The Clarksville Rundown with Chris and Ryan

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

Episode Date
Make it make sense: City fire response, Senior Center debate, contractor rules
May 29, 2026
What led up to courthouse shooting involving racism-fueled social videos?
May 14, 2026
What's behind city's 33% tax increase, pullback of $3.5 million for schools?
May 08, 2026
Can housing be both affordable and safe? Sprinkler proposal draws fire
Apr 24, 2026
Why Army is replacing Black Hawk helicopter with 'Cheyenne' tiltrotor
Apr 17, 2026
What can be done about Jason Steen's extortion Facebook, Instagram pages?
Apr 10, 2026
How Spring Creek Parkway will grow with massive new VA Clinic
Apr 08, 2026
Reason No. 374 why you shouldn't take porn selfies
Mar 20, 2026
How Google review uncovered string of repair company complaints
Mar 13, 2026
Is it OK for teachers to vent about students on social media?
Feb 27, 2026
Who's coming to Clarksville next? Someone in the 'Fortune 50'
Feb 20, 2026
Why county government can't control social media comments
Feb 06, 2026
Why 17-inch Clarksville snow 'forecast' should be ignored
Jan 30, 2026
Why good news about Clarksville hospitals isn't 100% great
Jan 16, 2026
How homeless outreach center plan blew up, and what happens next
Jan 09, 2026
What U.S. Smelter news means for Clarksville jobs, roads, economy
Dec 19, 2025
Why auto parts company chose Clarksville for 930-job plant
Dec 12, 2025
Purple wave? What Congress election says about local politics
Dec 05, 2025
How local politics brought 'Gigolos' controversy to School Board
Nov 21, 2025
What mayor's race looks like with Pitts stepping out
Nov 14, 2025
Vanderbilt news puts Clarksville in health care gilded age
Nov 07, 2025
Should local School Board weigh in on immigration?
Oct 24, 2025
Where to park, when it's free – why is this so hard?
Oct 17, 2025
Why Clarksville is pivotal, purple battleground in Congress race
Oct 10, 2025
Crime in Clarksville is down whether you like it or not
Oct 03, 2025
What happens to your stinky old mattress at the landfill
Sep 26, 2025
Did football coach step over line with sidelines prayer, Bible quoting?
Sep 12, 2025
Why our water's been tasting funny in Clarksville
Sep 05, 2025
Could it be IKEA? Costco? Bass Pro Shop? Whichever retailer will have huge impact on Clarksville
Aug 29, 2025
What's behind competing Tennova, Ascension Saint Thomas hospital proposals?
Aug 22, 2025
Why we need to build more homes in Clarksville, and fast
Aug 01, 2025
What happened behind the scenes on state hospital decision
Jul 25, 2025
What to expect from new Montgomery County fairgrounds
Jul 18, 2025
How a corporate buyout created Clarksville's Tennova hospital
Jul 11, 2025
What hospitals had to say in 15-minute pitch to local leaders
Jun 27, 2025
How Woodstock flooding started, and why we need 3 hospitals
Jun 13, 2025
Why more recess in schools matters more than other mandates
May 30, 2025
Why cellphone ban during school day this fall is excellent idea
May 23, 2025
Why Clarksville is finally in line for second full-service hospital
May 16, 2025
Why we love roundabouts, Ring cameras and killing 2 birds with 1 stone
May 02, 2025
Can anything stop flooding into Woodstock? (Maybe wall of sandbags?)
Apr 25, 2025
Who's to blame for home flooding in Clarksville? And what do we do now?
Apr 18, 2025
Where will Clarksville put all this water? Plus, why Fort Campbell is ending Boots Display
Apr 04, 2025
How 15-year-old saved his siblings, why Nicole Kidman loves Clarksville
Mar 28, 2025
What is DEI really about? (Also, new butcher shop, Nespresso and 'The Voice')
Mar 21, 2025
Carnival ride rescue, demolishing old buildings, and R. Kelly's PlayStation
Mar 14, 2025
Big Lots is back, apartments are out, grocery hunt continues
Mar 07, 2025
Why Woodstock keeps flooding, and what it will take to get grocery downtown
Feb 28, 2025
Should middle-schoolers be arrested for making school threats?
Jan 31, 2025
How Greenway would connect Fort Campbell to Ashland City, plus worst PB&J ever
Jan 24, 2025
How we got Free Parking (garage) on First Street
Jan 17, 2025
How do we keep dog rescues from getting overwhelmed into neglect?
