Local Matters

Caroline Moore talks to Cookeville artist and community advocate, Billy George.  Billy gives his background growing up in Cookeville and having an artistic background from a young age, what the graduate school experience was like at the University of Missouri, and the experience of taking on a role as a substitute teacher in Putnam County.

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Ben Rodgers visits with Peggy Smith, the Overton County Trustee. Peggy talks about her first campaign experience and how she became trustee, what the county trustee does, and paying property taxes and how tax relief works.

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Sam Brooks talks to his son and professional golfer, Will Brooks. Will talks about what played into the decision of jumping into pro golf even though having a year of eligibility left in college,  the amount of support and people that wanted to be involved when he announced he was going pro, and the different tournaments he has played in both inside and outside of the country.

Bob Bell meets with Rusty Darley, the principal at Algood Middle School. Rusty talks about his background coming to Algood Middle School from Cookeville High School then previously Lebanon High School, what is important in terms of the growth of a student beyond the classroom, and how the pandemic changed how middle school is done and how teachers teach.

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Ben Rodgers talks to Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President Amy New. They discuss what the Chamber does and what's inside,  Amy talks about her staff and the wonderful job that they do, and the upcoming events that the Chamber has scheduled.

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Sam Brooks sits down with Upperman Bees' Alec Wilson and his dad Matt Wilson. They go over the earliest Matt Wilson can remember Alec playing baseball, the decision to go to Upperman High School and winning a state title in the

first year of high school, and Alec's thoughts on how the recruiting process has gone so far. 

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Bob Bell visits with Principal Dr. Catherine Jones and Media Specialist Laura Shaver of Prescott South Elementary School. They discuss their background as teachers, how the students have adapted over the last two years with the pandemic, and the number of different partnerships the school has.

Ben Rodgers meets with down with Putnam County Health Director Lisa Bumbalough. After a quick introduction Lisa talks about how the health department is funded, what services are provided to the public, the amount of people the department sees on a daily basis.

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Sam Brooks sits down with Cookeville High School Athletic Director Adam Kefauver. They discuss his early life growing up in Madisonville, TN, and the various activities and sports he was interested in, the idea that kids don't change, and that there's a different expectation that they grow up with now, as well as how individuals in his life influenced him as he got into coaching and education.

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Bob Bell talks with Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at Tennessee Tech University, Dr. Mark Stephens. They discuss his background and how he got to TTU, why international students are important to TTU, as well as discussing some of TTU's exchange alliances such as the Magellan Exchange.

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