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Bob Bell & Putnam Co. Schools' Future Ready Program

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Bob Bell meets with Future Ready Supervisor Sam Brooks from Putnam County Schools. Together they remember Ottis Phillips and how Sam came to know him, some of the work Ottis did and how it impacted the city of Cookeville, and all things Future Ready like a new program called "Ready Graduate" that better helps kids understand what career path they want to take.

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