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Buddy Pearson talks with Chris Pierce, the Attendance Supervisor for the Putnam County School System. Chris talks about the Truancy Intervention Process that begins on a student's fifth absence from school, how his first job in education prepared him for teaching classes with kids, & what does being late to school do for a student and if it can add up.

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George Halford meets with Michael Aikens from the Center for Rural Development at Tennessee Tech. They touch on if Michael ever realized what kind of match Tennessee Tech was for him, stories of how he helps or has helped other Upper Cumberland counties attract business, and the "urban exodus" that we are seeing with people wanting to get to more rural areas.

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Ben Rodgers is talks with Shannon Cantrell, the CEO & Executive of the Overton County Chamber of Commerce. They discuss if making the Chamber more tourism friendly was one of Shannon's goals when she started, how much she handles in Overton County from tourism to economic development, and what the vision is that she sees for the Chamber

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Sam Brooks talks with Prescott South Middle School Girls' Basketball Coaches Rachel & Justin Vann, and 8th grade team members Sadie Garrett & Lauren Gillies. They discuss how both players having sisters on the 2022 state championship team prepare the girls for this state championship run, Lauren talks about how it works going from playing for one coach to having a coach at home with her mom Jamie Gillies, and what separates this year's team from the state championship team two years ago.

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Tiffany Anton sits down with Shawn Butcher, the owner and operator of Vintage American Mobile Detailing. They touch on what was Shawn's inspiration behind doing a mobile detailing service instead of a shop, how having that interior space clean makes one feel about their car, and the add-ons that they offer with their packages

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Buddy Pearson talks with Kelsey White, a special education teacher at Capshaw School. They begin with what made Kelsey want to get into special education, her rodeo background from how she got started to what she is doing today, and the opportunity of seeing her daughter during the school day with both of them at Capshaw.

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George Halford sits down with Jasen Knight, the Chairman for Impact Cookeville. Jasen talks about what led him to finishing college after dropping out the first time, a story on professor in college that would become his mentor, and how Jasen sees Cookeville today and where we can take the community in the future.

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Ben Rodgers meets with Ryan Barnhart & Stacey Baxter from Highlands Training Center. The group touches on what inspired the Highlands Training Center, the different challenges both Stacey and Ryan have seen in the first year plus, and the type of person they are looking to work with every day.

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Sam Brooks visits with Jerry Pugh and EJ Williams, owners of Workout Anytime, continuing the discussion on fitness. Jerry and EJ discuss their resolutions in the new year, discussing some of the trends the gym has with different recovery methods, and how the gym got started and rapidly became something they both wanted to do.

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Tiffany Anton is talks with Kelly Sullivan, the director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center for the Upper Cumberland region. The two discuss what the Small Business Development Center is, different fears people have when it comes to managing a small business, advice Kelly has for people who do not want to a loan for their business.

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