Jan 03, 2025
Step by step on video of man with Alzheimer's taken down, punched by Guthrie Police
Dec 20, 2024
Dunbar Cave's Swan Lake: Drain it or embrace it? And who eats the geese?
Dec 13, 2024
Are school shooter drills really worth it? Also, a look inside the new downtown Hilton
Dec 06, 2024
Who picks up roadkill on highways? (And why it's kind of your fault.)
Nov 22, 2024
Who's to blame for student hurt on bus, plus library book bans, Sunday morning movies
Nov 15, 2024
Mitch, please: Voting trends in Clarksville, flooding solutions, school tardy disputes
Nov 08, 2024
What Jason Steen left behind and liquor store proposal backfires
Oct 25, 2024
Mall movie theater upgrade, Riverview hotel reborn, APSU pays prof to leave
Oct 04, 2024
Why Clarksville needs fairgrounds, professor breaks from APSU, what to do about bright LED signs
Sep 27, 2024
Why Buc-ee's is back but not in Clarksville, APSU professor under fire, swimming pool turns skatepark
Sep 20, 2024
Attacked by homeless man, plus tiny homes, flooding solution
Sep 13, 2024
What's wrong with more liquor stores, mushy soil, dumping concrete in river
Sep 06, 2024
Which movie seats win, why TVA towers are coming down, and how to build better bearded dragon
Aug 23, 2024
6-year-old left behind on bus, roundabout camera shutdown, blonde coffee standoff
Aug 16, 2024
How Rhonda the Roundabout has people driving in circles, and what happens if you get caught littering
Aug 08, 2024
How national cash affected local elections, who's to blame for flooding, and ideas for roundabout art
Aug 02, 2024
How Recess Moms won the battle, fixing landfill stench, and Styx's Clarksville connection
Jul 19, 2024
How councilman connected Marxism to drag queens to Satan worship
Jul 12, 2024
How parents destroyed Tee-Ball, plus government blindsides and mayonnaise trauma
Jun 21, 2024
Where to put the juvenile resource center, our snuff tobacco history, and what to find at yard sales
Jun 07, 2024
What to do about Mason Rudolph golf course, and why Ludacris needs hoes in every area code
May 31, 2024
Re-Rundown: Birth at county jail, recess in schools, and first-grader gives away diamond ring
May 24, 2024
What 180,000 population means for Clarksville, sinkhole vs. dropout, and parade candy debate
May 17, 2024
What to do about hail dents, why armed teachers is bad idea, and Grandma's fire blankets
May 10, 2024
What the 65% rise in home values means, who wants an HOA, and gardening hallucinations
May 03, 2024
Why more apartments are good for Clarksville, but TikTok and Huey Lewis are not
Apr 26, 2024
Why your taxes may be going up, prom night fashion, and return of Wienermobile
Apr 19, 2024
4 things to love about Clarksville, how we watched eclipse, and human sacrifice on hold
Apr 10, 2024
Hair-pulling at school sparks outrage, and Stockade Annie becomes Fort Campbell hero
Mar 29, 2024
Why 2-story schools are better, how social media hurts kids, and HR doesn't like the Shake Weight
Mar 22, 2024
What's behind push for school vouchers, and why we love chicken fingers
Mar 15, 2024
How to sell military secrets for a fully loaded Toyota Camry, plus election night and a teen murder
Mar 08, 2024
Murder at Walmart over a bag of chips, ACT Authority, and why you should drive a bus
Mar 01, 2024
Why we were looking at adult websites, plus ALDI and Leatherwood are expanding
Feb 23, 2024
How electric cars are taking over, why Congressman Green is leaving, and death on Valentine's Day
Feb 16, 2024
Dave & Busters on next, trash can wrestling, and better ideas for school names
Feb 09, 2024
What's wrong with 5-story apartments, license plate cameras and punk creating pop music?
