The Clarksville Rundown with Chris and Ryan

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The Clarksville Rundown with Chris and Ryan

Join Ryan Ploeckelman and Clarksville Now Editor Chris Smith and as we break down the top news stories in Clarksville, TN, each week.

  1. How 15-year-old saved his siblings, why Nicole Kidman loves Clarksville

    1D AGO

    How 15-year-old saved his siblings, why Nicole Kidman loves Clarksville

    A 15-year-old boy rescues his younger siblings as a tree crashes into their house. Plus, Austin Peay State University is planning a tuition increase, Ryan has advice for new Police Chief Ty Burdine, and new playgrounds are built around town. Also, as Holland premieres this weekend, Ryan reveals why a Nicole Kidman movie about Holland, Michigan, was filmed in Clarksville.

    34 min
  2. What is DEI really about? (Also, new butcher shop, Nespresso and 'The Voice')

    MAR 21

    What is DEI really about? (Also, new butcher shop, Nespresso and 'The Voice')

    Is DEI all about lowering standards? Or is the push against it just racist hostility? Chris and Ryan do some explaining and try to find a reasonable middle ground. Also, a new butcher shop opens, the 101st Airborne is going back to Europe, and Ryan hopes Clarksville's Jay Ammo loses on "The Voice" (just like Morgan Wallen).

    40 min
  3. Carnival ride rescue, demolishing old buildings, and R. Kelly's PlayStation

    MAR 14

    Carnival ride rescue, demolishing old buildings, and R. Kelly's PlayStation

    What would you do if you were trapped in a swing 65 feet up for four hours? It happened in Erin, and they had to be rescued by Montgomery County volunteer firefighters. Plus, Clarksville is starting demolition on a long list of abandoned buildings, Chris uncovers some forgotten civil rights history involving Wilma Rudolph, and Ryan explains why he once bought a PlayStation for R. Kelly.

    30 min
  4. Big Lots is back, apartments are out, grocery hunt continues

    MAR 7

    Big Lots is back, apartments are out, grocery hunt continues

    After weeks of closeout sales, Big Lots dropped a big surprise this week: They'll reopen with new owners. Meanwhile, the planned five-story apartments next door failed to get rezoning. Here's what all of that means for plans to attract a grocery to Riverside Drive. Also, Clarksville gets a new coffee shop, you can help a 7-year-old girl get a service dog, and Ryan tries really hard not to say the word "crack."

    37 min
  5. Why Woodstock keeps flooding, and what it will take to get grocery downtown

    FEB 28

    Why Woodstock keeps flooding, and what it will take to get grocery downtown

    The Woodstock subdivision once again took the brunt of Clarksville flooding during rains, and there's a reason. Also, with the loss of Big Lots and Sav-a-Lot, south Riverside Drive is already a food desert and getting worse. A proposed apartment complex there could be the key to attracting a grocery store and turning things around. Plus, Ryan attempts to explain the Dunlop House controversy, and Chris fails in his recap of basketball "matches."

    39 min
  6. Should middle-schoolers be arrested for making school threats?

    JAN 31

    Should middle-schoolers be arrested for making school threats?

    A middle-schooler is arrested and expelled for making a school violence threat, showing the county isn't playing games with this stuff. Meanwhile, the city has a plan to clean up or clean out houses and buildings that are falling apart, but who will run the bulldozer? Plus, Ryan gives his version of Hemlock history, and Chris defends the honor of Drew Barrymore.

    38 min
  7. How Greenway would connect Fort Campbell to Ashland City, plus worst PB&J ever

    JAN 24

    How Greenway would connect Fort Campbell to Ashland City, plus worst PB&J ever

    Plans for greenway expansion could connect Fort Campbell to Ashland City, and with a bridge over the Red River. Also, plans are back for a five-story apartment building downtown, the Dunlop Mansion suit failed, and Ryan describes the worst peanut butter and jelly sandwich ever.

    29 min
  8. How we got Free Parking (garage) on First Street

    JAN 17

    How we got Free Parking (garage) on First Street

    Montgomery County just might get a free parking garage next to the arena, and we should name it "The Millan Center For Parking Excellence." Also, crime is actually down in Clarksville, veterans are taking a wild ride across the Pacific Ocean, and Chris tries his best to explain how "canball" works at Barksdale Elementary.

    35 min
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