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Gov. Lee Issues Statement on Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement
Thursday, April 28, 2022 | 02:36pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Immediately, Tennessee Governor Invoice Lee launched the next assertion on essentially the most substantive reform to training funding in additional than 30 years, commending the passage of the Tennessee Funding in Scholar Achievement Act:
“Immediately is an amazing day for Tennessee college students. After months of engagement with hundreds of Tennesseans, our state may have a brand new, progressive Ok-12 funding components that improves public training by placing children first. I commend the Common Meeting for his or her partnership and want to maneuver Tennessee public training to a brand new frontier.”
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Tennessee cities ranked among most stressed in US, report says
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee city was ranked one of the top five most stressed-out cities in the U.S. and others were listed in the top 100, according to a recent report from WalletHub.
WalletHub measured nearly 200 cities across four components: work stress, financial stress, family stress and health/safety stress. Memphis was ranked the No. 4 most stressed city in America behind Cleveland, Detroit and Baltimore.
Other Tennessee cities on the list were Knoxville (57), Chattanooga (91) and Nashville (101).
“Money, health and the economy all remain top stressors, but around 3 in 5 adults don’t talk about their stress because they don’t want to be a burden on other people. Stress isn’t just harmful to individuals, though – by one estimate, workplace-related stress alone costs the country more than $300 billion per year,” WalletHub said.
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Knoxville Man Breaks Kids' Expensive Fishing Rod, Video Sparks Outrage
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A man yelled at two kids and broke their expensive fishing rod in Tennessee. (Photo Credit: TikTok/ @fishn_shi)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- A man yelled at two kids and broke their expensive fishing rod
- The incident took place in Knoxville, Tennessee
- The video of the incident has gone viral, sparking outrage
A man was caught on camera yelling at two children and snapping their expensive fishing rod while they were fishing at what he claimed to be his private lake. The incident reportedly took place in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The video, initially shared by TikToker @fishn_shi, shows the man, allegedly intoxicated, aggressively approaching the kids before breaking their fishing rod without warning. He then threatens to toss their phones into the lake and demands they leave immediately.
“You are fishing in a private lake. Get the hell out of here. We are going to prosecute you, and you are going to pay all kinds of money because you are being a d—,” he yells at one child, then walks towards the other, shouting at him to leave.
The footage has since gone viral on social media, sparking outrage and condemnation.
“I understand if they’re trespassing and you’re a homeowner. I completely get it. But they’re just fishing for gods sake. They’re not causing damage or being loud. I just don’t understand why folks can’t be human beings anymore,” one person wrote on X.
Another commented, “There is absolutely no reason a grown man should be treating kids this way.”
A third person wrote, “Right like okay it’s a private lake sure just go down there and say hey you kids can’t fish here can you go somewhere else.”
Another user wrote, “Even if you want them to stop fishing, a simple “hey guys, sorry but this is a private lake, we’re not allowed to fish here” would’ve sufficed.”
Some social media users identified the man in the video as Matt Webster, Chairperson of the Haiti Outreach Program TN, although this has not been officially confirmed.
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U.S. Open Qualifier Mac Clark Sends Verbal To Tennessee (2025)
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Mac Clark of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has announced his verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Tennessee. Clark has one year remaining at Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School, and will arrive in Knoxville next fall for the 2025-2026 season.
“I’m thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic careers at the University of Tennessee. I’d like to thank my family, coaches, friends, and teammates for helping me reach this point. I also want to give a special thanks to all of the coaches at Tennessee for extending me the opportunity to be a Vol. Can’t wait to get to Rocky Top! Go Vols!”
Clark, a distance freestyle specialist, trains and competes year-round with Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics. He is a U.S. Open qualifier in the 500, 1000, and 1650, as well as in the 400m, 800m and 1500m in long course. Clark also holds numerous Allegheny Mountain LSC Records, including the boys’ 15-16 1000, which used to be the oldest yards record for the LSC by more than a decade.
This past December, Clark competed at Speedo Winter Juniors – East, where he recorded his top finish in the 1650. He stopped the clock at 15:18.12 to finish 11th overall and take nearly twenty seconds off his previous best time. He also set personal bests in the 500 (4:26.61) and 400 IM (4:01.65) earning 23rd and 65th, respectively.
More recently, Clark has opened his long course season with a slew of best times this spring. At the ISCA International Senior Cup, he collected wins in the 400 IM (3:58.29/4:33.31), 1500m (15:46.48), 800m (8:15.93), and 400m free (4:00.91) with best times across all of them. This month he cracked the 4:00 barrier in the 400m free, as he clocked a 3:59.76 at the Holtrey Summer Classic.
Top SCY Times
- 500 free – 4:25.26
- 1000 free – 9:07.23
- 1650 free – 15:18.12
- 400 IM – 3:58.29
The Tennessee Vols finished 5th as a team at the 2024 SEC Championships with a total of 992 points. With over a year before arriving on campus, Clark already owns a personal best in the 1650 that would have scored this year.
Jake Narvid led the distance squad with a 10th place finish at SECs (14:57.29), while Joey Tepper (15:11.00) and Rafael Ponce De Leon (15:12.15) also scored with 19th and 20th place finishes. Clark’s arrival is timely for the Vols, as Tepper, Narvid, and Ponce De Leon were all seniors last season.
Clark joins Jack McCoy, Mike McCarthy, Gabe Nunziata, Liam O’Connor, Luke Amerson, and Ian Combs in Tennessee’s class of 2029.
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