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Local Matters With Ben Rodgers: City Of Cookeville Updates & Fourth Of July Events

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Mayor Ricky Shelton talks city updates, and Cookeville’s Red, White, and Boom.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers sits down with City of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton. They discuss the approval of the recent first budget reading, and the benefits that city and county employees can expect as a result, the ... Read More »

Local Matters With Bob Bell: Putnam County Future Ready VITAL Program

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Sam Brooks and Shannon Pirtle discuss Putnam County’s Future Ready VITAL Program  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell sits down with Sam Brooks, Future Ready Supervisor for the Putnam County School System, and Shannon Pirtle, Principal of the VITAL Online School. They discuss what Future Ready and the VITAL Program are, ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Mussels In The Upper Cumberland

Learn about mussels in the Upper Cumberland with US Fish & Wildlife’s Andy Ford. The Upper Cumberland is a diverse mix of plants, flora, animals, and species – all amidst bodies of water, deep hollers, and scenic ridges. We explore some of the region’s animal life starting with one you may not think about too often – the mussel. Andy ... Read More »

The Scene: Robin Sturis & Mixed Media And Abstract Art

Learn more about Upper Cumberland abstract artist, and painter Robin Sturis.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Upper Cumberland mixed media and abstract painter Robin Sturis. They discuss the type of work that she does, and how she got her start, how she handles the beginning of a project and determining where she wants to go ... Read More »

Local Matters With Ben Rodgers: Putnam County Library Director & Operations

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Learn more about Putnam County Library operations with Director Kathryn Wisinger  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks with Kathryn Wisinger, the newly appointed Director of the Putnam County Library. They discuss her background, what made her want to go into education, how the library is funded, and how the city ... Read More »

Local Matters With Sam Brooks: Meet Danny McCoin

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Danny McCoin talks football from Livingston Academy to University of Cincinnati.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks talks with Danny McCoin, former Livingston Academy All Star Quarterback, and former University of Cincinnati Football Player. They discuss his time growing up in Livingston, what it meant to him to get to play ... Read More »