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Applications Being Accepted for 2024-2025 Clarksville Youth Council

CLARKSVILLE, IN (June 17, 2024) – Applications are now being accepted for Clarksville residents interested in serving on the 2024-2025 Clarksville Youth Council.  Each year, Principals from Clarksville High School, Providence High School, Jeffersonville High School, and Silver Creek High School select two students to represent their schools on the Youth Council.  The only requirement...

Clarksville Firefighters Raise $29,000 for WHAS Crusade for Children
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Clarksville Firefighters Raise $29,000 for WHAS Crusade for Children

CLARKSVILLE, IN (June 10, 2024) – They risk their own safety to keep our community safe, but Clarksville’s Firefighters are going a step further to make a difference in the lives of local kids.  During the most recent Town Council meeting, Clarksville Fire Chief Brandon Skaggs announced that firefighters and their families helped raise $29,026...

PROJECT UPDATE: Riverside Drive
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PROJECT UPDATE: Riverside Drive

CLARKSVILLE, IN (June 10, 2024) – As part of the Riverside Reconstruction Project, planning and engineering firm Lochmueller Group is providing monthly updates on the construction progress.  The following includes information from the June update: PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project seeks to improve the continuity of bicycle and pedestrian facilities along the Ohio River Greenway...

Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air
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Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air

CLARKSVILLE, IN (May 31, 2024) – This Saturday, CCARC—Indiana will kick off the LCTOTA event with an activation of the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana. However, this year, we will be at the George Rogers Clark Cabin location (1021 Harrison Ave, Clarksville, IN), not at the interpretive center. The Lewis and...

Dad fishing with two sons.
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2024 SoIN Fun Trail Digital Passport Launches in Southern Indiana

Southern Indiana (May 21, 2024) – The SoIN Fun Trail is back in Southern Indiana! Now through September 2, 2024, the free, digital passport offers visitors and residents a guide to their best bets for family fun in Clark and Floyd counties. It connects passholders to Southern Indiana state parks, museums, restaurants, water parks, shops...

Main Street in Clarksville, IN
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Southern Indiana Veterans Honored in Downtown Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, IN (May 21, 2024) – Main Street in Clarksville’s new downtown district is continuing to grow each month with new retail stores, residential complexes, and a growing street grid.  Although the Town of Clarksville is excited about the future, local leaders are also continuing to honor our community’s past.  The latest initiative being new...

Front View of the Indian State Prison in Clarksville, Indiana.
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Arts Commission Hoping to Bring History and Art to Main Street

CLARKSVILLE, IN (May 20, 2024) – Retail stores and new residential buildings already line Main Street in Clarksville’s new downtown district, especially with last week’s ribbon cutting for the new Current812 building.  Now the Clarksville Arts Commission is hoping to beautify the area with art and a piece of local history. Just last week, the...