Local Matters

Ben Rodgers visits with Cumberland Co. Director of Schools Billy Stepp & Putnam Co. Director of Schools Corby King. The three look at the state funds both Putnam and Cumberland Co. Schools' are due as budget season begins, the base of $6,860 that is a consistent funding level for all students, and what they would like to see done with the extra funding.

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Sam Brooks sits back down with Kim Rosamond and Allison Clark to continue discussing their 2023 Ohio Valley Conference title. The three talk about a story on the team's slogan that they had for the conference tournament, being picked preseason number one and dealing with the unknown in the conference, and how the coaches prepared for who they would possibly play in the NCAA Tournament.

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Tiffany Anton talks with Joe Flurry, the owner of J&G Exterior Solutions. The two go over Joe's journey that starts when he was 8 years old, all that goes into running a construction business starting with things like support from others, and when J&G Exterior Solutions launched and growing the business.

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Bob Bell meets with Buddy Pearson, the Communications & Marketing Supervisor for the Putnam County School System.  Bob and Buddy how big the Putnam County School District really is, the month of May being one of the most exciting months for schools with a lot of activities planned, and the summer learning camp that's offered in for kindergarten through ninth grade. 

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Ben Rodgers meets with the Four Mayors of Cumberland, Smith, White, & Jackson counties for the second straight week. The group discusses what the mayors' plan to do for the opioid money coming to their counties, how they handle all day budget meetings with people that have full-time jobs, and how they'll pay for any possible salary increases that come their way.

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Sam Brooks visits with Tennessee Tech Women's Basketball Head Coach Kim Rosamond & Assistant Coach Allison Clark. The three talk about the never ending process of recruiting, some of the players that came back to use their "Covid year", and how the play-in game format works for the women's basketball tournament.

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Tiffany Anton visits with Tracy Farley, the owner of Integrative Animal Solutions in Sparta. They discuss what Integrative Animal Solutions is and where the idea came from, going from being a vet tech to researching and starting a business, and if the feedback is ever on the negative side that "it's just a dog" or "it's just a cat.

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Bob Bell meets with associate professor in the Tennessee Tech College of Nursing, Mary Lou Fornehed and former associate provost Rebecca Tolbert. They look at how Mary Lou received her love of medicine growing up in Sparta, what the Acute Care concentration means and what they do, and all of the challenges and changes her students saw during Covid-19.

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Caroline Moore sits down with the first, second, & third place winners of the 2023 Eagle Works competition. They discuss the inventions "Beam" by Bailee Dozier that connects singers and songwriters to local live music venues, he product "Crate Buddy" that allows you to store your backpack and other objects on a bike, and "Safe Stick" by Bailey Kauffman that can detect if a drink has been spiked.

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Ben Rodgers visits with the Four Mayors, the County Mayors from White, Jackson, Smith, & Cumberland counties. The group discusses what they know about TISA and what it does, thoughts or approaches on what to do with the money on SRO funding for the schools, and what schedule the mayors have when they go to Washington DC.

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