News Talk 94.1 Local Matters

Local Matters

Education, Sports, Faith & Everything In Between

Originating from News Talk 94.1 the show 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.
Daily English United States Society & Culture · Education
1,258 Episodes
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George Halford & Agriculture & Insurance With Phillip Baker

George Halford visits with Phillip Baker, a local insurance agent and a community member with a deep agriculture background. The two talk about what shaped Phillip growing up on a farm, how Cookeville's community of faith plays a big role and makes it a great place to live, & the…
11 Mar 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Upper Cumberland County Mayors

Ben Rodgers sits down with Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady, White County Mayor Denny Wayne Robinson, and Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster. Mayor Heady updates what is taking place in Jackson County & Gainesboro , Mayor Robinson talks about sales tax in White Co. with a vote coming up in…
8 Mar 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Putnam Co. Schools & The Putnam Education Partnership

Buddy Pearson talks with Katelyn Steakley, Executive Director for the Putnam Education Partnership that supports both Putnam Co. schools and their students.  They talk about some of the other people that are involved with PEP, Katelyn talks about some of the other things that kids are able to do with…
5 Mar 10AM 34 min

George Halford & David Allen, Tennessee Rural Development Fund

George Halford sits down with the President of the Tennessee Rural Development Fund David Allen. They talk about what are some of the things that David learned from moving around as a child, how much of a real need there is for this type of work in the rural communities…
4 Mar 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers: Being More Than Emergency Ready

Ben Rodgers visits with Brandon Smith, Director for the Putnam County Emergency Management Agency. Brandon talks about the weather radio giveaway taking place at the fairgrounds on Saturday, if they have locations pre-planned that people can go to before weather disasters take place, and the different apps that the public…
1 Mar 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Bobby Wilder, Tennessee Tech University Football

Sam Brooks talks with Bobby Wilder, the new head football coach for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Bobby talks about how fast time has moved since he arrived in December, how running a spread offense allows you to throw multiple looks at the defense in one play, and highlighting the…
29 Feb 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Meet Olivia Tiebout, Algood Elementary School

Buddy Pearson talks with Olivia Tiebout, a first grade teacher at Algood Elementary School. Olivia talks about helping her first graders deal with independence for the first time, who has been a mentor from a teaching perspective, and being able to share something as important as her faith with students…
27 Feb 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Jay Albrecht, Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce

George Halford visits with Jay Albrecht, the newly elected Chairman for the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. Jay talks about the relationship his dad shared with Eldon Leslie while with the Chamber, how a new business brings more opportunities and feeling less like a competition, the effort and planning that…
26 Feb 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Meet Hope Vargas of the Gainesboro-Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce

Ben Rodgers talks with Hope Vargas, the Executive Director at the Gainesboro-Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce. They talk about interning in the Dominican Republic for two summers that led to a full-time job after earning her undergrad, Hope's life after moving back to the United States with her husband adapting…
23 Feb 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Getting In Shape With Workout Anytime

Sam Brooks meets with Workout Anytime co-owner EJ Williams, gym personal trainer Luke McBroom, and gym member Robert Haney. Robert talks about what his urge was to getting into the gym, that people should not feel intimidated before coming into the gym for the first time, & some trends that…
22 Feb 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Meet A Perfect Clean's Ashley Distefano

Tiffany Anton sits down with Ashley Distefano, the owner of A Perfect Clean. The two discuss the motivation behind hiring more single moms and connecting with that base, what led to the decision of opening a second location, and Ashley talks about wanting to do the little details for her…
21 Feb 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Chris Pierce, Putnam County Schools' Attendance Supervisor

Buddy Pearson talks with Chris Pierce, the Attendance Supervisor for the Putnam County School System. Chris talks about the Truancy Intervention Process that begins on a student's fifth absence from school, how his first job in education prepared him for teaching classes with kids, & what does being late to…
20 Feb 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Tennessee Tech's Center for Rural Development

George Halford meets with Michael Aikens from the Center for Rural Development at Tennessee Tech. They touch on if Michael ever realized what kind of match Tennessee Tech was for him, stories of how he helps or has helped other Upper Cumberland counties attract business, and the "urban exodus" that…
19 Feb 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Chamber of Commerce's Shannon Cantrell

Ben Rodgers is talks with Shannon Cantrell, the CEO & Executive of the Overton County Chamber of Commerce. They discuss if making the Chamber more tourism friendly was one of Shannon's goals when she started, how much she handles in Overton County from tourism to economic development, and what the…
16 Feb 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Prescott South Middle School Girls' Basketball

Sam Brooks talks with Prescott South Middle School Girls' Basketball Coaches Rachel & Justin Vann, and 8th grade team members Sadie Garrett & Lauren Gillies. They discuss how both players having sisters on the 2022 state championship team prepare the girls for this state championship run, Lauren talks about how…
15 Feb 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Vintage American Mobile Detailing

Tiffany Anton sits down with Shawn Butcher, the owner and operator of Vintage American Mobile Detailing. They touch on what was Shawn's inspiration behind doing a mobile detailing service instead of a shop, how having that interior space clean makes one feel about their car, and the add-ons that they…
14 Feb 10AM 34 min

Buddy Pearson & Meet Kelsey White, Capshaw School Special Education Teacher

Buddy Pearson talks with Kelsey White, a special education teacher at Capshaw School. They begin with what made Kelsey want to get into special education, her rodeo background from how she got started to what she is doing today, and the opportunity of seeing her daughter during the school day…
13 Feb 10AM 34 min

George Halford & Impact Cookeville's Jasen Knight

George Halford sits down with Jasen Knight, the Chairman for Impact Cookeville. Jasen talks about what led him to finishing college after dropping out the first time, a story on professor in college that would become his mentor, and how Jasen sees Cookeville today and where we can take the…
12 Feb 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Highlands Training Center

Ben Rodgers meets with Ryan Barnhart & Stacey Baxter from Highlands Training Center. The group touches on what inspired the Highlands Training Center, the different challenges both Stacey and Ryan have seen in the first year plus, and the type of person they are looking to work with every day…
9 Feb 10AM 34 min
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