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John Bell talks all about the foundation and the work they do in the region. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore sits down with John Bell, the executive director of the CRMC Charitable Foundation. He discusses a little about the Cookeville Regional Medical Foundation and what it does on a broad scale, how long the foundation has existed and some of ... 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 »

Athletics Director Mark Wilson talks about intercollegiate athletics at TTU. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell meets with TTU Athletics Director, Mark Wilson. Mark goes through his background and how he found his way to TTU, discussing intercollegiate athletics at a broader scale like at the NCAA level, and the updated number of NCAA-level sports that TTU now offers. Listen to ... Read More »

Randy Mansell talks about his career in carpentry and how he became a teacher. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore sits down with Randy Mansell, the carpentry teacher at Cookeville High School. Randy talks about where he’s from and how he got started in carpentry, what the challenge was like for coming up with a lesson plan and dealing with teenagers ... Read More »

Dustin talks all things Baxter from the City Council to the Harvest Festival. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks to Dustin Stanton, a City Council member in Baxter.  Dustin discusses what went into the name change from Alderman to City Councilmen, the structure of Baxter’s City Council, how many people are on it, and term lengths, and talking about the ... Read More »

Ben talks on why he got out of coaching and transitioning into administration. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks visits with Ben Herron, former Upperman football head coach. Ben talks about the timing of why he left coaching at Upperman when he did, how different it was going from being a coach and leading one group of kids to going into ... Read More »

Rafferty and Rebekah talk about Standing Stone Day and the history in Monterey. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore meets with Monterey Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary and Standing Stone Committee member Rebekah Beeler. The three talk about where Rafferty and Rebekah are from and how they wound up in Monterey, the history of Standing Stone and Monterey, and how Rebekah learned ... Read More »

Jimmy Johnson talks all things Fentress County while starting his second term. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers visits with Fentress County Mayor Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy talks about the adjustment it takes from moving from a county commissioner to being a county mayor, the newly elected officials in Fentress County, and projects that are coming to fruition that Jimmy wanted to ... Read More »

Marcus Walls talks about how football has impacted his life and his time at CHS. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks talks to Marcus Walls, the defensive coordinator for the Cookeville Cavaliers football team. Marcus talks about being raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and his childhood, looking back on being recruited and how different of an experience it was, and how different ... Read More »

Tim Martin & Hannah Davis talk all things Putnam County Schools as we start fall. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell meets with Putnam County Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin and Communications Director Hannah Davis. They talk about how the school year has gone and getting into the fall months,  everything that goes into school safety in Putnam County, both weather ... Read More »