Local Matters

During this episode of Local Matters, our host Tiffany Anton sits down with Jessica Hinton from the Clarkrange Youth Entrepreneurship Fair that is taking place on April 26th. They talk all about this event for children that inspires youth to pursue their hopes and dreams, how the event will function, time and location details, and more!

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During this episode of Local Matters - Education Edition, hear our host Jeremy Wendt sit down with the principal of Sycamore Elementary School, Deborah Robbins. They talk all about her past, favorite teachers growing up, events and day to day tasks at Sycamore, and more!

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Our host George Halford visits with Chad McDonald who is from Harriman Tennessee and serves as the assistant director of the leisure services department in Cookeville. They talk all about his family, upbringing, the enjoyment of golf, moving back to Cookeville after serving as an EMT, and more!

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Host Tiffany Anton sits down with Emily Bouchette who purchased the old Borden's Jewelry building in downtown Cookeville. Emily plans on turning this building into Poppy & Pearl, which is a beauty, cosmetic, and personal care business serving notable celebrity clients, numerous weddings, photoshoots, and more. She focuses on mainly hair extensions and styling, but has people in store that specialize in other areas relating to beauty.

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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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