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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
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Clarksville to host 2025 Miss Tennessee, Miss Georgia USA pageants June 27-28
More than 100 delegates from Tennessee and Georgia will take the stage in Clarksville June 27-28 for four 2025 USA pageants. Pageants represented include the following: Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA, Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA. All will be held at at Austin Peay State University. The preliminary show for the Georgia pageant will be June 27 at 3 p.m. followed by the Tennessee pageant at 8 p.m. On June 28, the final Georgia pageant will take place at 2:30 p.m. followed by the Tennessee pageant at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for both the preliminary and final shows must be purchased in advance online at and Reigning titleholders, Miss Tennessee USA Christell Foote, Miss Tennessee Teen USA Townsend Blackwell, Miss Georgia USA Ludwidg Louizaire and Miss Georgia Teen USA Carrington Manous will each crown their successors. Both the Miss and Teen winners will represent the State of Tennessee and State of Georgia, respectively, at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants this fall. Organized and produced by Greenwood Productions, the Tennessee pageants have been hosted in Clarksville since 1999. 'We are excited to welcome the Miss Tennessee USA pageant back to Clarksville and also thrilled to host the Georgia delegates and their families this year,' said Charlie Koon, Chairman of the Visit Clarksville Board of Directors. 'This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both Clarksville and Austin Peay State University to visitors from the region. We truly value our long-standing partnership with Mrs. Greenwood and the Miss Tennessee USA program.' The events will take place in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University's Music/Mass Communication Building, at 8th and Marion Streets in Clarksville. Each contestant will compete in three equal phases of preliminary competition: activewear/swimsuit, evening gown and interview. Once the semifinalists are announced during the final shows, they will again compete in swimsuit/active wear and evening gown. Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA in 2018, will serve as an emcee for the pageants in Clarksville. Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants are part of the Miss Universe Organization. Since its founding in 1952, thousands of young women have been involved in the organization. For more information on the pageant and to see the delegates visit or This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville to host Miss Tennessee, Miss Georgia pageants June 27-28
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Encourage men to move toward what we love, not just what's expected of us
Twenty-five years ago, I was running on the proverbial hamster wheel. My dad was an accountant, so I became an accountant. Then I did what everyone expected and landed a job at one of the big five accounting firms. Suits, skyscrapers, long commutes and a dog-eat-dog work environment... It was the quintessential life of a hungry, 20-something New Jersey businessman. A 'finance bro,' as the kids call them these days. Every morning, I was up at 4 a.m. Not because I loved spreadsheets, but because fitness kept me sane. My workout routine gave me clarity in a world where 'movement' otherwise meant ruthlessly climbing the corporate ladder, and competition for promotions was a full-contact sport. After the Enron scandal rocked my company and the smoke from the 9/11 attacks loomed over my long commute home, the cracks in my professional life became hard to ignore. Eventually, I realized I was moving in a direction at odds with the person I wanted to be. Opinion: American men are in crisis and they look up to toxic role models to cope So, I quit. I took a hard pivot, went back to my alma mater, and accepted an internship in campus recreation. Some would say I started over, but I'd say I found my way home. I found passion in working with health-minded students, creating fitness programs and earning advanced degrees in exercise science. I found a way to make a living by helping others live healthier, more active lives. Not from a cubicle, but from a place of purpose. June is Men's Health Month, and you'll hear a lot about cholesterol, PSA tests, and colonoscopies (all important, get them). But, men: There's more to health than lab results, and there's more to life than doing what's expected. Want to preserve your health? Move toward what you love. If you hate the treadmill, don't run on it. Go hike, join a pickup basketball game, try martial arts, chase your kid around the yard. Your body craves movement, but your soul craves purpose. Find something that gives you both. We don't have to burn out in a job that doesn't serve us, or stay stuck in a routine that makes us miserable. Life's too short. Trust me, there's more out there than spreadsheets. Opinion: Why funding for more mental health resources is in Tennessee's best interests I still work out almost every day. My joints complain a little louder now, but I listen to them just like I listened to my gut all those years ago. So this June, sure, get your screenings. But also take inventory with an honest question: Am I heading towards something that fulfills me? Because movement is good, but movement with purpose is even better. Take it from me: You'll know the difference because the latter won't feel like you're on a hamster wheel. Dr. Tim Leszczak is the Chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance at Austin Peay State University, where he oversees the healthcare administration, kinesiology, physical education, public health, and speech-language pathology programs. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Men's health more is than tests. We should move with purpose. | Opinion
