Local Matters

Tiffany Anton sits down with Andrew Elliott, CEO of AE Digital Marketing. They discuss what his company is and the various web services that they provide, how his time playing football in school benefited his professional mindset and skills, as well as advice on how he avoids burnout and manages to balance work and home life.

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Bob Bell talks with Larry Brown, Scout Executive of the Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America. They discuss the history of the Boy Scouts of America, what the Middle Tennessee Council is and the areas that they serve, his background and career in scouting, and the role of scouting as an educational institution.

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Michael Detwiler talks with Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris. They discuss his life growing up in the Upper Cumberland, his time playing baseball on scholarship in college, and the story behind his law enforcement career and training.

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Ben Rodgers meets with Putnam County Fire Department Chief Tom Brown. They discuss his background and career in fire service, the March 3rd, 2020 Putnam County tornado and what the aftermath was like for him and his Department, as well as the general background and makeup of the Department.

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Sam Brooks meets with Cookeville High School Girls' Soccer Head Coach Lauren Metts. They discuss her background and soccer playing career growing up, the individuals who influenced her to become a better player and coach, as well as the maintenance and build of the CHS soccer field.

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Tiffany Anton meets with Morgan Johnson with Simple Beef Co. They discuss how she got started with the company, what locally sourced beef is and what makes it different from store bought beef, as well as what taking a company over during a global pandemic was like for her.

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Bob Bell talks with Sarah Vaughn, a first grade teacher at Baxter Primary School, and Hannah Davis, Communications Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss the recent hot topic of childhood literacy, an overview of Putnam County Schools and what's going on with them outside of COVID-19 related issues, and how the change to virtual learning has impacted Putnam County Schools, and what students' reactions to it have been.

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Michael Detwiler sits down with Putnam County School Board Vice-Chair Kim Cravens. They discuss her background and where she grew up, her time working on her Masters at Tennessee Tech University, and how and why she ran for the Putnam County School Board, and what that experience has been like.

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Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County EMS Director and County Coroner Tommy Copeland. They discuss his background and history working for Putnam County, the department's call volumes and the overall structure of the Putnam County EMS Department, as well as insight into the Medicare and collections side of EMS.

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Sam Brooks talks with Brian Chambers, Wide Receiver Football Coach at Cookeville High School. They discuss his coaching career, his playing days at CHS, what it was like playing for his father who was head coach at the time, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the CHS football program.

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