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Ben Rodgers visits with Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey. Stephen gives an update on how his term is going a year and a half in, some fishing tournaments that have been organized through the Chamber of Commerce that will also bring in tourism & business, and a budget update as the county prepares for budget season.

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Tiffany Anton visits with Zachary Buckner, the Director of Marketing for the North America Division of Hörmann in Sparta. They discuss if the career change felt different to Zachary when he started with Hörmann, the company's partnership with Franklin Fixtures, and how this position has helped him travel the world to different cities and countries.

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Buddy Pearson talks with Jason Stickler, the Data & Testing Supervisor for the Putnam County School System. Jason talks about the CERT Program the county uses allowing the students to prepare for the ACT at home, how testing affects everything through the state's Department of Education, & what we have learned on the third grade retention law almost a year later.

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George Halford visits with Dianne Callahan, a Putnam County native & former employee at the Chamber of Commerce that now works with Heart of the Cumberland. Dianne talks about how she lived her life in Monterey all within a one-mile radius, what were some of her misconceptions or things she learned after working at the Chamber, & how Heart of The Cumberland paved the way for her next chapter in life.

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Ben Rodgers meets with Dr. Doug Young, the Executive Director for the Clay County Chamber of Commerce. The two discuss Doug tells a story about his former high school principal giving him a job as principal, his time helping prisoners in Lake County get an education through a new program at the time, & what was intriguing about taking on the executive director role at the chamber.

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Sam Brooks sits down with former Cookeville Cavaliers football players Mason Taylor and Jourdyn Burruss. They talk about their takeaways and what they have learned over the last four years, what's going on at CHS and how they feel about the upcoming future, & both Jourdyn and Mason give updates on their futures with football at the next level. 

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Tiffany Anton talks with Jonathon and Britney Norris from Willow Window in Cookeville. They discuss how you know when it's time to replace your windows, the importance to make the company all employees when they could use subcontractors, & designing their showroom to make their customers feel at home and at ease when making decisions.

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Buddy Pearson meets with Career & Technical Education Teacher Nicki Goins from Cookeville High School. The two touch on what is in a normal lesson plan for a cosmetology class, teaching her students to find their niche that can set them apart from others in the industry, & her role as cheer coach and doing different activities like the banner-thon making the football banners.

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George Halford visits with Phillip Baker, a local insurance agent and a community member with a deep agriculture background. The two talk about what shaped Phillip growing up on a farm, how Cookeville's community of faith plays a big role and makes it a great place to live, & the growth the region is seeing and the challenge of staying ahead of it.

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Ben Rodgers sits down with Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady, White County Mayor Denny Wayne Robinson, and Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster. Mayor Heady updates what is taking place in Jackson County & Gainesboro , Mayor Robinson talks about sales tax in White Co. with a vote coming up in August to raise, and the incentivization for commissioners that hopes to boost interests in people running for county commission.

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