🌱 How will Create and Co. change opportunities for Clarksville students?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Create and Co. change opportunities for Clarksville students?
• How will Clarksville's new hyperscale data center change daily life here?
• What could a $3.2B data center mean for Clarksville's future?

Also on today's calendar: Clarksville DATE CHANGED TO OCT 10th @ U and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds; hot, temps: high: 91, low: 72.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ATU GEAR UP celebrates opening of Create and Co. (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com) — Clarksville students are getting new hands-on learning opportunities through Arkansas Tech's Create and Co. space, which serves more than 1,100 students from the Clarksville and Russellville school districts. Funded by a multi-year federal GEAR UP grant, the program offers creative technology projects, family workshops, and future STEM lab expansions to better prepare local teens for college and careers.
   

• Arkansas Walks a Thin Line on Data Center Incentives (Data Center Debate: Part I) (arkansasbusiness.com) — A massive new data center now under construction in Clarksville is part of a wave of hyperscale projects reshaping Arkansas, all boosted by recent state tax breaks and regulatory changes. State leaders are trying to balance attracting AI and data investment with protecting affordable electricity, water resources, and growing public unease about these facilities locating near communities like yours.
   

• Construction Starts Retreat From Recent Peak (inside.lighting) — A $3.2 billion hyperscale data center planned for Clarksville ranks among the nation's largest new construction starts, signaling a major economic and infrastructure shift for the area. While overall U.S. construction cooled in August, data centers like this one are driving growth, concentrating opportunity and future jobs in a few high-investment communities.
   

📸 Around Clarksville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clarksville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• University of the Ozarks Invitational →
  Clarksville

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Clarksville DATE CHANGED TO OCT 10th @ U →
  Clarksville AR
Monday October 12
• Clarksville Panther Invitational →
  Clarksville AR
Wednesday October 21
• Arkansas DIII Championships →
  Clarksville AR

📣 Clarksville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• FBLA Fall District conference
  Westside School Dist (Johnson) Hartman, AR 72840
  7:30 am
• Volleyball vs. Dover @ Home 7th/JR/SR
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Volleyball vs. Clinton @ Home 7th/JR/SR
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  4:30 pm
• Lamar 7th vs. Dover @ Lamar
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  5:30 pm
• Lamar JV vs. Dover @ Lamar
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Lamar vs. Dover @ Away
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Volleyball vs. Ozark @ Home 7th/JR/SR
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Volleyball vs. Perryville @ Home (PINKOUT) 7th/JR/SR
  Lamar School District Lamar, AR 72846
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce posted a job opening for Dental Receptionist in Clarksville. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Clarksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clarksville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Paris

• Timepiece: Most Valuable Item in the Mine (residentnewsnetwork.com)

Ozark

• Don't Move – Horror-Thriller Based on James 'Murr' Murray Novel Lands on Digital October (smartcine.com)

Russellville

• Page A06 (couriernews.com)
• Award-winning author to speak at Arkansas Tech Oct. 5 (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)
• The wisdom of a youngster (arkansasonline.com)

Ok Clarksville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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