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News in Clarksville: Mason Rudolph golf debate, deed mailers, drive-by trial and other top stories this week

News in Clarksville: Mason Rudolph golf debate, deed mailers, drive-by trial and other top stories this week

Mason Rudolph Golf Course, drive-by-shooting trial, deed mailers and CHS baseball. Photo: Clarksville Now


CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week.

Mason Rudolph Golf Course plan halted to collect public input: One week after announcing that the course will close at the end of the month and be converted into a multi-use park, Mayor Joe Pitts announced Tuesday that the city is reconsidering. READ MORE

‘Clerks Property Office’ mailers circulating, asking for unneeded payments: The letters have an official-looking seal and alert homeowners that the deed to their property has been transferred, but the information is misleading. READ MORE

Drive-by shooting trial testimony: Fake money, deadly accuracy, lie turned fatal: Prosecutors say the teenage brothers meant to shoot someone else and killed the wrong person after a drug deal gone wrong. READ MORE

Clarksville Conversations: ‘Growth is going to come regardless’ says Planning Commission director | PODCAST: “They’re not coming because we’re building houses,” Tyndall said this week. “We’re building houses to meet the need.” READ MORE

Police identify woman soldier killed in home: The woman, a Fort Campbell soldier, was killed over the weekend at a home on Tiny Town Road. READ MORE

Director of Schools says teacher layoffs not expected when ESSER dries up: As COVID-era federal aid programs come to a close, teacher layoffs aren’t expected. READ MORE

Highway Department celebrates groundbreaking of new facility: Approximately 130 people attended the event to celebrate the official construction of the new administrative and maintenance buildings. READ MORE

Clarksville High’s historic baseball season ends: The Wildcats returned to Siegel High School for an elimination game against the Beech High Buccaneers, where their historic season came to an end. READ MORE

Rossview’s postseason run comes to end in opening round of state soccer tournament: The Hawks traveled to Murfreesboro for the TSSAA state soccer quarterfinal. While the Hawks kept Hendersonville off the board in the second half, it was too little too late. READ MORE

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yesterday in Crime, News

Ex-girlfriend says defendant threatened her, victim before Eagle View Drive shooting

Jurors heard emotional testimony Tuesday in the 2021 Eagle View Drive fatal shooting trial from the victim’s girlfriend about the leadup to the incident and the shooting.

yesterday in News

‘There’s never been this much disparity’: Police chief on critical need to raise officer pay

City Police Chief Ty Burdine presented to the City Council the plan to increase entry-level pay for officers from $47,480 to $57,712 due to facing more competition from other nearby communities.

One person was found with gunshot injuries on Manning Drive on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Dash 10 Media)

yesterday in Crime, News

Alabama man pleads guilty to robbery in 2022 Manning Drive fatal shooting

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to robbery charges earlier this month in the 2022 Manning Drive fatal shooting in Clarksville.

yesterday in Crime, News

Prosecutors say ‘obsession led to murder’ as 2021 Eagle Drive trial begins

Prosecutors told jurors that a Nashville man’s “obsession” drove him to kill Trasbin Campbell in 2021, while the defense argued he was miles away texting another woman.

yesterday in News

Easter forecast: 50/50 on rain this weekend in Clarksville

Easter weekend weather is looking iffy this year, with about a 50-50 chance of rain each day in Clarksville.

Latest Headlines

5 days ago in Sports, Trending

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5 days ago in National, Trending

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7 days ago in Entertainment

‘Stand by Me’ stars reflect on the movie, Rob Reiner and its return to theaters 40 years later

Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman and Wil Wheaton were already thinking about "Stand by Me" when Rob Reiner died in December. Just a week prior, the trio spent a weekend together attending some screenings of Reiner's beloved coming-of-age film, which was about to turn 40.

7 days ago in Sports, Trending

March Madness: Here’s one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men’s field

Florida isn't around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly.