The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization (MCVSO), in conjunction with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4895, will be conducting the annual Flag Day ceremony beginning at 10:00 am, Saturday, June 14, at VFW Post 4895, 1701 Haynes St., Clarksville. The public is invited to attend.

The ceremony is held to properly destroy—by burning—worn, damaged, or otherwise unserviceable American flags in a dignified and proper manner.

Damaged U.S. flags may be dropped off between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization, 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 405, Clarksville, or at the VFW anytime during their business hours, prior to the ceremony.

For more information, please call the MCVSO at 931-553-5173 or e-mail srhopwood@mcgtn.net.

Last Edited: May 27, 2025 @ 3:59 pm

Get ready for a night of music, motorcycles, and community spirit as Montgomery County Parks and Recreation presents the next Downtown @ Sundown concert, featuring Kid Kentucky, a Kid Rock tribute band, on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Downtown Commons.

The music kicks off at 7:00 PM with local favorite and recent contestant on NBC’s The Voice, Jay Ammo, opening the show, setting the stage for a performance by Kid Kentucky. 

As part of this special event, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, Bikers Who Care, YAIPak, and Appleton Harley-Davidson are teaming up for a Mini Toy Run to help spread holiday joy to children in need.

Mini Toy Run Details:

• Kickstands up at 6:00 PM from Appleton Harley-Davidson.
• Riders will travel down Hwy 41-A to Riverside Drive, turn right on Commerce St, then left onto 3rd St, arriving at the Downtown Commons.
• All donated toys will go toward bringing Christmas cheer to local children this holiday season.
• Not a rider? Bring a toy donation directly to the Downtown @ Sundown concert!

The evening will also feature a variety of delicious food and drink options. Beer and other beverages will be available for purchase, with eats from Wolf Down (located on-site at the Downtown Commons), and food trucks set up on Main Street, including:

• Smash’n Burgers
• Kadi’s Tacos
• Heather’s Homemade Ice Cream
• E’s Squeezed Lemonade
• TN Kettle Corn

The Downtown @ Sundown Concert Series is free and open to the public, running select Fridays from May through October. Bring your chairs and blankets for a night under the stars, but please leave pets, coolers, smoking/vaping products, and outside alcohol at home.

Downtown @ Sundown is proudly brought to you by Tristar Beverage Clarksville and F&M Bank, with additional support from Waste Connections of Clarksville. For more information and the full 2025 concert lineup, visit: downtowncommons.org.

Last Edited: May 22, 2025 @ 1:31 pm

Montgomery County Government offices are closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. All County offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 27. 

The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization is hosting its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. inside the William O. Beach Civic Hall, located in Veterans Plaza, 350 Pageant Lane. The ceremony is open to the public.

Beginning Tuesday May 20, 2025, Lafayette Road (within the existing construction zone) will be temporarily reduced to one lane during daylight hours from approximately 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with contractor personnel conducting flagging operations (within the roadway) as needed to keep traffic flowing in each direction.  This operation is necessary to establish a new Traffic Pattern for Lafayette Road.  The existing lanes will be shifted to the north side of Lafayette, with two new traffic lanes, each 11 feet in width.  This will allow for construction to continue on the south side of Lafayette Road.  Motorists are being asked to be alert to these new conditions and new traffic pattern. Construction will continue through this summer and into the fall when this project is expected to be completed.  Additional updates to follow as needed. 

REMINDER: Motorists need to be aware that the speed limit through this construction zone has been reduced from 45 MPH to 35 MPH. New regulatory signs have been installed reflecting this change in speed limit.  

Questions or comments, please contact David Edmondson, CEI Project Manager at 931.647.6959.

NWS Nashville, TN will be conducting a required and scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) on Monday Morning, May 19, 2025, through approximately Wednesday Evening, May 21, 2025. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public. 

During this downtime, forecast operations will be conducted by our service back-up office in NWS Knoxville/Morristown, TN. No impacts to our core services of forecast products and weather watches, warnings and advisories are expected during this period. 

However, some impacts will occur to the following services: 

• All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters maintained by NWS Nashville will be off the air through the entire time of the install. This includes the following transmitters in Middle Tennessee: Clarksville, Waverly, Nashville, Centerville, Lobelville, Clifton, Lawrenceburg, Hickman, LaFayette, Cookeville, and Spencer.

• Local graphical forecast, climate, and probabilistic maps that are hosted in numerous places on weather.gov/Nashville will not be updated. This includes all maps on the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook and Probabilistic DSS webpages.

NWS Nashville, TN will remain open and staffed 24/7 throughout this upgrade period for public and partner phone calls and additional functions that can be completed without AWIPS. If there are any further questions, please contact NWS Nashville’s Meteorologist-in-Charge Krissy Hurley at Krissy.Hurley@noaa.gov.