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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The parking lot in front of Freedom Deli at 2088 Lowes Drive in Clarksville was filled Friday, March 29 with over 200 supporters of the 2nd Amendment at a Rally for the rights of gun owners. Tennessee State Senator Mark Green spoke from the back of a truck and lent his support to the cause, beginning by reading from the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A tough battle continues in eastern Afghanistan's most volatile area where six U.S. soldiers died on Tuesday, said Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division. Campbell spoke to reporters at Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line during a video conference from his headquarters in Bagram on Thursday and said that 117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March. All six soldiers were from the 1st Brigade Combat Team. The latest deaths came during ongoing combat to clear insurgents from eastern Afghanistan. Campbell said he couldn't discuss...

Ever since Sam was a puppy, he rarely left his owner's side. When owner Teddy Crockarell lost his battle with cancer last Monday, his wife Marcene believes Sam must have sensed something was wrong...

A body was found Monday in an abandoned house in Montgomery County. Police said it was there quite some time. The woman was likely murdered. Police believe she was a homeless woman who was sought by an acquaintance. “Right now we’re waiting, first of all, to find out from the medical examiner what (was the) cause of death,” said Clarksville Police Officer Andy Bechtold. This marks the fourth body found since last month, though police believe there is no connection. Clarksville police are still investigating the deaths of two women whose bodies were found two weeks apart near or in...

A Clarksville police officer fired his gun at a vehicle driven ... you've gotta read this story. http://theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051217/NEWS01/512170312/1002

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