Local Matters

George Halford sits down with Jill Horner, the owner of Hooper, Huddleston, & Horner Funeral Home in Cookeville. They touch on Jill's deep roots in Putnam County starting in Monterey then to Cookeville, starting up Heart of The Cumberland 15 years ago & it's impact today, & different trends she sees today working with the funeral home. 

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Sam Brooks meets with Jake New, former member for the Tennessee Tech baseball team and pro baseball player. They talk about what Jake's experience was like in the recruitment process to come to Tennessee Tech, how good the players are at that level of rookie league baseball, possible new legislation in the world of Name, Image, & Likeness that every college athlete at every level is compensated.

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Tiffany Anton visits with Pamela Claytor, owner of Pamela Claytor Photography in Cookeville. They touch on how she impacts women during the boudoir and pin-up sessions, if Pamela ever thought shooting magazine covers would ever become part of her career plan, and what is something that keeps her going in this type of photography. 

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Buddy Pearson meets with Putnam Co. Director of Schools Corby King for a part two of their conversation. Corby talks about the four new principals that took over within the county, some things that came up in 2023 that he felt very passionate about, & what we can expect to see in the next five months in the school year. 

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Ben Rodgers talks with Criminal Court Judge for the 13th Judicial District Shawn Fry & Dawn Fry, his wife and a member of the Putnam County Schoolboard. They touch on if Dawn knew that she wanted to be an attorney or if she was inspired to be one, if Shawn has had any experience with alternative programming, and what pushed Shawn to the role of criminal court judge.

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Sam Brooks sits down with Rachael Lynn, a junior on the volleyball team at Jackson County High School. They discuss all that it takes for Rachael's parents to support her to play the sport she loves, and different things she has seen with Coach Lucas Martin in his first year.

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Tiffany Anton meets with Sara Chambers, the co-founder of Privy Clear Advertising and Marketing. They look at how the learning curve has been learning about the different businesses and industries they work in, what 10-year-old Sara's plan was for her life, and the difference between a boosted post and an ad campaign. 

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On today's Local Matters...Buddy Pearson is joined by Director of Schools for Putnam County Corby King. They talk about Corby talks about the anticipation and excitement the beginning of a new school year as summer break closes, recognizing some different students for their accomplishments during the fall semester, and Tennessee Tech's Education Concert for all of the fourth graders in Putnam County.

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George Halford talks with Michael Aikens, Director of Center for Rural Innovation at Tennessee Tech. Michael talks about getting his since of entrepreneurship in high school, applying for an ad in a local paper and it leading to his current role in economic development, and helping the more rural counties throughout the state with their tourism branding

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On today's Local Matters...Ben Rodgers meets with Curtis Hayes, the Mayor of Livingston for 2024's first show. They discuss Curtis gives an update on Livingston one week in to 2024, current projects that are taking place like new pickleball courts, and identifying the sales tax leakage problem that Livingston has.

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