News Talk 94.1 Local Matters

Local Matters

Education, Sports, Faith & Everything In Between

Originating from News Talk 94.1 the show deals with community issues and interests that affect listeners closer to home. With topics from major events across the nation and how they impact our area to interesting people and figures from across the Upper Cumberland. Local Matters is where local, matters.

Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday.
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1,424 Episodes
500 – 520

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Asst. Football Coach

Sam Brooks talks to Marcus Walls, the defensive coordinator for the Cookeville Cavaliers football team. Marcus talks about being raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and his childhood, looking back on being recruited and how different of an experience it was, and how different it was going from being a player…
29 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Schools' Tim Martin And Hannah Davis

Bob Bell meets with Putnam County Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin and Communications Director Hannah Davis. They talk about how the school year has gone and getting into the fall months,  everything that goes into school safety in Putnam County, both weather related and non-weather related, and all the great…
27 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & The Exceptional Bean

Caroline Moore sits down with Mary Grace Winscott, assistant manager of the Exceptional Bean in Cookeville. Mary Grace talks about her family moving to Tennessee and being around animals for most of her life, what the Exceptional Bean is and how it came to fruition, and what it's like working…
26 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Tennessee Tech Athletics Director

Sam Brooks meets with TTU's Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. Mark gives an update on how it is now getting back to a sense of normalcy coming out of Covid, what a degree from Tennessee Tech means, and an update on the football operations center project and updating Tucker Stadium's…
22 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Road Superintendent

Ben Rodgers talks to the Road Superintendent for Putnam County Randy Jones. Randy discusses how the very unique situation that led him to being in office, how much of the roads in Putnam County are gravel roads, while it's mostly business as normal, Randy does have some projects that're in…
22 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Upperman Middle School And High School Principals

Bob Bell sits down with Jessica Etheredge and Steven Robbins, the new principals at Upperman Middle School and Upperman High School. Jessica and Steven both talk about their backgrounds and experiences that led them to their current positions, what both schools offer that make students want to come to school,…
20 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Putnam County Fair Board President

Caroline talks to John Allen, the Putnam County Fair Board President. John talks about growing up on his parents' farm till he left for college raising all kinds of animals, what John did in Washington D.C. with the 4-H program, and if there's any pressure to win the Champion of…
19 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Clay County Circuit Court Clerk Keshia Smith

Ben Rodgers visits with the new circuit court clerk in Clay County, Keshia Smith. Keshia talks about her background growing up in Clay County and when she decided to run for circuit court clerk, the daily services that the circuit court clerk's office offers in Clay County, and anything that…
16 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Former Tennessee Tech Baseball Player Jake New

Sam Brooks meets with Jake New, former baseball player at TTU. Jake talks about his job as a data engineer and what his role is, being a three sport athlete in high school and the positives being a multi-sport athlete brings, and the relief of a relaxing summer after signing…
15 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee Tech University College of Education Dean

Bob Bell meets with Lisa Zagumny, the Dean for the College of Education at TTU. Lisa gives an update on the college of education's enrollment this semester,  a look at the faculty members in the college of education and the grants they receive, the wonderful jobs that teachers do in…
13 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Artist Billy George

Caroline Moore talks to Cookeville artist and community advocate, Billy George.  Billy gives his background growing up in Cookeville and having an artistic background from a young age, what the graduate school experience was like at the University of Missouri, and the experience of taking on a role as a…
12 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Trustee

Ben Rodgers visits with Peggy Smith, the Overton County Trustee. Peggy talks about her first campaign experience and how she became trustee, what the county trustee does, and paying property taxes and how tax relief works. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart. Visit them at…
9 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Pro Golfer Will Brooks

Sam Brooks talks to his son and professional golfer, Will Brooks. Will talks about what played into the decision of jumping into pro golf even though having a year of eligibility left in college,  the amount of support and people that wanted to be involved when he announced he was…
8 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Algood Middle School

Bob Bell meets with Rusty Darley, the principal at Algood Middle School. Rusty talks about his background coming to Algood Middle School from Cookeville High School then previously Lebanon High School, what is important in terms of the growth of a student beyond the classroom, and how the pandemic changed…
6 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Chamber Of Commerce President

Ben Rodgers talks to Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President Amy New. They discuss what the Chamber does and what's inside,  Amy talks about her staff and the wonderful job that they do, and the upcoming events that the Chamber has scheduled. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented…
2 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Upperman Bees' Pitcher

Sam Brooks sits down with Upperman Bees' Alec Wilson and his dad Matt Wilson. They go over the earliest Matt Wilson can remember Alec playing baseball, the decision to go to Upperman High School and winning a state title in the first year of high school, and Alec's thoughts on…
1 Sep 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Prescott South Elementary School

Bob Bell visits with Principal Dr. Catherine Jones and Media Specialist Laura Shaver of Prescott South Elementary School. They discuss their background as teachers, how the students have adapted over the last two years with the pandemic, and the number of different partnerships the school has. 
30 Aug 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Health Department

Ben Rodgers meets with down with Putnam County Health Director Lisa Bumbalough. After a quick introduction Lisa talks about how the health department is funded, what services are provided to the public, the amount of people the department sees on a daily basis. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast…
26 Aug 2022 10AM 33 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Athletic Director

Sam Brooks sits down with Cookeville High School Athletic Director Adam Kefauver. They discuss his early life growing up in Madisonville, TN, and the various activities and sports he was interested in, the idea that kids don't change, and that there's a different expectation that they grow up with now,…
25 Aug 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee Tech University Exchange Programs

Bob Bell talks with Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at Tennessee Tech University, Dr. Mark Stephens. They discuss his background and how he got to TTU, why international students are important to TTU, as well as discussing some of TTU's exchange…
23 Aug 2022 10AM 34 min
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