We are finishing up Week #4 in the race to qualify for Clarksville City Council and City Judge. The qualification period opened on Monday, June 22nd and the deadline to return petitions is August 20th. This week, three more candidates have officially qualified in their respective City Council races.
26-year-old LaTonya Walthour was charged with vandalism after throwing a man’s clothing onto the ground outside of the Tru by Hilton hotel. Further investigation revealed the man’s clothing had been doused in spit and an unknown liquid and had tire marks from being run over.
On July 17th, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett issued Emergency Order #11, making face coverings in public mandatory for all residents and visitors to control the spread of COVID-19. The order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. July 20th.
On July 16th, in a public release, Police Chief David Crockarell called the “volume” of available fireworks “intense” and stated the “Clarksville Police Department would be in favor of perhaps limiting the number of tents allowed and in restricting sales dates and the days when they can be used.” Currently, state law only allows the sale of fireworks from June 20th to July 5th and December 10th to January 2nd. Use of fireworks is also already forbidden except between July 1-5 from 6:00-10:00 pm and December 28 to January 1st from 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
18-year-old Brittney Cartwright was charged with domestic assault after kicking an unidentified man several times in the stomach during a dispute about her taking his phone, per report.
