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
1,600 Episodes
960 – 980

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Girls' Soccer Head Coach

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 coach, as well as the maintenance and build of the CHS soccer field. Listen to the…
4 Mar 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Simple Beef Co.

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 bought beef, as well as what taking a company over during a global pandemic was like for her. Listen…
3 Mar 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Puntam County Schools, Childhood Literacy, And Virtual Learning

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 County Schools and what's going on with them outside of COVID-19 related issues, and…
2 Mar 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Kim Cravens

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 University, and how and why she ran for the Putnam County School Board, and what that experience has been like…
1 Mar 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County EMS

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 EMS Department, as well as insight into the Medicare and collections side of EMS…
26 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville High School Wide Receiver Coach

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 coach at the time, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the CHS football program…
25 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Lighthouse Christian Camp

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 Christian Camp, what the camp is and the services that they provide to under resourced children of the Upper Cumberland, and the…
24 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Puntam County Schools, COVID-19, And Technology

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 students have adapted to the many challenges brought on in 2020, as well as how…
23 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Hope Center Adoption & Family Services Executive Director

Michael Detwiler talks with Crystal Young, Executive Director of Hope Center Adoption & Family Services in Cookeville. They discuss her life growing up and attending Tennessee Tech University, her love for serving others, her time working in ministry, and her experience working with families and adoptions. Listen to the latest…
22 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & TTU Football Legend And Former NFL Kicker

Sam Brooks sits down with Tennessee Tech University football legend and former NFL kicker Wayne Anderson. They discuss his time at TTU, what it was like transitioning from college football to the NFL, and he offers an insider's perspective on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on college…
18 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Restored & Co

Tiffany Anton meets with Amanda King and Jennifer Shaw with Restored & Co in Livingston. They discuss what the boutique is and the products that they offer, and what it was like opening a store in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented…
17 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & State Education And COVID-19

Bob Bell sits down with State Senator Paul Bailey. They discuss the recent special session on education, COVID-19's impact on education, the merits of in-person learning vs remote learning, as well as state economic recovery efforts and their impact on state education. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented…
16 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Occupational Health Center And Practicing Medicine

Michael Detwiler sits down with Dr. Toney Hudson, local physician and owner of Occupational Health Center in Cookeville. They discuss his background and time in medical school, why he came to Cookeville to practice medicine and what that was like starting out, as well as the challenges of the COVID-19…
15 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Former Cookeville High School Football Head Coach

Sam Brooks meets with former Cookeville High School football head coach and local sports icon Ron Chambers. They discuss his life growing up playing sports, his coaching career including his time taking over the CHS football program, as well as some of his career highlights. Listen to the latest Local…
11 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Royal House Of Cheese

Tiffany Anton talks with Diego Alvarez, owner of Royal House of Cheese in Cookeville. They discuss how and when his catering business got its start, where the origin of the business's name comes from, and how the COVID-19 pandemic initially impacted business, and what he's done to adapt and move…
10 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Jere Whitson Elementary School

Bob Bell meets with Thomas Fuhrman, Principal of Jere Whitson Elementary School in Cookeville. They discuss his background and career, what the student body at Jere Whiston Elementary is like, and the impact that remote learning has had on the school and what the pros and cons of those changes…
9 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & UCDD Director Of Small Business

Michael Detwiler meets with Tyler Asher, Director Of Small business at the Upper Cumberland Development District. they discuss his background and the work that he does at the UCDD, the services that the UCDD provides to businesses, as well as his hobby of woodworking, and the projects that he's worked…
8 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Property Reappraisal

Ben Rodgers talks with Putnam County Property Assessor Steve Pierce. They discuss property reappraisal and Putnam County's reappraisal cycle, the differences between the current process and the previous process in 2016, as well as important deadlines and information that the public needs to know. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
5 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Tennessee Tech Golf And Family

Sam Brooks talks with his son Will Brooks, former Cookeville High School golfer, and current Tennessee Tech University golfer. They discuss his career playing golf, how college athletics differs from high school athletics, as well as how growing up with sports helped shape him into the person that he is…
4 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Ciphertek Systems

Tiffany Anton sits down with Jodi Pitts, Public Relations, Marketing & Strategy Coordinator with Ciphertek Systems. They discuss her background and how she joined Ciphertek after being so involved with WCTE in Cookeville, as well as the services that the company provides and the locations that they are based in…
3 Feb 2021 10AM 34 min
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