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.
Daily English United States Society & Culture · Education
1,509 Episodes
620 – 640

Bob Bell & Burks Elementary School Principal

Bob Bell talks with Heather Tinch, Principal of Burks Elementary School in Monterey. They discuss the various duties of an elementary school teacher including overseeing the school's environment, and being an instructional leader, the faculty and staff at Burks Elementary School, as well as the phrase "it takes a village,"…
26 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Meet Miss Tennessee For America Maelybeth Young

Caroline Moore sits down with Miss Tennessee For America Maelybeth Young. They discuss how she got into attending and competing in pageants, her experience competing in national pageant competitions in Las Vegas, as well as what some of the biggest and most common misconceptions are when it comes to beauty…
25 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, And White County Summer Updates Pt 2

Ben Rodgers continues to sit 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 challenges of finding workers for the solid waste field in White County and Smith County, the recent addition…
22 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Football Coaching Staff

Sam Brooks talks with Cookeville High School Head Football Coach Taylor Hennigan. They discuss how it feels to be back at Cookeville High School with a semester of teaching and coaching behind him, as well as a break down of who is on this year's coaching staff, and why he…
21 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Higher Education And Financial Aid

Bob Bell sits down with Dustin Rawls, Outreach Specialist for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. They discuss his background, his new role with the State of Tennessee, recent legislative changes to dual enrollment opportunities, and the Tennessee Promise Scholarship, as well as a break…
19 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

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
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