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
540 – 560

Caroline Moore & Meet Agriculture Advocate Dawson Davidson

Caroline Moore talks with local Agriculture Advocate, and lifestyle guru Dawson Davidson. They discuss how he got his start in agriculture, and what it means to be an Agriculture Advocate, when he joined the Putnam County Fair Board, and what some of his duties are, as well as what being…
18 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, And White County Summer Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady. They discuss the budgets for each county, and where they currently stand on getting those budgets passed, efforts to manage the property tax…
15 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & TTU Football With Bruce Hatfield And Bert Browne

Sam Brooks sits down with former Tennessee Tech University Linebacker, and current TTU Linebacker Coach Bruce Hatfield, and former TTU Quarterback, and current TTU Recruiting Coordinator Bert Browne. They discuss having both new and returning players back on campus, how different the program and experience is from when they played…
14 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Library Summer Activities

Bob Bell talks with Kathryn Wisinger, Director of the Putnam County Library, and Library Assistant Sarah Crawford. They discuss the various branches of the Putnam County Library, some of the summer offerings that the library has done in the past, and are currently offering including a LEGO challenge, and Spanish…
12 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Meet Local Artist, And Art Teacher Terri Ritter

Caroline Moore meets with local artist and art teacher Terri Ritter. They discuss her early life growing up in Sarasota, FL, and the art community that was there, her upcoming Painting With The Stars fundraising event, as well as her experience earning degrees in public speaking, and political science while…
11 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County 2022 Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They discuss a recap of Putnam County and Cookeville's Fourth of July events including the kids' parade, and the patriotic ceremony that was held, a raise proposal for city workers due to short staffing, as well as the funding solution…
8 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU's Governor's School for Business, Innovation & Technology

Bob Bell sits down with Susan Wells, Lecturer at the Tennessee Tech University College of Business, and Director of the Governor's School for Business, Innovation & Technology at TTU, and Caleb McNamee, Assistant Director of the Governor's School. They discuss their respective backgrounds, Susan's recent Outstanding Service Award, the curriculum…
5 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Property Assessor 2022 Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Property Assessor Steve Pierce. They discuss Putnam County Property Assessor's Office updates and current events, the budget process, and the last time that the county gave raises greater than a step increase, as well as his time as a County Commissioner, and what his…
1 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Girls Soccer Head Coach And Upcoming Seniors

Michael Bowen, filling in for Sam Brooks, talks with Cookeville High School Girls Soccer Head Coach Lauren Metts, and upcoming Seniors Olivia Hudson, Alex Meadows, and Piper Tadlock. They discuss the upcoming pre-season and season starts, how long the upcoming season will go on for, the growth of soccer in…
30 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Avery Trace Middle School

Bob Bell meets with Alma Anderson, Principal of Avery Trace Middle School in Cookeville. They discuss Avery Trace Middle School, their involvement in the International Baccalaureate System, the common challenges of middle school for students, and how the human interaction between students benefits them, as well as some of the…
28 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Meet Sculptor, Furniture Maker, And Fabricator David Fricke

Caroline Moore talks with local sculptor, furniture maker, and fabricator David Fricke. They discuss his artistic upbringing, how he originally wanted to be a photographer, what he ended up getting his degree in, as well as what a typical day looks like for him. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
27 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County EMS And Fire Department Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Emergency Medical Service Chief Tommy Copeland, and Putnam County Fire Department Chief Tom Brown. They discuss how the recent heat is affecting the jobs of both departments, the shortage of workers in the county between the two departments, as well as their respective…
24 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Upperman High School Baseball Head Coach

Michael Bowen, filling in for Sam Brooks, sits down with Wes Shanks, Head Baseball Coach for the Upperman Bees. They discuss his family, what it means to come from a sports-orientated family, the Upperman Bees' run to the state tournament, the scheduling during the regular season, and how it felt…
23 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & College Of Arts And Sciences And Student Athletics At TTU

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Jeff Roberts, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss what the adjustment was like going from his position as Chairman of the Department of History to being a Dean, the value of student exchange, and students being…
21 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Overton County Executive Ben Danner. They discuss how the budget process for Overton County is going, the ability to place School Resource Officers in Overton County schools, and the support that is there for doing so, as well as how the county is looking to allocate…
17 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Upperman High School Principal And New Cumberland County Schools Director

Bob Bell talks with Billy Stepp, Principal of Upperman High School, and the upcoming Director of Cumberland County Schools. They discuss his new role as Director of Cumberland County Schools, the success that Upperman's sports teams and other departments have recently seen, as well as Mark Livesay, the recipient of…
14 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & City Of Cookeville Updates And Fourth Of July Events

Ben Rodgers sits down with City of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton. They discuss the approval of the recent first budget reading, and the benefits that city and county employees can expect as a result, the road projects that the city is looking to complete to improve infrastructure, as well as…
10 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Future Ready VITAL Program

Bob Bell sits down with Sam Brooks, Future Ready Supervisor for the Putnam County School System, and Shannon Pirtle, Principal of the VITAL Online School. They discuss what Future Ready and the VITAL Program are, the various programs offered by the VITAL Program, and how some of them can be…
7 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Library Director And Operations

Ben Rodgers talks with Kathryn Wisinger, the newly appointed Director of the Putnam County Library. They discuss her background, what made her want to go into education, how the library is funded, and how the city and county both play a role in that, as well as how the library's…
3 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Danny McCoin

Sam Brooks talks with Danny McCoin, former Livingston Academy All Star Quarterback, and former University of Cincinnati Football Player. They discuss his time growing up in Livingston, what it meant to him to get to play three different sports between football, basketball, and baseball, his family and how they influenced…
2 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min
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