Local Matters

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 that she has here eye on during the current legislative session in regards to education.

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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 what will become of Park View Elementary once the new building is complete, as well as the current expansion plans for White Plains Academy.

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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 students of engineering, as well as an overview of the new engineering building at TTU, and its facilities.

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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 coming months.

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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.

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Bob Bell meets with Dr. Steve Frye, Professor of Education, and Director of the School Of Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss what the School Of Interdisciplinary Studies is, their mission, how anyone interested in learning more about the School Of Interdisciplinary Studies can contact the School, the value that adult learners bring to the classroom, as well as the various degree programs available through the School Of Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They discuss good news surrounding the sale of the Shoney's Hill property in Cookeville, ARP funds coming to the county, and the water projects that the county will be committing some of that funding towards, as well as the state grant that the county recently received that will be put towards renovations to the old Putnam County Jail.

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Sam Brooks sits down with now retired Tennessee Tech University Vice President for Student Affairs, and former TTU Basketball legend, Marc Burnett. They discuss his time growing up in Alcoa, TN, his family, the various sports that he played in school, as well as what some of his greatest memories from his basketball playing career are.

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Tiffany Anton meets with Michael and Cigi England, Founders of The Exceptional Bean in Cookeville. They discuss what The Exceptional Bean is, what the nonprofit coffee shop's mission is and who they employ, how the coffee shop came to be, as well as what the community's response has been to the new coffee shop.

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Bob Bell talks with Kristie Phillips, Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship for the Department of Athletics at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the various sports and activities that make up TTU Athletics, who some of the key athletes to come through the various athletic programs have been over the years, as well as several of the upcoming anniversaries and celebrations that the department is looking forward to in 2022.

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