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Mary Grace talks about theatre in her life & what the Exceptional Bean is about. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore sits down with Mary Grace Winscott, assistant manager of the Exceptional Bean in Cookeville. Mary Grace talks about her family moving to Tennessee and being around animals for most of her life, what the Exceptional Bean is and how it ... Read More »

Road Superintendent Randy Jones gives the state of the roads in Putnam County. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks to the Road Superintendent for Putnam County Randy Jones. Randy discusses how the very unique situation that led him to being in office, how much of the roads in Putnam County are gravel roads, while it’s mostly business as normal, Randy ... Read More »

Mark Wilson discusses the state of the athletics program & the football season. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks meets with TTU’s Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. Mark gives an update on how it is now getting back to a sense of normalcy coming out of Covid, what a degree from Tennessee Tech means, and an update on the football operations ... Read More »

New principals Jessica Etheredge and Steven Robbins talk about their new roles. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell sits down with Jessica Etheredge and Steven Robbins, the new principals at Upperman Middle School and Upperman High School. Jessica and Steven both talk about their backgrounds and experiences that led them to their current positions, what both schools offer that make students ... Read More »

John Allen talks about growing up in Putnam County and all things about the fair Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline talks to John Allen, the Putnam County Fair Board President. John talks about growing up on his parents’ farm till he left for college raising all kinds of animals, what John did ... Read More »

Keshia Smith discusses her new role as the circuit court clerk in Clay County. Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers visits with the new circuit court clerk in Clay County, Keshia Smith. Keshia talks about her background growing up in Clay County and when she decided to run for circuit court clerk, ... Read More »

Jake New discusses playing sports growing up and it leading him to play at TTU. Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters… Sam Brooks meets with Jake New, former baseball player at TTU. Jake talks about his job as a data engineer and what his role is, being a three sport athlete in high ... Read More »

Lisa Zagumny on how the fall semester for TTU’s College of Education is going. Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell meets with Lisa Zagumny, the Dean for the College of Education at TTU. Lisa gives an update on the college of education’s enrollment this semester,  a look at the faculty members in ... Read More »

Local artist and community advocate Billy George on Cookeville’s art community Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore talks to Cookeville artist and community advocate, Billy George.  Billy gives his background growing up in Cookeville and having an artistic background from a young age, what the graduate school experience was like at the ... Read More »

Peggy Smith talks about how she became the Overton County Trustee and her role. Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers visits with Peggy Smith, the Overton County Trustee. Peggy talks about her first campaign experience and how she became trustee, what the county trustee does, and paying property taxes and how tax ... Read More »