Local Matters

Bob Bell talks with Lillian Hartgrove, Chair of the Tennessee State Board of Education, and former Vice President of the Highlands Initiative. They discuss changes at the state level of education, as well as the challenges that teachers are currently facing due to COVID-19 and adapting to new technology.

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Pastor Ron Allen and Dwight Henry discuss spiritual matters and how they impact daily life. This week, they discuss the topic of the power of goals, what it means, and how to not become deterred in times of great hardship.

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Tiffany Anton sits down with Natasha Jain with The Sculpting Spa in Cookeville. They discuss her family's history of entrepreneurship, how she got her start running her own business, and how The Sculpting Spa came to be.

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Bob Bell talks with Kevin Liska, Director of the iCube at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss what the iCube program is and what it stands for at TTU, iCube's involvement with the Tennessee Aquarium, and iCube's traffic safety campaigns.

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Lewis Matheney meets with Cookeville Waffle House and local comedic icon, Mushroom. They discuss her life and growing up, where her comedic talents and influences come from, and her experience overcoming serious health issues.

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Tiffany Anton talks with Dylan Neumann, owner of The Pizza Machine food truck in Cookeville. They discuss how The Pizza Machine got its start, his family's history making pizza, and what went into outfitting a school bus into a kitchen.

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Bob Bell talks with Dr. Tom Payne, Dean of the College of Business at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss school start up for the College of Business for the fall semester, as well as what will be different for students this year in light of current events.

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Lewis Matheney talks with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They discuss the story of his life including where he grew up, his professional career, and how he came to be mayor of Putnam County and all that entails.

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Dwight Henry sits down with Lindsay Holloway, founder of This Is Living Ministries, and Ashley England. They discuss This Is Living Ministries' mission, and hear Ashley's testimonial and experiences being in the ministry's program.

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Tiffany Anton meets with Michael Glass, Veteran Benefit Representative with the Putnam County Veterans Service Office. They discuss his military career, the jobs he's held since then, and the services that he provides for veterans through the Putnam County Veterans Service Office.

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