Learn about community development, infrastructure, and more with Jody Sliger. This week, we’re talking about community development, infrastructure, and the work that Community Development Director Jody Sliger and her team at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development do to set the plate for economic development across Tennessee. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way ... Read More »

Louise Young discusses her family’s farm growing up, their general store & more.  On this week’s edition of Whence We Came – Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the life of Louise Young. Together they discuss Louise’s family farm, the general store owned by members of Louise’s family, the Florida man who would purchase her ... Read More »

This week, get to know and learn more about Crossville fiber artist Faye Fedewa.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Crossville fiber artists Faye Fedewa. They discuss how he got started while taking classes at the Appalachian Center For Craft, his current hand-stitched quilt project, as well as his current major, and what his plans are ... Read More »

Monterey, Upperman both get big region wins to stay in postseason playoff race.  Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Upperman outlasts Dekalb County in a overtime win on Friday. Coffee County is too strong for Cookeville. Monterey wins big at home to stay on track for a ... Read More »

Putnam County School Board Chair Kim Cravens provides fall 2022 school updates.  On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers meets with Kim Cravens, Chair of the Putnam County School Board. They discuss fall break and how the school schedule is decided, enrollment being up in Putnam County, the construction of Parkview School that is set to be completed in 2024, as ... Read More »

Region 4-AAAA contest heats up with Upperman and DeKalb County battling Friday. Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Region 4-AAAA is hotly contested with Upperman and Dekalb County battling Friday. Clay County looks to keep it rolling. Hear from them and more as we discuss high school sports ... Read More »

Discover the history behind the company town of Wilder, TN in Fentress County. When the Fentress Coal and Coke Company began planning its operations for rural Fentress County in the early 1900s, they wanted to create a company town. They named it Wilder. The town was named for the company’s owner John T. Wilder. The first coal mine opened in ... Read More »

Louise Young talks her early life, family, Champ Ferguson, and church services.  On this week’s edition of Whence We Came – Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the life of Louise Young. Together they discuss when and where it all got started for Louise, her mother’s side of the family, the people that they both know in ... Read More »

Get to know local woodworker Jonathan Nelms, and where his interest comes from.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Cookeville woodworker Jonathan Nelms. They discuss how he got into woodworking, and how the interest took off, what he would like people to get out of his work, why people should make what they enjoy making, as ... Read More »

Clay County and White County continue towards the playoffs with their sixth win.  Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Clay County’s Bruce Lamb and White County’s Mark Frasier join the show to talk about their teams earning win number six on the year. Stone Memorial falls at ... Read More »