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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1,600 Episodes
800 – 820

Sam Brooks & Meet James Massengille

Sam Brooks and Michael Bowen meet with James Massengille of Overton County and Cumberland University fame. They discuss his time growing up and playing football and baseball in Livingston, what brought him to Cumberland University, as well as his experience serving on the search committee for Cookeville High School's new…
6 Jan 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Dr. Phil Oldham And Tennessee Tech University

Bob Bell talks with Tennessee Tech University President Dr. Phil Oldham. They discuss several of the new buildings that have opened on campus over the past year, who some of the star alumni from TTU have been over the years, and what they have gone to achieve in their lives,…
4 Jan 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & New Cookeville High School Head Football Coach

Sam Brooks and Michael Bowen sit down with new Cookeville High School Head Football Coach Taylor Hennigan, and CHS Principal Max Pettet. They discuss Taylor's time growing up in Cookeville, his family's history with sports, how it feels to be the new CHS Head Football Coach, the value that football…
30 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & The Role Of Principal

Bob Bell meets with Dr. Bubba Winningham, Principal of Algood Middle School, and Dr. Melissa Palk, Principal of Northeast Elementary School in Cookeville. They discuss the prevalence of Tennessee Tech University Alumni coming to work in education in the Putnam County School System, how TTU prepared both of them for…
28 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet David Sadler

Sam Brooks meets with David Sadler, of Overton County sports fame. They discuss his time growing up in Livingston, his time playing football in college, along with his struggles with alcoholism as a young adult, and how he uses his life experiences and struggles to speak to classes, and help…
23 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Meet Jess Lewis

Tiffany Anton sits down with Jess Lewis, Director of Marketing at The Biz Foundry in Cookeville, and owner of Knockout Print Shop. They discuss what Knockout Print Shop is, and the planner accessory products that they provide, what marketing means to her, how she recommends business owners approach their own…
22 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & White Plains Academy

Bob Bell sits down with Joe Matheney, Principal of White Plains Academy in Algood. They discuss the mission of White Plains Academy, what his position as Principal entails, the curriculum that students experience, and the various programs that are available to students during their time there, as well as highlighting…
21 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Updates And Growth In Baxter

Ben Rodgers sits down with Baxter Mayor John Martin. They discuss the city's recent awarding of Community of the Year by the Upper Cumberland Development District, the developments that led to that nomination, new housing developments and growth in the city, and the various types of growing pains that will…
17 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Thomas Lynn

Sam Brooks talks with former Cookeville sports legend, and First National Bank of Tennessee President, Thomas Lynn. They discuss his time growing up in Cookeville, his involvement in local organizations and nonprofits over the years, a recap of his time playing football at Cookeville High School and later Tennessee Tech…
16 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Club Temptation

Tiffany Anton talks with Wendy Williams, owner of Club Temptation in Cookeville, and member of the Putnam County Election Commission. They discuss what the club and bar is, the various types of events that they normally host, why she chose to become a bar owner, the importance of being able…
15 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Meet Tennessee Tech University's Dr. Susan Wells

Bob Bell meets with Dr. Susan Wells, Lecturer in the College of Business at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss her receiving the Outstanding Service Award for the University Alumni Association, her roles as the Director of the Governor's School for Technological Innovation and Business Leadership in the College of Business,…
14 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Matthew Brown

Michael Detwiler talks with Matthew Brown, Branch Manager of Raymond James in Cookeville. They discuss his time growing up in the Upper Cumberland area, his decision to stop playing football to go work full-time at FedEx, and the opportunities that opened up for him as a result, as well as…
13 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & State Updates With Senator Paul Bailey

Ben Rodgers meets with State Senator Paul Bailey. They discuss Blue Oval City - Ford Motor Company's planned automotive assembly complex coming to West Tennessee - and the amount of jobs that are expected to open up as a result, the results of the previous Tennessee General Assembly Special Session…
10 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Max Petett And Cookeville High School Athletics

Sam Brooks sits down with Cookeville High School Principal Max Petett. They discuss how his first year at Cookeville High School went, the impact that the March 3rd, 2020 tornado had on the school, and how CHS responded to the tragedy by assisting and giving back to their community, as…
9 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Home Caregivers

Tiffany Anton sits down with Kosta Yepifantsev, CEO of Home Caregivers in Cookeville. They discuss what Home Caregivers is and the services that they provide to the elderly, and those with various types of disabilities, his decision to earn his GED, and the life lessons that he learned through working…
8 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Drew And Kelsey Hawkins

Michael Detwiler sits down with Drew and Kelsey Hawkins, the new Youth Pastors at Trinity Assembly in Algood, and Michael's daughter and son-in-law. They discuss their backgrounds and where they grew up, how the two met and began their relationship together, what their first full time pastoral job was like…
6 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Redistricting In Van Buren County

Ben Rodgers sits down with Van Buren County Mayor Greg Wilson. They discuss redistricting efforts in Van Buren County, the new inn getting ready to open at Fall Creek Falls, and the various new amenities that it will have, as well as his plans to retire and not run for…
3 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Ottis Philllips

Sam Brooks meets with local business leader, and former Cookeville High School and Tennessee Tech University football player, Ottis Phillips. They discuss his time growing up in Cookeville, how the town has changed over the years, his time playing football at CHS, as well as what local athletics programs mean…
2 Dec 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & STEM And STE(A)M School ReDesignation Task Force

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Catherine Jones, Principal of Prescott South Elementary School in Cookeville. They discuss her recent appointment to the STEM and STE(A)M School ReDesignation Task Force, how they look to shape the framework for STEM and STE(A)M education over the next several years, what age appropriate…
30 Nov 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Livingston In 2021

Bob Bell talks with Jeff Slagle, Vice President of Operations and Facilities at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Livingston. They discuss what his new roll as Vice President of Operations and Facilities entails at TCAT Livingston, the ins and outs of their Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, and Logistics Program,…
23 Nov 2021 10AM 34 min
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