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Today In The Upper Cumberland: Sports Gambling

University of Memphis’s Dr. James Whelan discusses the rise in gambling issues. If you’ve watched sports on television in the last year, you understand the influence of sports betting on our society. As more and more states legalize sports gambling, you’re seeing it in your face more and more. Take, for example, the recent March Madness games. Dr. James Whelan ... Read More »

The Scene: Handcrafted Home Cookeville

Learn about Handcrafted Home Cookeville with Founders Jen Luna and Emma Levitz.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Jen Luna and Emma Levitz, Founders of Handcrafted Home Cookeville. They discuss their respective backgrounds in arts and crafts, what Handcrafted Home Cookeville is, and how and why they started the business, as well as who some of ... Read More »

High School Playbook: District 7-3A Regular Season Race Heats Up

Pickett Co’s Jamie Cravens, Jackson Co’s Alex Castle share their teams’ progress  Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Pickett County Baseball Head Coach Jamie Cravens discusses his young team’s level of play on the season so far. Jackson County Softball Head Coach Alex Castle shares how her ... Read More »

Local Matters With Ben Rodgers: Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO

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Amy New talks what’s new with the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks with Amy New, President & CEO of the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. They discuss what the Chamber has going on currently that she is excited for, changes surrounding the Visitors Bureau, ... Read More »

Local Matters With Sam Brooks: Cookeville Lady Cavaliers Basketball Senior Players

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Learn more about Lady Cavaliers Basketball stars Bailey Gillies, and KK Graves.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks talks with Cookeville High School Lady Cavaliers Basketball senior players Bailey Gillies and KK Graves. They discuss what their experiences were like progressing through CHS’s basketball program from the time they were freshmen ... Read More »

The Chat With Dwight Henry: Hope In Christ Fellowship Pastor

Get to know the life and faith of Hope In Christ Fellowship Pastor Steve Looper.  On today’s episode of The Chat…Dwight Henry meets with Steve Looper, Pastor of Hope In Christ Fellowship in Monterey. They discuss his early life growing up in a Christian home, how he came to start his own church in Monterey, as well as an ... Read More »

Local Matters With Bob Bell: Tennessee Tech University College of Agriculture And Human Ecology

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Learn about TTU’s College of Agriculture and Human Ecology with Dean Darron Smith  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell sits down with Darron Smith, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss his background, education, and career, the majors that are available under the ... Read More »

The Chat With Caroline Moore: The Life Of A Boutique Owner

Discover the life of a boutique owner with Poppie’s Boutique owner Sarah Collins  On today’s episode of The Chat…Caroline Moore meets with Sarah Collins, Owner of Poppie’s Boutique in Cookeville. They discuss her early life, where her love of fashion comes from, what tent and barn sales are, and how she got her start through them, as well as ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Food Insecurity & Dr. Dennis Duncan

Dr. Dennis Duncan discusses his work exploring food insecurity at Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Professor of Agriculture Dr. Dennis Duncan is looking at ways to address food insecurity through education. Join us as we take a look inside the work to explore food insecurity and Tennessee Tech University. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to ... Read More »