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New episodes weekdays at 5:30pm.
New episodes weekdays at 5:30pm.
Dwight Henry & Meet Sarah Wilson
Dwight Henry sits down with Sarah Wilson, a member of Central City Church's children's ministry in Cookeville. They discuss how her childhood influenced her love of church and children's ministry, how she became involved with children's ministry at Central City Church and the various types of activities that they have…
Dwight Henry & Stevens Street Baptist Church Missions Pastor Pt 2
Dwight Henry talks with Rick Lowhorn, Missions Pastor at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville. They discuss how he works with individuals who feel as though they could be doing more with the lives and feel a call to ministry despite being in another field or profession, what it means…
Caroline Moore & The Life Of A Caterer
Caroline Moore meets with Diego Alvarez, Owner and Founder of Royal House Of Cheese in Cookeville. They discuss his background and what brought him to the Upper Cumberland area, how he started his own catering business and the story behind the business's name, as well as what the hiring and…
Kelly Swallows & Haven Of Hope Counseling
Kelly Swallows talks with Samanthia Curtis, Counselor, Executive Director, and Clinical Director of Haven Of Hope Counseling in Smithville. They discuss what Have Of Hope Counseling is and the various counseling services that they provide, an overview of the licensed professionals that make up the counseling center, as well as…
Dwight Henry & Stevens Street Baptist Church Missions Pastor Pt 1
Dwight Henry talks with Rick Lowhorn, Missions Pastor at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville. They discuss the role that church and faith played in his early life growing up, how he knew in his heart that he belonged in ministry despite having a career in engineering, and how he…
Dwight Henry & Living Hope Church Youth Pastor
Dwight Henry talks with Cody Nuchols, Youth Pastor of Living Hope Church in Cookeville. They discuss how he came to know the Lord at a young age growing up, how he felt his call to ministry while on a youth group conference trip, as well as how he became involved…
Kelly Swallows & Keep Putnam County Beautiful - Clean Commission
Kelly Swallows sits down with Rob Wright, Executive Director of the Keep Putnam County Beautiful - Clean Commission, and Lisa Luck, Program Manager of Education for the Putnam County Solid Waste Department. They discuss what the Clean Commission is and how it was formed, an overview of the statistics behind…
Dwight Henry & Meet Reverend Andrew Smith Pt 2
Dwight Henry meets with Reverend Andrew Smith, Pastor of Heavenly Host Lutheran in Cookeville. They continue to discuss his time serving as a chaplain for the U.S. Navy for 8 years, what the transition process was like going into that role, why he decided to move back to pastoring in…
Caroline Moore & The Life Of A Professional Painter And Art Instructor
Caroline Moore sits down with professional artist and art instructor, Mitch White. They discuss his life growing up in Livingston and where his interest in art comes from, why he decided to become an art instructor, what his artistic process is like when it comes to working on a new…
Kelly Swallows & Hilltoppers Inc
Kelly Swallows talks with several members of Hilltoppers Inc in Crossville - Labor Coordinator Jessica Beard, Residential Director Josh Hutchins, and Recruiter and Training Coordinator Michelle Griffith. They discuss what the organization is and how they got their start, how they recruit their staff and their current staffing needs, as…
Dwight Henry & Meet Reverend Andrew Smith Pt 1
Dwight Henry meets with Reverend Andrew Smith, Pastor of Heavenly Host Lutheran in Cookeville. They discuss his early life and the role that faith played while growing up, how he discovered his call to ministry while living in Atlanta, GA, what his experience was like as pastor for the first…
Kelly Swallows & Helping Hands Of Putnam County
Kelly Swallows meets with Debbie Handlson, Director of Helping Hands Of Putnam County. They discuss what the nonprofit organization and their mission is, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the organization's operations, and how they were able to continue assisting those in need across Putnam County throughout it, as well as…
Dwight Henry & Meet David Dukes
Dwight Henry talks with David Dukes, Director of The Care Center on the campus of Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville. They discuss his time serving as a police officer for over 39 years in Cookeville, how he came to Christ as a child growing up, as well as what…
Caroline Moore & The Life Of A Martial Arts Instructor
Caroline Moore talks with local martial arts instructor Nikki Desch. They discuss the various martial arts that she teaches, what originally got her interested in learning martial arts, the history of weapons being incorporated in martial arts, as well as what Tai Chi is, its benefits, and why she teaches…
Kelly Swallows & The Stephens Center
Kelly Swallows sits down with Executive Director Dawn Raines, and Family Resource Specialist Debrah Goodwin from The Stephens Center in Livingston. They discuss what the organization is, its history, and how they became involved, the various programs that they offer at the center for parents and families, as well as…
Glenn Jones & Cole's Country Store And Byrne Community
Glenn Jones meets with Marcia Cole Huffman, owner of Cole's Country Store on Highway 70 west of Baxter. They discuss the history of the store, how her family is connected to the store, what the restoration process was like after purchasing the store at auction, the services that the store…
Dwight Henry & Randall Rittenberry And Purpose
Dwight Henry sits down with Randall Rittenberry, an author, pastor, counselor, and teacher in local and international ministries. They discuss his early life growing up, how his extended family impacted him spiritually, his new book - "Discovering Purpose: Finding God's Plan," how and why he began to write it, as…
Kelly Swallows & Best Friends Sanctuary
Kelly Swallows talks with Sharon Cravens with the Best Friends Sanctuary in Jamestown. They discuss how the animal shelter came to be, how long they've been operating, what their needs are and how the community and volunteers can help out, as well as their efforts to educate the public on…
Glenn Jones & Baxter Seminary And Upperman High School History
Glenn Jones talks with Eric Brown, Chair of the Baxter Seminary / Upperman High School Alumni Association. They discuss the history of the Baxter Seminary before it became Upperman High School, how the arts and sports programs were established there, the history of how the school's campus was developed, as…
Michael Detwiler & State Senator Paul Bailey
Michael Detwiler talks with State Senator Paul Bailey. They discuss his early life and education growing up in White County, his experience in trucking and how it assists him in his role on the Senate Transportation And Safety Committee, as well as what his role as the Chair of the…