiana Safe Zones, a five-year worksite speed control pilot program authorized by House Enrolled Act 1015 during the 2023 legislative session. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 14, camera technology will be deployed in the current I-70...
Southern Indiana (July 16, 2024) – Applications for a 2024 round of funding from the Tourism Capital Development Fund (TCDF) managed by SoIN Tourism will be accepted starting August 1. Awards granted will range from $100,000 to $250,000. SoIN Tourism, the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau, will award up to $1 million in total...
