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Water Authority Hires General Manager

The Cumberland Plateau Water Authority has hired Crossville native Jeff Dyer to be its first ever general manager. Board Chair Greg Hanson said Dyer selected out of a pool of over seventy applicants from across the nation. Hanson said Dyer was hired due to his extensive background in management and marketing over his knowledge of ... The post Water Authority Hires General Manager appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Professor: Trump Rides Economy, Immigration To Win

A Tennessee Tech professor said Donald Trump successfully prioritized his policy discussions to win a return bid to the White House. Political Science Professor Lauren Harding said he focused on essential issues specific to key demographics. Harding said the high rates of inflation seen in the past four years also reflected poorly on Kamala Harris’s ... The post Professor: Trump Rides Economy, Immigration To Win appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

State Recognizes Clay For High Graduation Rate

The Tennessee Department of Education recognized Clay County Schools as one of the few school systems in the state to have over a 99 percent graduation rate last school year. The state’s average graduation rate increased from 90.6 percent to 92.1 percent over the past year. Clay County Board of Education Chairman Benji Bailey said ... The post State Recognizes Clay For High Graduation Rate appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Walnut Road Shooting Declared Murder-Suicide

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department declared Tuesday night’s shooting on Walnut Road to be a murder-suicide. Witnesses said local residents Randall Eldridge and Bobby Andrew Phy got into an argument outside of a house where a birthday party was being held. During the argument, Phy pulled out a firearm and shot Eldridge before turning the ... The post Walnut Road Shooting Declared Murder-Suicide appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Cookeville Cross Country To State

The Cookeville Cavaliers boys and girls cross country teams will compete at the state championships Friday Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville. While the girls team will be returning to the state meet, this will be the first time since 2020 have qualified as a team. Senior Brayden Gallagher said it was a pre-season goal to ... The post Cookeville Cross Country To State appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Bowling Returning To Senate District 16

Janice Bowling has been reelected and will return to District 16 in the state senate. Bowling received 75.9 percent of the votes with a final county of 66,312. Democratic Candidate Wayne Steele got second place with 15,909 votes. Independent Candidate Scott Bean came in third with 5,098 votes. The post Bowling Returning To Senate District 16 appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Senate District 12 Votes For Yager

Ken Yager won the race for State Senate District 12 by 85.6 percent. Yager received 77,231 votes from the nine counties represented in the district. Independent Candidate Charles Hutson II received 12,941 votes. Yager won the race in Fentress County by 88 percent. The post Senate District 12 Votes For Yager appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Rose Keeps U.S. House District 6 Seat

U.S. Representative for District 6 John Rose was reelected to continue advocating for Tennessee at the national level. Rose defeated Democratic Candidate Lore Bergman with 225,426 votes, some 68 percent of the total ballots cast. John Rose won the race in White County by 84 percent. The post Rose Keeps U.S. House District 6 Seat appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...

Podcasts & On-Demand Audio
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Mitch White, long term art teacher at Cookeville High School talks about his history, art shows, teaching, education, and more! This week on The Scene – Join host Laura Holloway as she meets with Mitchell White, teacher of 30 years at CHS and favored artist in Cookeville. They discuss all of his former and current ... The post The Scene: Tenured Artist Mitchell White appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Erica Duarte gives you everything you need to know about writing and her journey! This week on The Scene – Join host Laura Holloway as she meets with Erica Duarte, local artist and author. They discuss her beginnings with poetry, her writing style now, various publishing companies, and more! New episodes every Sunday at 8am ... The post The Scene: Local Writer Erica Duarte appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Emily Sands discusses her local business as a tattoo artist! This week on The Scene – Join host Laura Holloway as she meets with Emily Sands, tattoo artist and business owner in Cookeville! They talk about her journey as an artist, inspiration, current work, and more! New episodes every Sunday at 8am on Lite Rock ... The post The Scene: Local Celebrated Artist Emily Sands appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Abby Weeden gives insights into her new store front, photography and more! This week on The Scene – Join host Laura Holloway as she meets with Abby Weeden, photographer and local business owner in Cookeville. They talk about her new storefront, her history, current work and more! New episodes every Sunday at 8am on Lite ... The post The Scene: Inside Photography With Abby Weeden appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Lynda LaCoax discusses A Better Me Yoga and some of the classes they offer! This week on The Scene – Join Marcia Lee as she talks with Lynda LaCoax about the Bend class that is offered at A Better Me Yoga. Also hear about the health effects that classes like these can have on your ... The post The Scene: Lynda LaCoax and A Better Me Yoga appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Reward in achievement, reward in connection. The growth of home schooling, across the Upper Cumberland. The post Today In The Upper Cumberland: Home Schooling in the Upper Cumberland appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Exploring some of the Upper Cumberland’s OTHER residents. Take a step inside our paranormal history, Today in the Upper Cumberland. The post Today in the Upper Cumberland: Ghost Hunting with Brandon Milum appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Snakes. Few people like them. Experts say don’t kill them. What snakes are seen in the Upper Cumberland? Are they truly as scared of you as you are of them? What role do snakes play? The post Today in the Upper Cumberland: Dr. Richard Pirkle on Snakes appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

In this episode of TIUC, hear all about the CLEAN project and how it relates to University research projects, what TnTech is doing with CLEAN, and more from NASA and info provided by Dr. Rory Roberts from Tech. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people ... The post Today In The Upper Cumberland: The Clean Project with Dr. Rory Roberts appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Dr. Amy Callender and Dr. Krystal Kennedy from Tennessee Tech’s College of Education share their insight into the developmental stage of behavioral education, and how they are training teachers to adapt for current and future instances. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects ... The post Today In The Upper Cumberland: Behavioral Education in Students and Teaching appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Cove Generators Weather Center

Cookeville
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Crossville
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