08/17/2026
STAND WITH THE AJAX TURNER 50+ CENTER - AUGUST 18
For over 60 years, the Ajax Turner 50+ Center has been a place where Clarksville seniors come together to eat, participate in activities, and make friends who become family. Right now, our doors are closed.
We have filed suit because we believe in the future of this Center and the seniors who depend on it. We are working toward reopening on August 24, but that next step depends on what happens in court.
Our first court hearing is Tuesday, August 18 at 9:00 AM.
And on that morning, we are asking our community to show up.
If Ajax Turner has meant something to you, come stand with us.
If you have a parent, grandparent, friend, or neighbor who relies on this Center, come stand with us.
If you believe Clarksville's community institutions are worth protecting, come stand with us.
Ajax Turner is more than a building.
It's more than card tables, pool tables and lunch tables. It's friendships. It's a place for people who may otherwise spend their days alone to have somewhere to go and someone to talk to. It’s where strangers become friends, and friends become family.
Tomorrow, On August 18, we're asking Clarksville to stand together.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Please arrive by 8:30 AM
Court hearing begins at 9:00 AM
2 Millennium Plaza, 3rd Floor Chancellor Lund
Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your neighbors. Bring the people who believe Clarksville's community institutions are worth fighting for.
We are standing. We are fighting. And we are asking you to stand with us.
- Jimmy Parker, Board Chair.
