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Local Matters deals with community issues and interests that affect listeners closer to home. With topics from major events across the nation and how they impact our area to interesting people and figures from across the Upper Cumberland. Local Matters is where local, matters.

Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday at 8am on News Talk 94.1.

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Local Matters With Michael Detwiler: Putnam County Sheriff

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Get to know more about the life and career of Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris Content hosted by iono.fm Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Michael Detwiler talks with Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris. They discuss his life growing up in the Upper Cumberland, his time playing baseball on scholarship in college, and the ... Read More »

Local Matters With Ben Rodgers: Putnam County Fire Department

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Learn more about fire service with Putnam County Fire Department Chief Tom Brown  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers meets with Putnam County Fire Department Chief Tom Brown. They discuss his background and career in fire service, the March 3rd, 2020 Putnam County tornado and what the aftermath was like for ... Read More »

Local Matters With Sam Brooks: Cookeville High School Girls’ Soccer Head Coach

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Find out more about Cookeville High School Girls’ Soccer Head Coach Lauren Metts  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks meets with Cookeville High School Girls’ Soccer Head Coach Lauren Metts. They discuss her background and soccer playing career growing up, the individuals who influenced her to become a better player and ... Read More »

Local Matters With Tiffany Anton: Simple Beef Co.

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Find out more about locally sourced beef with Simply Beef Co.’s Morgan Johnson. Content hosted by iono.fm Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Tiffany Anton meets with Morgan Johnson with Simple Beef Co. They discuss how she got started with the company, what locally sourced beef is and what makes it different from store ... Read More »

Local Matters With Bob Bell: Puntam County Schools, Childhood Literacy, And Virtual Learning

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Sarah Vaughn and Hannah Davis discuss childhood literacy, and virtual learning.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell talks with Sarah Vaughn, a first grade teacher at Baxter Primary School, and Hannah Davis, Communications Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss the recent hot topic of childhood literacy, an overview of Putnam ... Read More »

Local Matters With Michael Detwiler: Meet Kim Cravens

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This week, get to know more about Putnam Co School Board Vice-Chair Kim Cravens. Content hosted by iono.fm Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Michael Detwiler sits down with Putnam County School Board Vice-Chair Kim Cravens. They discuss her background and where she grew up, her time working on her Masters at Tennessee Tech ... Read More »

Local Matters With Ben Rodgers: Putnam County EMS

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Learn about Emergency Medical Services with Putnam Co Director Tommy Copeland.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County EMS Director and County Coroner Tommy Copeland. They discuss his background and history working for Putnam County, the department’s call volumes and the overall structure of the Putnam County ... Read More »

Local Matters With Sam Brooks: Cookeville High School Wide Receiver Coach

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CHS Wide Receiver Coach Brian Chambers discusses his football experiences at CHS  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks talks with Brian Chambers, Wide Receiver Football Coach at Cookeville High School. They discuss his coaching career, his playing days at CHS, what it was like playing for his father who was head ... Read More »

Local Matters With Tiffany Anton: Lighthouse Christian Camp

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This week meet and get to know Amy Pearson and her passion for people & ministry Content hosted by iono.fm Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Tiffany Anton talks with Amy Pearson with Lighthouse Christian Camp in Smithville. They discuss her passion for people and ministry, her background and what brought her to Lighthouse ... Read More »

Local Matters With Bob Bell: Puntam County Schools, COVID-19, And Technology

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Putnam Co Director of Schools Corby King discusses COVID-19 & school technology.  Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday. On today’s Local Matters…Bob Bell meets with Director of Putnam County Schools Corby King. They discuss the Governor’s recent special legislative session on education during the COVID-19 pandemic, the current state of Putnam County Schools and how the ... Read More »