Feb 02, 2024
How bad construction made tornado destruction worse, an amputee's story, and why we love the Jeep Crew
Jan 19, 2024
Why Mayor Pitts is planning funeral for Gary the Guardrail, and the maybe true story behind Old Abe
Jan 12, 2024
How to avoid school rezoning in Clarksville, Old Glory Distilling's restaurant, and hot takes on parenting
Jan 05, 2024
Why buying the Speedway is a good idea, and how tornado brought out worst and best in people
Dec 29, 2023
Die Hard, pizzelles and the Satan ornament, a Christmas special with Ava and Meg
Dec 22, 2023
How Clarksville came together after the tornado, in overwhelming volunteer response
Dec 15, 2023
How Clarksville caused 'Marvels' to flop, airless tires, and Ryan's gas bill lottery solution
Dec 08, 2023
Who's to blame for loss of historic homes, what happened to WWF, and a Christmas lights mystery
Dec 01, 2023
What happened with NPMS school leaders, and what Clarksville should eat instead of turkey
Nov 24, 2023
Why your students keep getting rezoned, fixing landfill smells, and podcast names we didn't pick
Nov 16, 2023
Vaping looks stupid, plans to widen I-24 and truth behind 'Last Train To Clarksville'
Nov 15, 2023
How Clarksville got a hockey team, a 30-year-old death mystery, and how to shape a beret
Nov 03, 2023
How Army families are being surprised by house liens, and why Halloween isn't satanic
Oct 30, 2023
What's planned at new office park, Whataburger mania, and a life hack for wine lists
Oct 20, 2023
Why Army needs new rifles, voting fraud arrests and those sweet MoCo bennies
Oct 13, 2023
Why medical marijuana makes sense, and Clarksville's connection to the missing cruise passenger
Sep 29, 2023
Why Buc-ee's really backed out, and why secret meetings are a bad idea
Sep 22, 2023
A farewell to Riverfest and a bird crashes a wedding
Sep 15, 2023
Who pays water bills in your house? There could soon be a new fee
Sep 08, 2023
Birth at county jail, recess in schools, and first-grader gives away diamond ring
Sep 01, 2023
Who gets to use Commons, gun found at school, and Excell is back
Aug 25, 2023
2 killed in standoff, gun control debates, and BBQ delivered by robots
Aug 18, 2023
Chickens for renters, property tax freeze for seniors, and Hankook grows
Aug 10, 2023
Murder's forgotten survivors, affordable housing debates, and how we'd spend $1.25 billion
Aug 04, 2023
$6 million lost in crypto scheme, historic home spared, what makes a pop hit
Jul 28, 2023
The real problem with Clarksville is we have too many trees?!
Jul 21, 2023
Baseball stadium planned, bourbon distillery opens, and PAW Patrol saves day
Jul 14, 2023
Sidewalks coming, fentanyl deaths on rise, and training to eat hot food
Jul 07, 2023
Hussian College closes doors and skips town, new Buc-ees details
Jun 23, 2023
Sand pit on Riverside, new grocery at Exit 8 and how we like hash browns
Jun 16, 2023
Clarksville population growth, locker donation update, and ice skating in summer
Jun 08, 2023
Locker donation disaster, disabled parking for veterans and downtown's Wile E. Coyote window
Jun 02, 2023
Service dog bites a student, TCAP bites third-graders, and how the heck you pronounce 'acai'
May 26, 2023
How not to shoot yourself in the hand, solar farms in Clarksville and Riverfest memories
May 20, 2023
Excell fire, Juvenile Resource Center debate, and possum-chasing dog rescue
May 12, 2023
Gun threat hoaxes, parking garage construction, and what happened to our plants
May 05, 2023
Sparks fly at School Board, Jimi Hendrix’ first band at Fort Campbell, jerk chicken memories
Apr 28, 2023
Are charter schools a good idea? Plus Nicole Kidman, dead birds and spicy mayo
Apr 21, 2023
Church rezoning controversy, gourmet doughnuts, and what we did at recess
Apr 13, 2023
Tragedy at Fort Campbell, A Clarksville American Idol, and CMCSS Teacher Programs
Mar 31, 2023
No More Mugshots, Amazon Layoffs, Duckpin Bowling
Mar 23, 2023
APSU Official Fired, 900 New Jobs, Road Improvements
Mar 16, 2023
Windstorm, Double Murder Sentencing, Chick'nCone
Mar 09, 2023
Dongwha Electrolyte, Big Dog Kitchen, Middle school football returns
Mar 02, 2023
Camp Rainbow, Riverview Square, Clarksburg
Feb 24, 2023
Guilty Plea, New Rad Redevelopment, Peach Cobbler
Feb 17, 2023
Skyline 500, Duke’s Thai Food, Convention Center
Feb 10, 2023
Trailer
Feb 02, 2023