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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1,421 Episodes
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George Halford & Top Storyteller David Storm

George Halford sits down with David Storm the Yankee Cajun Hillbilly to hear all about his life story, his connections with Cookeville, his work, and more! Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast today.
19 Jun 2024 12PM 32 min

George Halford & Retired CEO Mike Porten

George Halford talks with Michael Porten, retired CEO of Regions bank and community leader in Cookeville. Hear all about his life story, upbringing, interests, passions, and more! Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast today.
19 Jun 2024 11AM 33 min

George Halford & Algood City Manager Keith Morrison

George Halford sits down and talks with the City Manager of Algood Keith Morrison. They touch on his biggest surprise when moving into a role away from retail that still required management, Keith's involvement in the Rail Trail and outdoor opportunities in the community, and wanting to carry on the…
22 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Meet White Co. Commissioner Derrick Hutchings

Ben Rodgers talks with Derrick Hutchings, a county commissioner for White County. They discuss life before the county commission from racing cars to raising quarter horses, if the commission sees a lot of White County citizens attend and speak regularly at meetings, and his excitement being on the budget committee…
19 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton: Upper Cumberland Cards & The Hobby Turned Business

Tiffany Anton sits down with Nathan Heady & Joe Kalis of Upper Cumberland Cards, a sports cards and collectibles trading business. They touch on if they feel like they're sports enthusiasts or if collecting cards is separate, how often they get approached by someone trying to know more about a…
17 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Monterey High School's Blake Van Winkle

Buddy Pearson meets with Monterey High School Math teacher Blake Van Winkle. They discuss his new role leaving the everyday classroom to be more county wide, how hard was it to teach in the old Monterey High School from the challenges it presented, and his thoughts on the statement that…
16 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Former Mayor, Urologist & Rail Trails Advocate Chuck Womack

George Halford visits with Chuck Womack, a well-known member of the community as a former Urologist, mayor of Cookeville and a big supporter of the outdoors. They talk about how Chuck became hooked on the Tennessee outdoors, the different opportunities in the outdoors from visiting state parks to hang gliding,…
12 Apr 2024 3PM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Meet Putnam Co. Parks & Recreation Department's Cody Maynard

Ben Rodgers sits down with the Director of the Putnam Co. Parks & Recreation Department Cody Maynard. They discuss what led to Cody applying with the parks department, the department's involvement with planning the Christmas decorations at the courthouse, and how much time they spend working on the soccer fields…
12 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Meet Lindsey Armes, Owner of Pretty Clothes Shoppe

Tiffany Anton talks with Crossville's Lindsey Armes, owner of the Pretty Clothes Shoppe. They touch on if Lindsey was feeling burned out from teaching when she opened up the shop, all about their Lots of Love program that helps four women a month from outfits to resumes, & what the…
10 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Upperman Athletics Director Ross Fanning

Buddy Pearson visits with Ross Fanning, the athletics director at Upperman High School. They talk about f there is a budget for each sport when it comes to fundraising, his interest in teaching biology going all the way back to a high school teacher he had, and how much has…
9 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Meet Retired Pathologist & Outdoorsman Sam Glasgow

George Halford visits with Sam Glasgow, a retired pathologist in Cookeville and a major role player with Rails For Trails in Putnam County. Sam talks about his early journeys around the globe both starting and ending at Tulane University, the "Ale for The Trail" events that began in the late…
8 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason

Ben Rodgers talks with Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason. Jeff recaps a meeting in Nashville that involves a zinc mine in Smith County that would bring some economic development, updates on the budget and what the outlook is plus when the committee has met, and if they have spent all…
5 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Meet Heather Karellas, Co-Owner of Streetlamp Creative

Tiffany Anton sits down with the co-owner of Streetlamp Creative Heather Karellas. They touch on what her biggest takeaway is for people that are learning to tell their own story, some exciting things about moving to Cookeville from the resources to business community as a whole, and where the name…
3 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & All About AV Class With Upperman's Susie Dobbs

Buddy Pearson visits with Career & Technical Education teacher Susie Dobbs, teacher of the AV class at Upperman High School.  They talk about the process of getting equipment to build the program to what Susie envisioned, Susie talks about her background hailing from Nebraska to college in Chicago to her…
2 Apr 2024 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers: Upper Cumberland Development District's Molly Brown

Ben Rodgers talks with Molly Brown, the Tourism Coordinator for the Upper Cumberland Development District. They talk about how long the Development District has had a tourism department and what its goal is, the "why" behind the show Wish You Were Here through WCTE, & what's different about applying and…
29 Mar 2024 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & The Baskin Robbins Scoop With Tyler Buck

Tiffany Anton visits with Tyler Buck, owner of Baskin Robbins in Cookeville. They touch on if Tyler ever thought about leaving Cookeville to open a business, was there a struggle to purchasing a franchise compared to starting something new, & how is he manages his age not getting in the…
27 Mar 2024 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Meet Carrin Nash, VITAL School of Putnam County

Buddy Pearson talks with Carrin Nash, from Putnam County's VITAL School. They talk about the first thing he tells them when someone wants to know about VITAL, if teaching & coaching had always been apart of what he wanted to do, & if there are other grants that are coming…
26 Mar 2024 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Jenny Spurlock & Making A Difference Everyday

George Halford meets with Jenny Spurlock, Case Worker & Constituent Services for the office of Congressman John Rose. The two touch on the experience of opening JJ Jax with her mother & it being more than a gift shop, remembering some of the projects she saw during her time with…
25 Mar 2024 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey

Ben Rodgers visits with Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey. Stephen gives an update on how his term is going a year and a half in, some fishing tournaments that have been organized through the Chamber of Commerce that will also bring in tourism & business, and a budget update as…
22 Mar 2024 10AM 34 min
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