On June 4th, a Snapchat video showed Fort Campbell non-commissioned officer Sergeant Benjamin Rubino reprimanding a junior soldier for having #BLM and BLACK LIVES MATTER written on his personal vehicle. The soldier pointed out that Rubino was sporting a confederate flag on the roof of his truck.
Clarksville Police Department leaders have presented Mayor Joe Pitts with a “top-to-bottom review” of the Department’s processes and protocols regarding arrests, use of force and police-bias prevention.
Joey Dasinger has announced his candidacy for Clarksville City Council in Ward 5 in the November 3rd election. Joey has been a resident of Clarksville since 2013, along with his wife and three children. He is running his campaign on the principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility and individual liberty.
On May 14th, Libertarian Party of Montgomery County Chairman and Montgomery County Commissioner Joshua Beal was named the winner of the Main Street Awards “Favorite Elected Official” category. He was up against two other finalists which included another commissioner Jason Knight and Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.
BREAKING: The direct ‘shelter at home’ orders are part of a new round of coordinated local actions to be taken Tuesday to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The orders are planned to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for Clarksville and Montgomery County.
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.
In a social media post about COVID-19 on Sunday, Stewart County Mayor Robin Brandon tells the constituents of his small county they “must come together to fight this biological weapon launched against us from the most evil parts of the communist government”, calling it the “Chinese Coronavirus”.
County Mayor Jim Durrett today declared a state of emergency for Montgomery County, Tennessee, while City Mayor Joe Pitts was out and about patronizing a local restaurant on Franklin Street. The state of emergency continues through April 3rd and strongly encourages local businesses to adhere to CDC and state guidelines limiting service, and limits access to public buildings.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper will ask that all bars on lower Broadway, and across the city, to close until further notice, and restaurants to operate at half-capacity… so far, we have no confirmed cases in Montgomery County, however, testing has not been extensive, and it’s only a matter of time until the first case is confirmed.
CDE Lightband, the city’s provider of fiber internet in Clarksville, continues to have service issues into the weekend. The company claims their fiber backbone line has been cut twice in two cities in two states, within two days. As of late Friday, the city of Austin was unable to confirm their crews caused the damage CDE Lightband claims.