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- General
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Clarksville park getting long-awaited upgrades
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One park in Montgomery County is getting some upgrades made from unique materials. The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Committee is working with Austin Peay State University students to get creative with the project. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More Crews will build benches made from recycled windmill blades in Valleybrook Park. If that's not cool enough, Austin Peay students will design and paint artwork on the benches. The benches will be installed all around the park, which is also adding a long-awaited pedestrian bridge across the Red River. MORE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS | East Bank Blvd. design process sparks concern This particular upgrade to the park has been six years in the making, according to parks officials. The bridge installation was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. Construction of the bridge will start on July 7 and is expected to be done in March of next year. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
ALEA provides more details on arrest following series of crashes on I-65 that left man dead and woman injured
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is sharing more details about an arrest after a series of crashes on Interstate 65 on Tuesday that left one man dead and a woman injured. ALEA said a two-vehicle crash that occurred at around 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, killed William D. Hardrick, 22, of Birmingham. The agency said Hardrick was killed when the car he was driving was struck by a Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by John W. McAdams, 31, of Winfield. Morgan County man arrested on child sex abuse material charges Authorities said that after the impact, Hardrick's car left the roadway, struck a fence, a guardrail, and then overturned. Limestone County Coroner Mike West said the vehicle came to a rest long Piney Chapel Road. Hardrick was pronounced dead on the scene and McAdams failed to stop at the scene of the crash, according to ALEA. Austin Peay State University stated that Hardrick, originally from Adamsville, was a senior football player at the school. 'We are truly saddened by the passing of William Hardrick, a new member of our football program and the Austin Peay family,' said APSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison. 'All of our thoughts and prayers are with the Hardrick Family today. We will do everything we can to support his friends, family, and teammates at this time.' ALEA said prior to hitting Hardrick's car, McAdams was involved in a crash with another car driven by a woman. Authorities said that the woman was injured and taken to Athens Hospital. The agency said that after striking multiple vehicles, the Peterbilt eventually came to a stop and caught fire. ALEA arrested McAdams and charged him with murder, as well as two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with injury and one count of driving under the influence. The series of wrecks occurred along a stretch of I-65 from mile markers 334 to 361 in Limestone County. A portion of the southbound lanes of the interstate were closed for over two hours following the crashes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Automotive
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Clarksville to implement LiDAR technology
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The City of Clarksville is rolling out new LiDAR technology with the hopes of better controlling traffic and safety for pedestrians. Now through at least the end of the summer, a new mobile unit will be rotated through high-volume intersections. It doesn't detect license plates; instead, it detects light movement. The technology will look at traffic and pedestrian patterns as well as near-miss crashes. READ MORE | Latest headlines from Clarksville and Montgomery County 'You will see that about town. You will see it on Purple Heart Parkway. You will see it on Providence Boulevard, Richview Road and you'll see it move around,' grants director for the City of Clarksville, Lauren Winters, said. 'We have strategically picked places, times of the year [and] times of the day because we want to get a true, good baseline.' The project is being paid for by a grant that Vanderbilt University received as part of the TNGO Transportation Growth Opportunity. Winters said Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga have also come into play to help analyze data. 'We also hope with this technology that we can get that starting baseline, we can make improvements to the areas as identified by this technology and then possibly deploy those radars back so we can see, 'Hey, did our measures that we took— did it work? Did we get it right?' And if not, we re-group. If it worked, we reproduce,' Winters said. ⏩ The information collected will also help determine and prioritize projects in the Mayor's Transportation 2020+ Project. If things go well, the city could look into long-term LiDAR implementation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
