Local Matters

Tiffany Anton meets with Bryan Payne, Vice President of Office Mart and Industry Mart in Cookeville. They discuss the various products and services that both stores provide, their upcoming move to combine both store locations and what they are hoping to accomplish with the move, as well as where he sees the companies going in the next few years, especially as the surrounding areas continue to grow.

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Bob Bell talks with Trey Upchurch, Student Services Supervisor for Putnam County Schools, and Hannah Davis, Communications Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss the start-up of the new school year in Putnam County, the focus on student health safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their respective backgrounds and roles in the Putnam County School System, as well as ways for parents and guardians to stay in touch with their children's teachers and counselors, and the importance of having that level of communication.

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Ben Rodgers talks with Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster. They discuss the current state of the county's 2022 fiscal year budget, the county's interest in expanding water and broadband lines to more rural areas across the county, what the conveniences store Buc-ee's is, as well as how, when, and why Tennessee's first location will be coming to Crossville.

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Bob Bell sits down with Lillian Hartgrove, Chairman of the Tennessee State Board Of Education. They discuss her background and how she came to be involved with the State Board Of Education, the challenges that they faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps that were taken to address school safety, as well as the various policy changes that occurred this year, and why those decisions were made.

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Michael Detwiler meets with Judge Jonathan Young. They discuss where he was born and raised, his time in law school, the career path he took after graduating and how it may differ from today's law school graduates, as well as the various types of cases that his office handles.

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Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They recap the recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting and how it being a reappraisal year impacted the normal agenda for the meeting, the recently approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, as well as a summary of the projects that are being looked at for the fiscal year.

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Sam Brooks sits down with Barrett Steakley, local golfer and former Tennessee Tech University golfer. They discuss how starting a family impacts playing time and the importance of learning to balance it all, his experience on the professional side of playing and the financial obligations involved, as well as where his love of golf comes from, and how it ties back to his family life growing up.

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Bob Bell talks with Kelsey Rose, Executive Director of the Tennessee FFA Foundation. They discuss what the Future Farmers For America organization is and what its goals are, what the Foundation portion of FFA is and how they assist in fundraising ventures for FFA, as well as details surrounding the organization's well known annual ham breakfast event, and when and where the event will take place in 2021.

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Ben Rodgers talks with Overton County Executive Ben Danner. They discuss an update on the Overton County Commission and recent changes to its members, redistricting in Overton County and where they are at in that process currently, as well as an overview of the approved 2022 fiscal year budget for the county.

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Sam Brooks talks with Bruce Hatfield, former Tennessee Tech University linebacker, and current Linebacker Coach at TTU. They discuss what originally brought him to TTU, what the recruiting process is like at the school, what the Golden Eagle Way is and why it is key for the athletics program, as well as a recap of his time as a high school football coach, and what the key to his and other coaches' longevity in the field has been.

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