Local Matters

Bob Bell sits down with Joe Matheney, Principal of White Plains Academy in Algood. They discuss his background and career, an update on how the fall semester has gone with all of the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the mission of White Plains Academy.

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Ben Rodgers talks with three different county mayors - Overton County Executive Ben Danner, Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley, and Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason. They discuss updates surrounding changes to each county's Christmas events this year due to COVID-19.

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Dr. Charles Womack sits down with Dr. Chris Juels, a foot and ankle surgeon with Tier 1 Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Institute in Cookeville. They discuss his background, education, and training, the work he does at Tier 1, and the new services he's brought to the Upper Cumberland.

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John Grigsby, Operations Manager at Cumberland Cleaning Company. They discuss his background and previous entrepreneurial endeavors, the various cleaning services that they provide to residential and commercial clients in the Upper Cumberland, as well as the merits of learning a trade versus going down the traditional college route.

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Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Darron Smith, Dean of the College of Agriculture & Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss his background and career, the students and majors of the College, as well as the specialties that he teaches and researches in.

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Michael Detwiler sits down with Caroline Moore. They discuss her time living in New York City, how her interest in theater came to be, and her experience creating a video on social media platform TikTok that went viral.

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Tiffany Anton meets with Blair Dudley, founder of Hip Cookeville. They discuss why he felt the need to start Hip Cookeville, the story of how it came to be, its role in bringing the community together, and what's in store for the community organization.

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Bob Bell talks with Director of Putnam County Schools Corby King. They discuss the school year so far, how students have been continuing to adjust to school changes due to COVID-19, and the access to technology across student age levels.

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Michael Detwiler talks with Jason Yarbrough, Lead Pastor at Trinity Algood. They discuss his initial departure from Trinity Algood in 2002, what brought him back in 2020, the challenges and surprises that he encountered while coming back, and potential changes and updates coming to the Trinity Algood campus.

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Ben Rodgers sits down with President Lynn McHenry, and Vice President Larry Rodgers of the Double Springs Utility District & Board in Putnam County. They discuss the history of the board and the needs that led to its inception, how utility districts work in Putnam County, as well as addressing some of the common questions and complaints that come in to the board.

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