Tag: Montgomery County Mayor

Clarksville comes together for racial equality, justice

Tip Campbell
Clarksville Protest

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — A few hundred Clarksville residents joined together with local government officials at One Millennium Plaza to show support for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin and others that have died at the hands of racial inequality and injustice.

Montgomery Co. Mayor says ‘Coronavirus is a strain of the flu’; we’ve had others, mostly old people are dying.

Jason Steen

Montgomery County Tennessee Mayor Jim Durrett recently told his constituents that COVID-19 was just a strain of the flu, suggesting the “-19” designation meant this was our 19th time experiencing this, and overall downplaying the impact of the virus, noting that most deaths were in nursing homes. Montgomery County has 6 confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, as of Tuesday.