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.
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1,579 Episodes
700 – 720

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County 2022 Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They discuss a recap of Putnam County and Cookeville's Fourth of July events including the kids' parade, and the patriotic ceremony that was held, a raise proposal for city workers due to short staffing, as well as the funding solution…
8 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU's Governor's School for Business, Innovation & Technology

Bob Bell sits down with Susan Wells, Lecturer at the Tennessee Tech University College of Business, and Director of the Governor's School for Business, Innovation & Technology at TTU, and Caleb McNamee, Assistant Director of the Governor's School. They discuss their respective backgrounds, Susan's recent Outstanding Service Award, the curriculum…
5 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Property Assessor 2022 Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Property Assessor Steve Pierce. They discuss Putnam County Property Assessor's Office updates and current events, the budget process, and the last time that the county gave raises greater than a step increase, as well as his time as a County Commissioner, and what his…
1 Jul 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Girls Soccer Head Coach And Upcoming Seniors

Michael Bowen, filling in for Sam Brooks, talks with Cookeville High School Girls Soccer Head Coach Lauren Metts, and upcoming Seniors Olivia Hudson, Alex Meadows, and Piper Tadlock. They discuss the upcoming pre-season and season starts, how long the upcoming season will go on for, the growth of soccer in…
30 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Avery Trace Middle School

Bob Bell meets with Alma Anderson, Principal of Avery Trace Middle School in Cookeville. They discuss Avery Trace Middle School, their involvement in the International Baccalaureate System, the common challenges of middle school for students, and how the human interaction between students benefits them, as well as some of the…
28 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Caroline Moore & Meet Sculptor, Furniture Maker, And Fabricator David Fricke

Caroline Moore talks with local sculptor, furniture maker, and fabricator David Fricke. They discuss his artistic upbringing, how he originally wanted to be a photographer, what he ended up getting his degree in, as well as what a typical day looks like for him. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
27 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County EMS And Fire Department Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Emergency Medical Service Chief Tommy Copeland, and Putnam County Fire Department Chief Tom Brown. They discuss how the recent heat is affecting the jobs of both departments, the shortage of workers in the county between the two departments, as well as their respective…
24 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Upperman High School Baseball Head Coach

Michael Bowen, filling in for Sam Brooks, sits down with Wes Shanks, Head Baseball Coach for the Upperman Bees. They discuss his family, what it means to come from a sports-orientated family, the Upperman Bees' run to the state tournament, the scheduling during the regular season, and how it felt…
23 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & College Of Arts And Sciences And Student Athletics At TTU

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Jeff Roberts, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss what the adjustment was like going from his position as Chairman of the Department of History to being a Dean, the value of student exchange, and students being…
21 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Overton County Executive Ben Danner. They discuss how the budget process for Overton County is going, the ability to place School Resource Officers in Overton County schools, and the support that is there for doing so, as well as how the county is looking to allocate…
17 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Upperman High School Principal And New Cumberland County Schools Director

Bob Bell talks with Billy Stepp, Principal of Upperman High School, and the upcoming Director of Cumberland County Schools. They discuss his new role as Director of Cumberland County Schools, the success that Upperman's sports teams and other departments have recently seen, as well as Mark Livesay, the recipient of…
14 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & City Of Cookeville Updates And Fourth Of July Events

Ben Rodgers sits down with City of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton. They discuss the approval of the recent first budget reading, and the benefits that city and county employees can expect as a result, the road projects that the city is looking to complete to improve infrastructure, as well as…
10 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Future Ready VITAL Program

Bob Bell sits down with Sam Brooks, Future Ready Supervisor for the Putnam County School System, and Shannon Pirtle, Principal of the VITAL Online School. They discuss what Future Ready and the VITAL Program are, the various programs offered by the VITAL Program, and how some of them can be…
7 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Library Director And Operations

Ben Rodgers talks with Kathryn Wisinger, the newly appointed Director of the Putnam County Library. They discuss her background, what made her want to go into education, how the library is funded, and how the city and county both play a role in that, as well as how the library's…
3 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Danny McCoin

Sam Brooks talks with Danny McCoin, former Livingston Academy All Star Quarterback, and former University of Cincinnati Football Player. They discuss his time growing up in Livingston, what it meant to him to get to play three different sports between football, basketball, and baseball, his family and how they influenced…
2 Jun 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Remembering Dr. Angelo Volpe

Bob Bell meets with Tennessee Tech University members Dr. Jeff Roberts, Dr. Brian O'Connor, and Dr. David Larimore. With the recent passing of former TTU President Dr. Angelo Volpe, they discuss each person's favorite memory of Dr. Volpe while working at TTU, Dr. Volpe's love of sports, and his work…
31 May 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Legislative And Tax Updates With Senator Paul Bailey

Ben Rodgers meets with Senator Paul Bailey. They discuss the closing of the recent Legislative Session, and the highlights of this year's state budget, upcoming tax cuts that aim to help Tennesseans, as well as what the Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement Act (TISA) is, and a break down of…
27 May 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Dr. Michael Torrence And Basketball

Sam Brooks sits down with Dr. Michael Torrence, President of Motlow State Community College. They discuss his family and how sports are intertwined within his family, how he first got into playing competitive basketball at a young age, as well as what his first day of practice in the 10th…
26 May 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Cookeville Rotary Excellence In Teaching 2022 Award Recipient

Bob Bell sits down with Stephen Simmons, 4th Grade teacher at Capshaw Elementary School in Cookeville, and the 1st place recipient of the Rotary Club of Cookeville's Excellence In Teaching Award for 2022. They discuss his background and journey to becoming a teacher, how education and teaching have both changed…
24 May 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cookeville CityScape And Small Business With Jodi Pitts

Ben Rodgers sits down with Cookeville CityScape Board Member Jodi Pitts. They discuss the success of the recent Taste Of The Town event, more details surrounding the upcoming fundraiser for the Cream City sign in Cookeville, including important street closures to be aware of, as well as her career at…
20 May 2022 10AM 34 min
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