The Clarksville Rundown with Chris and Ryan

Here's what we know about the K-9 involved arrest, the warrants that led to it, and then the death of Darius Chappell in Montgomery County Jail. But what we don't know is Chappell's cause of death, and that's becoming a bigger problem the longer it's kept hidden from the public. Also, how a pair of Fort Campbell soldiers took down a drunk man with a gun, Wilma's going to get busy before it gets be...

If you're confused about what's going on with the city's move to take over the Ajax Turner Senior Center, you aren't alone. Here's an attempted explanation, and odds on what happens next. Plus, the council tries again to pass a budget with or without a tax hike, looking back at Clarksville's history through pictures - rotten teeth and all, and what should be done about neighborhood fireworks madne...

Families of kids hurt in the school bus crash are lashing out at the School Board. But there's a better place to direct that grief and anger: our state legislature (the one that limited their financial compensation). Also, the City Council can't land on a budget they like, we lay odds on what major retailer is coming to Tiny Town Road, the Traveling Wilburys bail out Clarksville veterans, and Ryan...

The great mysteries of our age: 1. Clarksville Fire Rescue responds to fires outside the city limits, but county taxes don't support CFR. 2. The city wants to pay more to take over the Ajax Turner Senior Center, despite that the city has a revenue crisis. 3. The state has a law that small contractors have to be licensed, but Montgomery County hasn't opted in. Can someone make it all make sense? 

A Clarksville man has been recording himself taunting Black people with racial slurs. This week, a confrontation ended in gunfire. Here's what led up to it and what happens next. Plus, a look into the disciplinary records of sheriff candidates, Ascension Saint Thomas seeks help building a massive medical campus, whining over Wawa, and Chris has a plan to replace Smart Glasses with Smart Braces.

Mayor Joe Pitts dropped some bombshells in the last week, with a proposed 31-cent property tax increase and a pullback of $3.5 million in sales tax revenue from schools. What's going on, why the surprises, and why isn't the city collaborating with other government agencies? Also, how to get rid of this political gerrymandering BS, and what you'll see on Ryan's love pants.

Seems simple enough: Require sprinklers in "stacked duplexes." But developers say the costs will make this option for low-cost housing too expensive to build. Also, an old DUI conviction raises questions about the state law on who can run for sheriff, Ryan and Chris take the Army's new Combat Field Test, Alabama's biggest hits, and how long until people start complaining about Long John Silver's?

In a couple of years, the 101st Airborne Division will begin flying the newly named "Cheyenne" tiltrotor instead of the Black Hawk helicopter. It's a critical change for important reasons, and no, this isn't an Osprey. Also, what's next now that the teacher who showed nude selfies has resigned, big changes at the Housing Authority, Montgomery County taxpayers spend $145,000 on four contested distr...

Jason Steen's extortion-based Scoop Nashville / Clarksville Today social media pages are still haunting thousands of people across Middle Tennessee, but no one seems willing or able to do anything about it. Also, a neighborhood's beaver solution creates a stink about animal rights, the city is taking over the local senior center, and Chris and Ryan fight on whether the 101st Airborne flyby at Kid...

The under-construction Spring Creek Parkway has its first planned development, and it's Clarksville's massive new 4-story VA Clinic. Also, School Board leaders explain why they haven't weighed in on the scandal over a teacher's nude selfies, Charlie Daniels is coming back in hologram form, and Clarksville has a new slogan: "Home of Tennessee's Most Powerful Jeffs."

If you have porn selfies on your phone ... first, why? ... but why would you bring that to school, where you might accidentally (he said) show them to one of your students? A recent incident at Montgomery Central High School is raising all kinds of questions and complications. Also, another tornado swept across Clarksville, why that pedestrian bridge isn't finished, and Chris debunks the chemtrail...

Checking into a repair contractor dispute led Clarksville Now to several similar complaints nationwide, along with concerns raised in two states about the company's CEO. Who knew? Also, flooding on a development off Old Russellville Pike may be tied to a clogged city stormwater drain, firefighters file a lawsuit, and Chris and Ryan get salty about the name "OpenGate" security system, each for thei...

