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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1,509 Episodes
680 – 700

Bob Bell & Vol State Community College And Recruiting

Bob Bell meets with Dustin Rawls, Area Recruiter and Admissions Advisor at Vol State Community College. They discuss what his roles as an Area Recruiter, and as an Admission Advisor both entail, what a hybrid campus experience is and what it is like for students, the various programs that are…
8 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Educational Funding In Tennessee

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Schools Director Corby King, and Jackson County Schools Director Kristy Brown. They discuss the legislation that's looking to change the educational funding for local education in Tennessee, how larger school systems may benefit from the proposed changes more than smaller systems, and why…
4 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Kevin Carter

Sam Brooks sits down with Kevin Carter of Austin Peay State University Football fame. They discuss what it was like growing up in Westmoreland, how playing sports affected his life, and what he means when he says that he's "not a good athlete, but a good ball player," as well…
3 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & UCDD Inspire Grant And Inspired Cleaning Services

Tiffany Anton meets with Mikel Miller with the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), and Jennifer Tollison with Inspired Cleaning Services. They discuss what the UCDD's Inspire Grant is, how it aims to help those recovering from substance abuse issues transition back into the workplace, what Inspired Cleaning Services is, and…
2 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Post-Pandemic Business Education

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Tom Payne, Dean of the College of Business at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the various degrees, certificates, ad major concentration areas offered by the College of Business, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the College of Business, and where he envisions business education will…
1 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Dr. Robert Owens And Highlands Residential Services

Ben Rodgers meets with Dr. Robert Owens, Chairman of the Highlands Residential Services in Cookeville. They discuss his background, education, and career, an overview of the Highlands Residential Services' recent developments and current projects, as well as his involvement with other local organizations. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast…
25 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & White County Football Head Coach

Sam Brooks meets with White County Football Head Coach Mark Frasier. They discuss his family and their involvement with sports, White County's rivalry with Cookeville, his time playing sports in school growing up, as well as some of his favorite, key moments from his coaching career. Listen to the latest…
24 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & HomeCORR And Tile ProSource

Tiffany Anton talks with Kate and Bob Atchley, Owners of HomeCORR - Tile, Flooring, & More, and Tile ProSource in Cookeville. They discuss what HomeCORR and Tile ProSource are, and the various products that they respectively offer, why and how they decided to open a new building, and what the…
23 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Family Engagement In Putnam County Schools

Bob Bell meets with Jackie Reynolds, Family Engagement Coordinator for Putnam County Schools. they discuss what Family Engagement is, what her role as Family Engagement Coordinator for Putnam County Schools entails, her time as a Special Education teacher, and what she learned from her experiences in the classroom, as well…
22 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cookeville CityScape

Ben Rodgers sits down with Holly Freeman, Executive Director of Cookeville CityScape. They discuss her background and history with Cookeville CityScape, what Cookeville CityScape is, and their mission within the community, as well as a rundown of Cookeville CityScape's new Board members. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented…
18 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Monterey High School Football Head Coach

Sam Brooks talks with Monterey High School Football Head Coach Scott Hughes. They discuss his family and the sports that they are all involved in, what it was like growing up in the area, and how things have changed between now and then, as well as his experience playing football…
17 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Mountain Top Candle Shop

Tiffany Anton sits down with Lyndsee and Sean Campbell, owners of Mountain Top Candle Shop. They discuss what Mountain Top Candle Shop is and the various products that they offer, what went into their decision to open up their own business together, as well as what their goals are for…
16 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Schools Career And Technical Education

Bob Bell talks with Dr. Leslie Eldridge, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss what her role as CTE Program Supervisor entails, how CTE in schools has changed over the years, what CTE Month is, as well as what CTE pathways are available to…
15 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Judicial Commissioners

Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson. They discuss what a judicial commissioner is, the role that they play inside of the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Office, how to file items and request other services both during and outside of office hours, as well as…
11 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Tennessee Tech University Football Recruitment

Sam Brooks meets with Dewayne Alexander, Head Football Coach for Tennessee Tech University. They discuss a summary of TTU's recent recruitment efforts, what the NIL is, and what it means for college football, as well as what's currently happening with TTU Football, and what's coming up for the team in…
10 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU College Of Education In 2022

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Lisa Zagumny, Dean of the College of Education at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the current state of the College of Education, the upcoming accreditation visit for the College and what it entails, as well as what some of the big ticket items are…
8 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County School Board Updates In 2022

Ben Rodgers sits down with Lynn McHenry, Chairman of the Putnam County School Board. They discuss what being the Chairman of the Putnam County School Board entails, and what the role means to him personally, progress and planning updates on the new school on the southwest part of Cookeville, and…
4 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Mechanical Engineering At Tennessee Tech University

Bob Bell talks with Dr. Sally Pardue, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the various courses the she teaches within the College of Engineering at TTU, the ethics class available to engineering students, what the class entails, and the value that the course has for…
1 Feb 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & 2022 Cookeville Updates With Vice Mayor Laurin Wheaton

Ben Rodgers meets with City of Cookeville Vice Mayor Laurin Wheaton. They discuss the recent survey that was sent out regarding bringing various aquatic facilities to Cookeville, updates on the new Cookeville Police Station currently being built, as well as various other updates and improvements coming to Cookeville in the…
28 Jan 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet DD Tennant

Sam Brooks talks with Cookeville native DD Tennant. They discuss his family, the value of learning to play multiple sports in school, the coaches that impacted him the most growing up, and an overview of his school sports playing career. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office…
27 Jan 2022 10AM 34 min
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