by Janice Penix The Clarksville School Board voted to hire Charles (Chuck) Davis as the new boys basketball coach for the high school Panthers at its monthly meeting Monday, April 22. Davis has most recently served as head boys basketball coach at Shiloh Christian in Springdale but previously coached at Ozark and Elkins. He will…

CREDENTIAL–Sandy Allen, Oark School interventionist, recently completed Wilson Reading System (WRS) Level I and received the Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.) credential. This credential recognizes WRS Level I certified individuals as prepared to diagnostically teach students identified with a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, at the beginning levels of spelling and reading. The certification required…

by Janice Penix The Johnson County Quorum Court voted during its monthly meeting to transfer funds within the sheriff’s office budget to cover the cost for overtime pay. Last month the Court approved an amendment to the county employment policy authorizing the sheriff to pay cash overtime to law enforcement personnel, including deputies and detention…

by Janice Penix Members of the Clarksville Connected Utilities Commission and the Clarksville City Council voted during special meetings on Tuesday, April 9, to proceed with the purchase of solar power as part of a substantial economic development project by Suncloud Holdings. The CCU Commission approved a resolution authorizing a contract with Suncloud to be…

Feature photo: TOTALITY –The solar eclipse reached the totality phase in Johnson County at around 1:50 p.m. Monday, April 8. Just before the totality phase, viewers could observe the moon nearly covering the sun, and a few bright spots of sunlight shining through the valleys on the moon, called “Baily’s Beads.” These appear just before…

by Stephanie Baker Stepping Stones Recovery will open its doors to those seeking recovery next month. Located at 1561 County Road 2305 in Hartman, formerly The Link Church (Fernwood Assembly of God), founder Joseph Cruz and co-founder Patricia Mothan have begun remodeling the building into a residential recovery facility. Housing is the biggest challenge Cruz…

Members of the Johnson County Quorum Court approved an ordinance during their monthly meeting Thursday, March 14, allowing overtime pay for law enforcement employees but declined to approve an additional investigator position at the sheriff’s office. Justices of the peace approved an amendment to the county employment policy authorizing the sheriff to pay cash overtime…

by Megan Wylie The Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 25, and, after welcoming two new commissioners, held an executive session and unanimously approved the appointment of Roy Young as interim general manager. Young has been with CCU since 1986 and has worked in the electric, water and…

The demolition of houses adjacent to the Johnson County Public Library on Taylor Circle began on Friday, March 15. The property was included in the 2022 county purchase of land for library expansion for $417,151. The library will lease the land from the county for its expansion project, which will include the addition of a…

DONATION PRESENTED–Harps presented a $5,000 donation to the Clarksville Fire Department in conjunction with the store’s reopening on Saturday, March 16. Jamie Gregory, Clarksville store manager, expressed appreciation to the CFD personnel for their rapid response to the fire on Feb. 15 which damaged a portion of the building and resulted in a month-long closure…