A teacher was recently disciplined for leaving notes and then venting on social media about some of her students. But is it OK to feel this way about students? Or should people who feel that way not be teachers? Also, a first peek inside the Clarksville mayor's race, downtown is getting a new entertainment venue plus two new restaurants, and Chris and Ryan come to blows over the sorry state of roc...

The new spec warehouse development in the Industrial Park has attracted a major "Fortune 50" company to Clarksville, and Ryan tries to guess who it is. Meanwhile, we have candidates lined up for county mayor and sheriff, questions are lingering about the City Council appointment vote, CPD gets drug-testing equipment, and the guys find a way to connect Heated Rivalry to Chick-fil-A's secret recipe....

A social media policy from Montgomery County Government fell flat this week when it became clear that certain provisions violated the First Amendment. Turns out, if the county creates a public forum, it has to allow the public to take part. Also, the Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital rebranding is about more than rebranding (we hope), "lasagna ice" becomes "Zamboni ice," and Ryan has doubts about "T...

Some people freaked out about a forecast of 17 inches of snow, when we got only 3 inches. It wasn't that the experts were wrong – people just weren't listening to the actual experts. Plus, how the Clarksville Jeep Crew almost helped a man escape from police, what happens when you don't clear your car of ice and snow, and blocked sidewalks send pedestrians onto Madison Street. 

Good news about the new hospitals comes with some hangnails, including that Premier won't build a planned new clinic, and we're going to take a $2 million hit in tax revenue. Or maybe Chris is just a party-pooper. Also, the Roxy moves to a temporary home, a new gas pipeline is coming, the commission's deputy joins the commission, and an amazing buzzer-beater creates true joy on video. 

A plan to consolidate homeless outreach services downtown blew up at the gate, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. Here's how the city, nonprofits and downtown stakeholders can sort things out. Plus, Sen. Marsha Blackburn creates a $500,000 nightmare for APSU over Charlie Kirk, the Highway 374 extension finally sees progress, and Ryan reveals he's never tried hummus. 

The U.S. Smelter news once again puts Clarksville in the national – even global – spotlight. Here are some ways the news might play out locally. Plus: Whose fault is it when middle school kids don't get adequate recess? Are murder charges justified in fentanyl deaths? How you can help fill Clarksville with trees, and why Ryan still has Christmas nightmares about the Johnsons' glowing snowman. 

With communities nearby struggling over job losses and dwindling population, Clarksville keeps landing new employers, and it was born of good decisions by city leaders in the 1970s and 80s. Speaking of growth, Britton Springs neighbors had a chance to decide how they grow, and that plan was torpedoed. What happens next? Plus, a new Charlie Kirk firing lawsuit, Whataburger closes two locations, and...

Montgomery County has picked Republican Congressmen by 20-30 percentage points for the last 20 years. But this time, Republican Matt Van Epps won our county by only 8 points. Are we going purple? Plus, a breakdown of the contenders to replace Rep. Jeff Burkhart in the statehouse, cracks in the Kraft Street Bridge, J.D. Vance just might be right about turkey, and Ryan wins a case for his dad's old...

This week, a new School Board member was sworn in, then resigned, then withdrew her resignation over the revelation that she appeared in an episode of Showtime's Gigolos . And it all started because political parties have taken over the Montgomery County Commission and School Board. Plus, updates on the big new Spring Creek Parkway, a state House member rescues a man from a burning vehicle, and Ch...

With Mayor Joe Pitts announcing he won't run again, here's a breakdown on who all is running and how they stack up. Plus, why the city plans to move the CTS bus station, buying out flooded homes at "Lake Elberta" and Ryan tries to pick the burger, pizza and Mexican restaurant winners in Clarksville's Best. 

With Vanderbilt taking over the Tennova hospital, Clarksville has ended up in the best of all worlds. Plus, four questions: How will our community help the thousands of Fort Campbell civilian employees going without pay? What would you do if you got a $1,000 water bill? Are solar farms really worth it? And is Chris going to hell for defending Halloween? 

A state move to deny enrollment to undocumented students recently came up at the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board. But is it the local board's business to weigh in on these issues? What's the point? Meanwhile, a judge says a Fort Campbell school has to put the banned library books back, the County Commission debates public notice, Gary the Guardrail lives on, and Chris explains why he's...