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Megan discusses how she made her way to Empower UC while working in the region. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers meets with Megan Spurgeon from Empower UC. Megan gives her background growing up in Pigeon Forge and working at Dollywood as her first job, any other public service, committees, and boards that she’s been apart of, and what it was ... Read More »

Lance Key talks about all things FutureReady and how it has developed over time. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell visits with Lance Key from Putnam County School’s FutureReady program. Lance gives his background from growing up in Smith County to teaching in the mid-state and now with FutureReady, what VITAL is and how it’s grown today, and partnering with Florida ... Read More »

Chelsea talks about all that’s new with the magazine including the winter issue. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore meets with Chelsea Dartez of Cookeville Lifestyle Magazine. Chelsea tells us how Cookeville Lifestyle Magazine started, the winter issue of Cookeville Lifestyle and some of the feature stories inside, and all of the locations where you can find the magazine whether it’s ... Read More »

Laurin gives an update on her first quarter in office and things into 2023. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks with Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton. Laurin discusses what the differences are between being mayor and vice mayor, the Tennessee Municipal League’s project of going back to more of a sharing plan with the state where the sales tax revenue is ... Read More »

Barrett discusses what he’s doing to improve a kids’ experience in athletics. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks visits with Barrett Steakley, owner of Middle Tennessee Athletics Gym. Barrett gives an update on his kids and what life was before they were around, how Barrett and his wife found their way into owning the Middle TN Athletics Gym, and things Barrett ... Read More »

Susan and Sherry discuss Governor’s School & happenings in the business college. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell meets with Susan Wells and Sherry Cannon from the business college at Tennessee Tech. Susan talks about the makeup of Governor’s School with things like how many students are invited and what the students do while they are here, the different types of ... Read More »

The mayors from Smith, Cumberland, White, & Jackson continue their 2023 update. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers visits with the four mayors from Smith County, Cumberland County, White County, and Jackson County. They talk about how each of the mayors do things like POs and budget amendments differently, the trash situation with the four counties and how each county handles ... Read More »

Jennifer talks on the role of sports early on & life today in the fitness world. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks meets with Jennifer Roberts-Faccinto, owner of Absolute Fitness gym and a physique competitor. Jennifer talks about growing up in Jackson County, playing multiple sports growing up but mainly softball, her coach and all the experience/roles she brings to help ... Read More »

Hannah discusses important communication topics relevant at this time of year. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell talks with Hannah Davis, the Communications Director for Putnam County Schools’. Hannah discusses what she does as communications director and the job that led her to this, how long it takes to roll out family engagement surveys and who makes the decisions based off ... Read More »

Luke & Casey discuss what Cookeville Creative does with video production today. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore visits with Luke Ramey and Casey Lemons from Cookeville Creative. Luke and Casey discuss what Cookeville Creative is and what the services are that they provide, what it’s like to stay on top of the change and technology, and how they both trained ... Read More »