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Find out more about what it takes to be a Master Gardener with Brant Wheeler.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore talks with Master Gardener Brant Wheeler. They discuss his background growing up on a farm in Kentucky, his time attending Tennessee Tech University, the Master Gardeners Organization through the University ... Read More »

Learn about school start up at Baxter Primary with Marsha Wyatt and Lacy Loggins  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers talks with Baxter Primary School Principal Marsha Wyatt, and Assistant Principal Lacy Loggins. They discuss their respective backgrounds and careers in education, the common misconception that teachers and school administrators have ... Read More »

Get to know Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagle Football’s Devin Squires.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks sits down with Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagle Football Player Devin Squires. They discuss what goes on day-to-day with the TTU Golden Eagle Football team, what it was like to be a college athlete ... Read More »

Learn more about Monterey’s Burks Elementary School with Principal Heather Tinch  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell talks with Heather Tinch, Principal of Burks Elementary School in Monterey. They discuss the various duties of an elementary school teacher including overseeing the school’s environment, and being an instructional leader, the faculty and ... Read More »

Learn all about beauty pageants with Miss Tennessee For America Maelybeth Young.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore sits down with Miss Tennessee For America Maelybeth Young. They discuss how she got into attending and competing in pageants, her experience competing in national pageant competitions in Las Vegas, as well as ... Read More »

Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, and White County Mayors provide county updates.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers continues to sit down with White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady. They discuss the challenges of finding workers for ... Read More »

CHS Head Football Coach Taylor Hennigan breaks down this year’s coaching staff.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks talks with Cookeville High School Head Football Coach Taylor Hennigan. They discuss how it feels to be back at Cookeville High School with a semester of teaching and coaching behind him, as well ... Read More »

Learn about higher education, and financial aid opportunities with Dustin Rawls.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell sits down with Dustin Rawls, Outreach Specialist for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. They discuss his background, his new role with the State of Tennessee, recent legislative changes ... Read More »

This week, meet local Agriculture Advocate, and lifestyle guru Dawson Davidson.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Caroline Moore talks with local Agriculture Advocate, and lifestyle guru Dawson Davidson. They discuss how he got his start in agriculture, and what it means to be an Agriculture Advocate, when he joined the Putnam County ... Read More »

Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, and White County Mayors provide budget updates.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers sits down with White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady. They discuss the budgets for each county, and where they ... Read More »