Local Matters

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk about how you can give someone a gift that means so much by giving a book. They talk about gifting a book to someone that holds a lot of meaning, noticing the stories people have and encouraging them to share them in different ways, & the initiative of gifting new books to both children and adults.

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Ben Rodgers is joined by Mayor of Cookeville Laurin Wheaton & Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter.  They talk about the four Christmas parades that take place in Putnam County, the trees on display for the city and county along with other decorations, and a a city and county update from both mayors.

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Sam Brooks talks with Upperman Volleyball Coach Barbie Cook and her three seniors Kaitlyn Foster, Lila Cade, and Kailyn Stevens. They talk about the expectations the three players had going into the season, what some of the top shelf names in Tennessee high school volleyball brought to Coach Cook and the team, & how the team came up with the "eyes up" mantra and the meaning.

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Tiffany Anton sits down with Nikki Gray, co-owner of Gray's Pest Services in Cookeville.  They talk about how Nikki and her husband decided to go in together on their own pest control business, some of the services they offer for the coverage area, and what is different about the small business scene in the area.

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Buddy Pearson meets with CHS Math Teacher Chelsey Forgey. Chelsey talks about if you ever need algebra when you become an adult, how she prevents burnout from overworking and other pressures within the job, and what the phrase "teaching with desire" means to her.

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George Halford sits down with Michael Detwiler, more commonly known as "The Cookeville Weather Guy".  They touch on how Michael and his family found their way to Cookeville in 1976, the interesting story of how his family and his wife's family are intertwined and meeting his wife, and the opportunity to be on the staff for State Representative Diane Black from her first day in office to her last day in office.

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Tiffany Anton sits down with Homero Gonzales, the owner of Harmacy Hot Sauce Company. Homero talks about the pitch competition he recently won with only seven minutes to pitch his idea, what happened after the Covid lockdown procedures hit while he was stll in school, and how many different sauces he has now and what his plan his for the future. 

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Buddy Pearson is joined by Trevor Sheets, an administrative assistant from Capshaw School and Tera Brooks, the principal at Prescott South Middle School. They talk about how Trevor made the transition from the school after care program to the front office, his family and some of the stuff he likes to do in his spare time, and Tera talks about the experience of being a principal after being an assistant for so long. 

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George Halford sits down with Monterey's Bill Wiggins. The two talk about Bill begins with who he is with being born in his grandmother's home, remembering Monterey when he was a kid and how the town changed, and the evolution of Meadow Creek Park from rock climbing to renting kayaks.

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Ben Rodgers meets with Jeff Mason, Denny Wayne Robinson, Allen Foster, and Randy Heady, four County Mayors of Smith, White, Cumberland, and Jackson Counties. Mayor Mason discusses Smith County implementing the 1981 Financial Management Act, what are the advantages the '81 Act brings, and some miscellaneous topics with their counties the mayors touch on.

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