Local Matters

Ben Rodgers sits down with Shan Stout, Taylar Plush, and Tessa Davis from the Cookeville & Putnam County Visitor's Bureau. The four look at the role of the Visitor's Bureau in the Run For The Wall event, Tessa discusses what's new with the social media page, and the new east store and how it supports tourism. 

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Sam Brooks, joined by Mackenzie Vester, visits with Mark Wilson, the Director of Athletics for Tennessee Tech. The group recaps the exciting year for Tennessee Tech Athletics, all of the different hats Mark wears as the Athletics Director, and more thoughts on the championship season for the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team.

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On today's Local Matters...Tiffany Anton visits with Trey Cahill, the owner of Pet Wants Cookeville. The two talk about the motivation behind starting an all-natural, pet food business, what they've seen that has been working for them to play into their success, and what Trey thinks of the resources in Cookeville that help businesses find success.

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Bob Bell visits with ESSR, Data, & Testing Supervisor Jason Stickler, joined by Communication Director Buddy Pearson. The three look at what ESSR is and what it stands for, using data in different aspects of education to help decide where to go next, and what a learning gap is and how it plays into the Covid exprience.

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Caroline Moore meets with Anthony Wesner from Tennessee's Department of Human Services. The group discuss some background on the Vocational Rehabilitation Services program, how employers can benefit from this program, and the success that is being seen after just one year of being in existence.

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Ben Rodgers visits with the representative of Tennessee's 40th district, Michael Hale. Together they talk about Michael's background spending most of his childhood in Dekalb County,  the decision Michael had that inspired him to run for office, and what he was expecting to be in the last session and some of the highlights.

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Sam Brooks meets with Coach Wes Shanks. Head Baseball Coach at Upperman High School. The two discussed how it felt coming into the 2023 season after winning the 2022 state championship, the consistent culture within the program from grades to performance in the sport, and the challenges and needs that go into hosting a tournament.

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Tiffany Anton visits with the owners of Meg's Bread, Meg Borland and Luke Yoder. The trio looks at how the business started and what it's grown to with both of their roles, how Meg's Bread is defined on the surface, and what is a bodega comparing it to a natrual grocery store from a convenience store.

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Bob Bell meets with Melanie Presley, the incoming principal for Park View Elementary School in the fall 2023. They discuss Park View and it's impact on the Cookeville community, what excites Melanie the most about her future students, and moving out to part of Putnam County that is rapidly growing,

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Caroline Moore talks with Micah Johnson, the VP of Impact Cookeville. The two talk about Micah's background growing up in church as it's helped in his career, how Impact started 14 years ago and what the group has evolved too, and more on Impact's Juneteenth Celebration in Cookeville's West End Park.

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