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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1,429 Episodes
700 – 720

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Commission And 2022 Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They recap the recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting and how it being a reappraisal year impacted the normal agenda for the meeting, the recently approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, as well as a summary of the projects that…
30 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Barrett Steakley

Sam Brooks sits down with Barrett Steakley, local golfer and former Tennessee Tech University golfer. They discuss how starting a family impacts playing time and the importance of learning to balance it all, his experience on the professional side of playing and the financial obligations involved, as well as where…
29 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee FFA Foundation

Bob Bell talks with Kelsey Rose, Executive Director of the Tennessee FFA Foundation. They discuss what the Future Farmers For America organization is and what its goals are, what the Foundation portion of FFA is and how they assist in fundraising ventures for FFA, as well as details surrounding the…
27 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Redistricting And 2022 Budget

Ben Rodgers talks with Overton County Executive Ben Danner. They discuss an update on the Overton County Commission and recent changes to its members, redistricting in Overton County and where they are at in that process currently, as well as an overview of the approved 2022 fiscal year budget for…
23 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Bruce Hatfield

Sam Brooks talks with Bruce Hatfield, former Tennessee Tech University linebacker, and current Linebacker Coach at TTU. They discuss what originally brought him to TTU, what the recruiting process is like at the school, what the Golden Eagle Way is and why it is key for the athletics program, as…
22 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Twin Lakes

Tiffany Anton sits down with Jonathan West, CEO and General Manager of Twin Lakes. They discuss what Twin Lakes is and the services that they provide to the Upper Cumberland area, what his role as CEO and General Manager  entails and how long he has held that position, economic development…
21 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & New Jere Whitson Elementary School Principal

Bob Bell meets with Tina Francis Hodges, the new Principal of Jere Whitson Elementary School in Cookeville. They discuss her background and career in education, the different cultures of the school as well as the importance and educational value of students getting to interact and learn about other cultures, and…
20 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Meet Caroline Knight

Ben Rodgers sits down with Caroline Knight, Child Abuse Prosecutor for the District Attorney's Office in Cookeville. They discuss her background and what brought her to Crossville, her time in law school and how she became passionate about child advocacy, what her role at the District Attorney's Office entails, the…
16 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Adam West's Coaching Career

Sam Brooks sits down with recently retired Monterey High School Basketball Coach Adam West. They discuss his decision to retire and look back on his coaching career, how the many changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his most recent season from a coaching perspective, as well as how coaching…
15 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & SAIC

Tiffany Anton talks with Jill Moffitt, Software Engineer Senior Manager at SAIC in Cookeville. They discuss what SAIC is, the engineering and security services that they provide for clients, the company's involvement with the community and their efforts to "pay it forward," as well as how the company has grown…
14 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU Crawford Alumni Center's 100th Anniversary

Bob Bell sits down with Brandon Boyd, Director of the Crawford Alumni Center at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the 100th anniversary of the TTU Alumni Association, the on-campus events that took place in celebration of the anniversary, the history of the Alumni Association, as well as what the center…
13 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Will Ridley

Michael Detwiler sits down with Crossville City Attorney Will Ridley. They discuss his early life, where his interest in law began, his decision to run for Civil Circuit Court Judge Part 1 in the Judicial District, as well as a recap of his time serving as the Vice Chairman of…
12 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Sheriff's Department Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris. They discuss Tennessee's recent permit-less carry law and the guidelines that residents need to know regarding the law, the Sheriff's Department's budget for the 2022 fiscal year, as well as an update surrounding the addition to the Putnam County jail that…
9 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Gordonsville High School Basketball Head Coach

Sam Brooks talks with Gordonsville High School Basketball Head Coach Greg Bibb. They discuss his life and career in education and coaching, what family means to him and how having support from family members can be invaluable for a player, as well as the life lessons he learned while taking…
8 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & ESTAR COVID-19 Education

Bob Bell meets with Dr. Melissa Geist, Professor of Nursing at Tennessee Tech University, junior nursing student, Corina Crook, and Daniel Hines, recent graduate and Student Representative on the TTU Board Of Trustees. They discuss their efforts in increasing COVID-19 education in the Hispanic community through the ESTAR program, how…
6 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County 2022 Budget

Ben Rodgers meets with City of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton. They discuss growth and infrastructure in Cookeville, the approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, as well as what some of the highlights from that budget are, and what they mean for the city moving forward. Listen to the latest…
2 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Coaching And Teaching At Upperman

Sam Brooks sits down with Upperman Middle School Football Head Coach, and Upperman High School Softball Head Coach, Dustin Williams. They discuss his time growing up in Baxter, the success of Upperman's athletic and academic programs throughout the years, as well as what it means for him to be a…
1 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Pre-K Registration

Bob Bell meets with Allison Painter, Pre-K Coordinator for Putnam County Schools. They discuss the importance of Pre-K registration, the availability of Pre-K education throughout the Upper Cumberland, as well as what the transition process is like for students going from Pre-K into Kindergarten. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
29 Jun 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Rise Up With Jennifer

Michael Detwiler talks with Bonny Warren, and Jennifer Brindley with Rise Up With Jennifer. They discuss what the faith-based workout and nutritional program is, how it got its start, how it came to Cookeville, Jennifer's background and health education, as well as how anyone interested can become involved, and what…
28 Jun 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & The Legacy Of Bill Rodgers Pt 2

Ben Rodgers sits down with his father and brother to Bill Rodgers, Larry Rodgers, former State Representative and White County Mayor Charlie Curtiss, Putnam County Attorney Jeff Jones, and Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. On the 15th anniversary of his uncle Bill Rodgers passing away, Ben and his guests continue…
25 Jun 2021 10AM 34 min
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