Our host Jeremy Wendt sits down with Justin Campbell who is the head principal at Upperman High School. They talk about who inlfluenced him to become a teacher, the work he did at Prescott South Middle School, differences in his role at Upperman High School, offerings from Upperman for students, and more!

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Host George Halford sits down with Dianne Peterson who is a Baxter native and current Forensic Document Examiner. Hear about her history, day to day work, family, world travels, cases that she has worked on, her future, and more!

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Our host Ben Rodgers sits down with Sherri Smith and Amber Flynn-Jared to talk all things real estate in the Upper Cumberland. Sherri was born and raised in Algood Tennessee, she got in to real estate in 2008, and is now a realtor with the Real Estate Professionals of Tennessee and the President of the Upper Cumberland Association of Realtors. Amber got her real estate license in 2009 and is currently a realtor for The Real Estate Collective.

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Our host Tiffany Anton sits down with Robert Stewart who is a partner of multiple Sonic locations around our region - about 15 locations. He works mainly with the two locations in Cookeville and the one in Algood. They talk about how he got in to the restaurant business, partnering with Sonic to open locations in Cookeville, and more!

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Our host Jeremy Wendt sits down with two finalists for the National Merit Scholarship, Katherine Smith and Natalie Beaty who are both students at Cookeville High School. Hear all about their achievements, the scholarship, and more!

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Host Ben Rodgers sits down with Jim Morgan who is the Jackson County Mayor to talk about the special call meeting that happened recently, which is when Morgan was elected as the mayor of Jackson County. He was a part of the legislative board as a county commissioner before becoming the mayor.

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Join our host George Halford as he sits down with a young professional, Brandon Milum, who works in the field of paranormal activity in our area. He grew up hearing stories of the Bell Witch cave, he visited the cave twice, and knows much about it. They also talk about his personal history and how he came to work in this field.

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Hear the regional executive director for The Upper Cumberland Tourism Association, Billie Davis, sit down with our host Ben Rodgers to talk all things tourism development in our area. More specifically, how Billie works with executives from surrounding counties, how she works with her 28 member board, and more to have an impact on the reasons people would want to visit our beautiful region.

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This week our host Tiffany Anton sits down with Tommy Fitzgerald and Bryan Bourke to talk all things Fitzgerald Glider Kits which originated in Byrdstown Tennessee in 1989. They discuss how the company began, the role in which Tommy and Bryan have been revolutionary in it's expansion, the advantages of their trucks, and more.

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Today our host Jeremy Wendt sits down with Dr. Amber Spears who is an Associate Professor of literacy methods at Tennessee Tech University. They talk all about her background, current job, what literacy looks like in our rural area, preparing teachers for the field, The Freedom School, and more!

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