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Tennessee Lookout claims 14 awards in Tennessee Press Association contest

The Tennessee Lookout won 14 awards in the annual University of Tennessee - Tennessee Press Association awards. (Photo: J. Holly McCall) The Tennessee Lookout took home 14 awards — including two first-place finishes — in the 2025 University of Tennessee – Tennessee Press Association contest, which recognizes the top journalism in the state. The winners — selected from 1,113 entries from 71 news outlets — were announced Saturday at the Tri-State Press Convention in Memphis. Tennessee Lookout reporter Sam Stockard won first place in Best Personal Humor column for his 'Stockard on the Stump' weekly column, in which he writes about the inside baseball of Volunteer State politics. Lookout Editor-in-Chief Holly McCall earned a first-place award for Best Single Editorial for her May 14, 2024 column. Part of the nonprofit States Newsroom network, with news outlets and news partnerships to cover state government in all 50 states, the Lookout celebrated its five-year anniversary on May 6. The Lookout's six-person team competed in the large newsroom division, squaring off with the largest and longest-running news outlets in the state. To sign up for the Lookout's free morning newsletter, go to or to donate to continue to support its award-winning work, go to Here is the full rundown of the Tennessee Lookout awards: Best Personal Humor Column Stockard on the Stump: Get ready to learn the Earth is 6,000 years old Sam Stockard Best Single Editorial Editor's notebook: Gushy Mother's Day posts from Tennessee lawmakers don't reflect reality J. Holly McCall Public Service Water wars: conservation groups call for protections of Duck River as water withdrawals become 'unsustainable' Cassandra Stephenson, Anita Wadhwani, John Partipilo Investigative Reporting Legislature considers developer-backed bill to strip protections from West Tennessee wetlands Anita Wadhwani, Adam Friedman Best Education Reporting 'Literally heartbreaking as a librarian': 150 titles pulled from Rutherford County school libraries Anita Wadhwani Best Editorial Section Bruce Barry, J. Holly McCall, Jim O'Hara Best Graphics/Illustrations John Cole's Tennessee John Cole Best Single Editorial Same old Vanderbilt J. Holly McCall Best Sports Coverage Gov. Lee makes pitch to bring Super Bowl to new Titans stadium, NFL commissioner plays coy Sam Stockard Best News Photograph State troopers remove mother from Senate gallery John Partipilo Best Personal Column 1968 and a crazy, raging Chicago Bo Roberts Headline writing Sam Stockard, J. Holly McCall Best single feature As climate threat to agriculture mount, could the Mississippi River delta be the next California? Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland, Phillip Powell Best Personal Humor Column Dr. Who and the Orange Blob Mark Harmon SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE