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Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday at 8am on News Talk 94.1.
Also available to listen now on Apple Podcasts.
Presented by Office Mart. Visit them at 207 Swift Street in Cookeville to see what they can do for your office.
Taylar discusses her transition of building the store at the Visitor’s Bureau. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers meets with Taylar Plush, the Visitor’s Services Manager for the Cookeville-Putnam County Visitor’s Bureau. They talk about if there is a drastic difference in buying for Harley Davidson then going and buying for the Visitor’s Bureau, when she began purchasing product for the ... Read More »
Matt talks about life growing up in Northeast Ohio to playing college baseball. On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks sits down with Matt Bragga, the Head Baseball Coach at Tennessee Tech University. Matt talks about growing up in northeast Ohio, how he executes his faith without pushing it upon current and future players, and the process of being recruited and finding ... Read More »
Suzy discusses everything from a rebranding to community involvement in 2023. On today’s Local Matters…Tiffany Anton talks with Suzy Petty, co-owner of Cookeville Window Tint. Suzy discusses what led to the rebranding at the beginning of this year, how important it is to work with distributor that has a good company culture, and thought process behind sponsoring the Heroes’ Ball ... Read More »
Beau talks about his path to teaching & recently being named Teacher of the Year On today’s Local Matters…Buddy Pearson is joined by Beau DeBord, an 8th grade Teacher for Putnam County Schools with VITAL. Beau discusses his start in education teaching summer school, if school as a whole was something that he liked when he was growing up, and ... Read More »
Rick discusses his life from starting a business to being an author of books. On today’s Local Matters…George Halford sits down with Rick Larsen, the founder of Flexial Corporation in Cookeville. They begin with Rick’s path from Connecticut to Ocala, Florida and eventually Cookeville, the beginnings of Flexial and working on different grants throughout the years, and opportunities and other ... Read More »
Chris’s almost 30 year career is highlighted as he announces his retirement. On today’s Local Matters…Ben Rodgers is joined by CFO Chris Cassetty of Highlands Residential Services & Jeff Jones, the attorney for Highlands Residential Services. They talk about what was the deciding factor to make a career move from working as a state auditor to the Housing Authority at ... Read More »
Bruce discusses his life in coaching & what led him back to the Upper Cumberland On today’s Local Matters…Sam Brooks is joined by Girls’ Track and Field Coach at Upperman High School Bruce Heady. They talk about a story about one of Coach Heady’s former players from his time at Hillsboro, who made the difference in Bruce’s life that led ... Read More »
Cydney talks about the expansion of her business & other ventures she’s apart of. On today’s Local Matters…Tiffany Anton is joined by Cydney Langford, the owner of Wink in McMinnville. They touch on what was behind expanding Wink out of its initial location, how she manages to run a spa in the thick of the Christmas season, and the ways ... Read More »
Tina discusses her path to being named Principal of the Year for Putnam County. On today’s Local Matters…Buddy Pearson meets with Tina Francis-Hodge, the principal of Jere Whitson Elementary and the 2022-23 Principal of the Year for the state of Tennessee. They talk about the process it took beginning a year ago with her winning Principal of the Year for ... Read More »
Amy talks about many stops in her career starting with growing up in Monterey. On today’s Local Matters…George Halford sits down with Amy New, the current President & CEO for the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. Amy discusses her journey from growing up in Monterey to working in state government in Nashville then coming back to Cookeville, getting her interests ... Read More »