Ben Rodgers sits down with County Mayor Randy Porter and Property Assessor for Putnam County Steve Pierce as they discuss they property tax freeze. They look at what the property tax freeze is, the income limit one has to have in able to be eligible, why property values are going up even though they're reevaluated by law.

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Sam Brooks talks with Kristie Phillips, Assistant Athletic Director of Giving at Tennessee Tech. They talk about moving from a small town like Cookeville to a big city like Dallas, some of the things Ottis was able to do with Tennessee Tech and the facilities there, and how Ottis influenced the reunion weekend the football program does every summer.

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Buddy Pearson visits with Lori Bruce, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs at Tennessee Tech University.  They talk about how the new academic programs that have been launched over the past few years are doing, Lori's opinion on the biggest issue in college education, and looking back on the orchestration for online learning when Covid hit.

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George Halford sits down with Ben Rodgers, a native of Putnam County and a current County Commissioner. Ben talks about his immediate family and being a native of Putnam County, a change in careers from being a CPA to working for his uncle in county government, issues, challenges, and other places we're going in the Upper Cumberland.

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Ben Rodgers visits with Tom Savage, a representative for Cookeville's chapter of the NAACP. They talk about Tom's life growing up in Livingston before moving to Cookeville, his career at Cummins as an union representative, and more on the Cookeville branch of the NAACP and the upcoming event on Saturday.

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Sam Brooks sits down with Melanie Bussell, a current employee with Putnam County Schools and a former Cookeville Lady Cavalier. Melanie covers her family and growing up in Cookeville, any advice she'd tell student athletes and parents on academics, and her thoughts on the word failure. 

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Tiffany Anton talks with Rachel Smalling, the owner of 1854 Cocktail Bar & Lounge in Cookeville. They talk about how the speakeasy concept came to be when it originally started as a high end cocktail bar, the cocktail menu from what drinks are featured to the makeup of the drinks, her other ventures in business owning two hotels in Byrdstown.

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Buddy Pearson sits down with Melissa Geist and Brian Paramore from the Tennessee Tech College of Nursing. They look at how the semester is going so far and any exciting things that are taking place, what are we talking about when we talk about infectious diseases, guidelines and protocols that our local schools follow to prevent these diseases from spreading. 

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George Halford talks with Kevin Bowling, local businessman and one of the founders of Aphena Pharma Solutions. They discuss why Kevin decided to stay in Cookeville when he could've worked elsewhere, what he sees in the younger generation with the different businesses he's starting, and his family foundation, Ebenezer Acres that gives back to the community by allowing different groups to use it. 

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Ben Rodgers meets with Justin Mauldin, a Smith County Commissioner that's just wrapped up his first year in county government. They talk about any surprises Justin has seen during his first year as a commissioner, if his everyday job has helped him with working in county government, & goals that he hopes to achieve over the next few years.

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