
Though there is still much to be accomplished before they head to Afghanistan, soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team say they are ready to face the enemy overseas.

WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

The Clarksville High School Class of '55 wants to help save our Doughboy, which holds a cherished place among their school memories.

Runners of all ages from Clarksville and from throughout the state and country gathered Saturday at Beachaven Winery and Vineyards to participate in the inaugural Clarksville Half-Marathon.

With two race chips attached to her shoe and a bib number of 536, Marlyn Anderson completed her first half-marathon for herself and for Capt. Ben Tiffner.

WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

OAK GROVE, Ky. — The lives of a 4-year-old boy and his 6-year-old brother were forever changed Friday afternoon as they heard their father shoot their mother then shoot himself, according to authorities.

FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. In...

In the wake of a mass killing Thursday at Fort Hood, Fort Campbell officials said there is no evidence a similar threat exists locally.

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Business, community leaders celebrate graduation milestone
Thursday was a time to publicly recognize a milestone — 90.8 percent of the Class of 2009 seniors graduated in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System.
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Ausin Peay men pass first test
Austin Peay wanted a tough test from Oakland City and the Govs got everything they asked for Thursday night.
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Repeal per diem increase
Years ago, the state Legislature passed a law that automatically raises lawmakers' per diem rate to match whatever the federal reimbursement rate is in the Nashville area. The payments are intended to cover payments for food and lodging costs while lawmakers are away from their districts on offic...
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FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.






