Pat Head Summitt coached the gold-medal winning United States women's basketball squad in the 1984 Olympics. Since then she has taken the University of Tennessee women's basketball team to three national championships. After 24 years as a psychology professor and administrator at Austin Peay State University, Linda B. Rudolph has been appointed commissioner of the Department of Human Services by Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist. Great Getaway Hachland Hall Inn was chosen one of the top 54 getaways in America by Better Homes and Gardens magazine. A Factor Agriculture is still an important factor in Montgomery County's economy.
Tobacco is the number one crop, with soybeans, corn and cattle following as major farm products.
In celebration of Tennessee's bicentennial, Montgomery County's flag is flying high in Nashville's Bellevue Center mall. The flag was designed and created by the Montgomery County Quilters Guild. With an eye on a 1997 completion date, the campaign co-chairs are L.C. Burkhalter and Christa N. Holleman, ands the campaign director is Elizabeth B. Shelton. At the Heart of Health Care Clarksville Memorial Hospital is one of the big reasons Montgomery County is a regional health-care center. A range of specialties and the latest high-tech equipment make it possible for Memorial to offer complete care to a population base approaching 150.000.