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YEARS BEFORE STADIUM SHUTDOWN, REPORTS SHOW SUMNER’S BOARD OF EDUCATION TWICE DENIED REPAIR REQUESTS
September 2023
Sumner County Schools twice ignored recommended renovations of Gallatin’s football stadium years before August’s countywide bleacher shutdown, according to documents obtained by Main Street Preps.
EMPLOYMENT
MAIN STREET PREPS
Sports Reporter
Promoted from Robertson County sports reporter to Sumner County Sports Editor in March 2023. On top of weekly coverage for three publications, I assist in coverage of Austin Peay athletics and Tennessee Titans football.
SOCIAL DWEEBS
Broadcasting and Journalism Intern
Coverage of the 2019 Springfield High School football team. I recorded interviews and previews for the company's social media platform, wrote stories and designed a website for the company's football coverage.
THE ALL STATE
Sports Editor
Wrote, assigned and edited stories concerning coverage of Austin Peay athletics. I worked at this student-run publication for two years and received second place at the Southeastern Journalism Conference's Best of the South Awards for best sports writer in 2022.
CLARKSVILLE NOW
News Clerk/Intern
Wrote and edited 370 articles over the course of a three-month internship. Primary focuses included feature writing, investigative journalism and copy editing obituaries and news releases.
